Decolonial Shift or Coloniality?

Regional Cooperation in East and Southeast Asia

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  • You Zhang University of Toronto

Abstract

Calls to decolonize global higher education are growing. In East and Southeast Asia, increasing regional cooperation reflects a decolonial shift, challenging Western dominance in global higher education. However, regional cooperation is often regarded as secondary to partnerships with Western institutions, raising concerns that actors in the region may inadvertently perpetuate Western hegemony in global higher education.

Author Biography

You Zhang, University of Toronto

You Zhang is postdoctoral fellow at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada. E-mail: youzhang.zhang@utoronto.ca.

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2025-08-05

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Zhang, Y. (2025). Decolonial Shift or Coloniality? Regional Cooperation in East and Southeast Asia. International Higher Education, (122), 39–40. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/20201

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No. 122 (2025): Spring Issue

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