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Publications

Journal articles​

  • Shih, T., Örden, H., Cooney-O’Donoghue, D., Forsberg, E. & Chubb, A. (forthcoming). Global science challenges in an era of geopolitical competition. Science, Technology and Society. 

  • ​Walker-Munro, B. (2025). National security, foreign investment & research security: the current state of art. Griffith Law Review, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10383441.2025.2459007

  • Shih, T., Chubb, A. & Cooney-O’Donoghue (2025). Processing the geopolitics of global science: Emerging national-level advisory structures. Journal of Studies in International Education.

  • Shih, T. (2025). Utländsk påverkan – Behov och förutsättningar för riskhantering inom den svenska akademiska sektorn. Högre Utbildning.

  • Shih, T. & Wagner, C. (2024). The trap of securitizing science. Issues in Science and Technology.

  • Walker-Munro, B. (2024). A missed opportunity: amending the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 (Cth) and research security. Journal of Strategic Trade Control, 2. DOI: 10.25518/2952-7597.144.

  • Shih, T. (2024). Funding agency roles in navigating responsible internationalization, reciprocity and research security. Technological Forecasting and Social Change.

  • Wagner, C. (2024). Science and the nation-state: What China’s experience reveals about the role of policy in science. Science and Public Policy, 51(5), 939–950. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scae034

  • Shih, T. (2024). Geopolitisk rivalitet och en förändrad syn på internationella forskningssamarbeten – Svenska erfarenheter. Internasjonal Politikk.

  • Walker-Munro, B. (2024). Foreign Interference and Higher Education Research: AUKUS as a Case Study. Journal of Higher Education Management, 39(1), 41-64.

  • ​Ördén, H. (2024). The Neuropolitical Imaginaries of Cognitive Warfare. Security Dialogue, 55(6), 607-624. https://doi.org/10.1177/09670106241253527

  • Walker-Munro, B. (2024). Politically exposed persons (PEP) screening: A Solution to threats to research security? Australian Business Law Review, 52(2),.75-95.

  • Shih, T. (2024). Points of departure and developing good practices for responsible internationalization in a rapidly changing world. Accountability in Research.

  • Fjæstad, K., & Gåsemyr, H. J. (2024). Norges styring av kunnskapsrelasjoner med land utenfor sikkerhetspolitiske samarbeid. Internasjonal Politikk, 82(1), 66–82. https://doi.org/10.23865/intpol.v82.6060

  • ​Gåsemyr, H. J. (2024). Innledning. Norden og kunnskapssamarbeid med autoritære og ikke-allierte stater: betinget åpenhet med skjerpede krav til beskyttelse. Internasjonal Politikk, 82(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.23865/intpol.v82.6086

  • Walker-Munro, B. (2024). A Duty to Protect from Science? Interactions in International Law between Research Security and the Right to Science. Security Challenges. https://regionalsecurity.org.au/article/a-duty-to-protect-from-science-interactions-in-international-law-between-research-security-and-the-right-to-science/.

  • Shih, T. (2024). Recalibrated responses needed to a global research landscape in flux. Accountability in Research.

  • ​Grasten, M., & Haakonsson, S. (2024). Danmarks retningslinjer for internationalt forskningssamarbejde: En balancegang mellem politisk pragmatik og risikostyring. Internasjonal Politikk, 82(1), 36-50. https://doi.org/10.23865/intpol.v82.6049

  • Shih, T., Chubb, A. & Cooney-O´Donoghue, D. (2024). Scientific collaboration amid geopolitical tensions: a comparison of Sweden and Australia. Higher Education.

  • ​Shih, T. (2024). Research funders play an important role in fostering research integrity and responsible internationalization in a multipolar world. Accountability in Research.

  • Shih, T. (2023). Navigating the gray zones of international collaboration. Issues in Science and Technology.

  • ​Shih, T. & Forsberg, E. (2023). Origins, motives and challenges in Western–Chinese research collaborations amid recent geopolitical tensions – Findings from Swedish–Chinese research collaborations. Higher Education.

  • Martins, I., & Schwaag Serger, S. (2023). An Age of Disentangled Research? Issues in Science and Technology, 40(1), 38-43. https://doi.org/10.58875/WBCQ3772

  • Alexiadou, N. & Rönnberg, L. (2023). Reading the Internationalisation Imperative in Higher Education Institutions: External Contexts and Internal Positionings. High Educ Policy 36, 351–369. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-021-00260-y

  • Wagner, C. & Simon, D. (2023). China’s use of formal science and technology agreements as a tool of diplomacy, Science and Public Policy, 50,(4), pp. 807–817, https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scad022

  • Heathershaw, J., Chalcraft, J., Chubb, A., Fulda, A., Hughes, C., Kaczmarska, K., … Yıldız, Y. Y. (2022). Model code of conduct: protection of academic freedom and the academic community in the context of the internationalisation of the UK HE sector. The International Journal of Human Rights, 26(10), 1858–1865. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2022.2148977

  • ​Alexiadou, N., & Rönnberg, L. (2022). Transcending borders in higher education: Internationalisation policies in Sweden. European Educational Research Journal, 21(3), 504-519. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474904120988383

  • Shih, T. (2020). The need to manage internationalization in in an increasingly complex global science landscape. International Higher Education, Vol. 103.

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Books​​

Book chapters​​

  • Grasten, M., Haakonsson, S. & Wigan, D. (2025). Global science networks in times of crisis. In Rezaai, S. (Ed.) (2025). International talent management in times of crisis, pp. 100-118. Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803921563.00014

  • Benner, M. (2020). Becoming World Class: What It Means and What It Does. I S. Rider, M. A. Peters, M. Hyvönen, & T. Besley (Red.), World Class Universities: A Contested Concept (s. 25-40). (Evaluating Education: Normative Systems and Institutional Practices). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7598-3_3​

Reports and policy briefs​

  • Schwaag Serger, S. & Shih, T. (2024). Managing international collaborations in a geopolitically turbulent world. Vinnova.

  • Shih, T. (2024). Balancing research security and responsible internationalization. Elevating Democracy via Transatlantic Collaboration. Institute for Security and Development Policy.

  • Dao, T. et al. (2024). Responsible Collaboration Through Appropriate Research Security: A Workshop To Discuss and Study the Emergent Discipline of Research on Research Security. Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

  • ​Shih, T. (2024). Addendum B: Finding an Appropriate Balance Between Research Security and Openness Is a Priority. In Responsible Collaboration Through Appropriate Research Security: A Workshop To Discuss and Study the Emergent Discipline of Research on Research Security (s. 23-24). Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

  • Schuch, K., Puuka, J., Shih, T., Pamment, J. & Weresa, M. (2024). Final Report of the Mutual Learning Exercise on Tackling Foreign Interference in Research and Innovation (R&I). Brussels. European Commission.

  • Martins, I., & Schwaag Serger, S. (2023). Shifting patterns in international research cooperation. (1 ed.) STINT. https://www.stint.se/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/STINT_Shifting-patterns-1.pdf

  • Grasten, M. & Haakonsson, S. (2023). A New Model for Global Science and Innovation Infrastructure? : The Construction of Huairou Science City. Copenhagen :Innovation Centre Denmark.

  • Shih, T. & Forsberg, E. (2023). Swedish universities’ approaches to collaboration with Chinese institutions. STINT. 

  • Martins, I., & Schwaag Serger, S. (2023). Shifting patterns in international research cooperation. (1 uppl.) STINT. https://www.stint.se/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/STINT_Shifting-patterns-1.pdf

  • Forsbgerg, E., Pohl, H. & Shih, T. (2023). Patterns in Swedish-Chinese collaborative research patterns. STINT. 

  • Shih, T. (2023). European recommendations for dealing with foreign R&I interference: What do they mean for European research collaborations with China? Swedish National China Centre.

  • Shih, T. (2023). Promoting responsible practices in international research collaboration in a multipolar landscape. STINT.

  • Östlund, S. & Shih, T. (2022). Responsible internationalisation at KTH Royal Institute of Technology: Interpretation and implementation. STINT.

  • Gåsemyr, H. J., Fjæstad, K. & Hogstad, M. (2022).Utfordrende kunskapssamarbeid: Etiske og sikkerhetsrelaterte utfordringer som forskere og kunnskapsinstitusjoner i Norge møter i internasjonale samarbeid. NUPI. https://www.nupi.no/content/pdf_preview/25999/file/NUPI_Rapport_6_2022_Ga%CC%8Asemyr_ferdig.pdf

  • Shih, T. & Garvi, M. (2022). Recommendations for the promotion of responsible internationalisation at Swedish higher education institutions. STINT.

  • Shih, T. & Forsberg, E. (2022). Swedish-Chinese research collaborations: Experiences from the Joint China-Sweden Mobility program. STINT. 

  • Shih, T., Gaunt, A. & Östlund, S. (2020). Responsible internationalization: Guidelines for reflection on international academic collaboration. STINT.

Op-eds and commentaries​

  • Shih, T., & Östlund, S. (2025). En allt osäkrare och turbulent omvärld ställer högre krav på lärosäten. Forskningspolitikk. https://www.fpol.no/en-allt-osakrare-och-turbulent-omvarld-staller-hogre-krav-pa-nordiska-larosaten/

  • ​Gumaelius, L., Shih, T., & Nilsson, S. (2025). Our future rests on academic collaboration, not competition. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20250513085411509

  • Shih, T., & Östlund, S. (2025). Begränsa inte forskningens internationalisering. Dagens Industri. https://www.di.se/debatt/begransa-inte-forskningens-internationalisering/

  • Wagner, C. (2025). Can science be both open and secure? Nations grapple with tightening research security as China’s dominance grows. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/can-science-be-both-open-and-secure-nations-grapple-with-tightening-research-security-as-chinas-dominance-grows-244112

  • Evans, K., Shannon, M., Dao, T., & Shih, T. (2024). Ground Research Security in Science, Not Speculation. In Election 2024 Policy Playbook Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/ground-research-security-science-not-speculation

  • Shih, T. Finding an appropriate balance between research security and openness must be a priority. University World News. 

  • Kim, H., Mobrand, E. J., & Schwaag Serger, S. (2024). Asian universities may struggle to be successful in Horizon Europe. Times Higher Education.

  • Gaunt, A., & Shih, T. (2024). Remissvar på delredovisningen av regeringsuppdraget att främja ansvarsfull internationalisering vid utbildnings-, forsknings- och innovationssamarbeten (UHR Rapport 2024:1). 

  • Kim, H., Schwaag Serger, S., Mobrand, E., & Martins, I. (2024). International science is having a messy breakup. Research Professional News. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-views-of-europe-2024-3-international-science-is-having-a-messy-breakup/

  • Chubb, A., Cooney-O´Donoghue, D. & Shih, T. (2023). Closed countries, open science? Research Professional News.

  • Shih, T., CooneyO’Donoghue, D., Ördén, H., Chubb, A., Forberg, E. & Hu, M. (2023). Global Science Challenges in an Era of Geopolitical Competition. University World News. 

  • Shih, T. (2023). Security risks: How to keep the global science system open. University World News. 

  • Shih, T., & Ördén, H. (2023). Säkerhetisering av forskning kräver förbättrat omdöme. Universitetsläraren. 

  • Shih, T. (2022). Technology cooperation in an era of multipolarity. Transatlantic Policy Quarterly.

  • Shih, T. (2022). Stäng inte dörren för forskare i auktoritära länder. Forskning & Framsteg.

  • Shih, T. (2022). We need an open dialogue on global research engagement. University World News.

  • Shih, T. (2022). It’s getting harder for scientists to collaborate across borders – that’s bad when the world faces global problems like pandemics and climate change. The Conversation. 

  • Shih, T. (2022). Växande geopolitiska utmaningar och villkoren för global forskning. Forskningspolitikk. 

  • Shih, T. & Sjöholm, F. (2022). Dags att vitalisera den EU-gemensamma strategin. Göteborgsposten. 

  • Shih, T. (2022). EU-kommissionens nya rekommendationer för att hantera utländsk påverkan: Vad betyder de för svenskt forskningssamarbete med Kina? Swedish National China Centre.

  • Shih, T. & Schwaag Serger, S. (2021). Förbud mot samarbete med Kina är ingen bra lösning. Universitetsläraren. (op-ed on European-Chinese relations in R&I).

  • Shih, T. & Schwaag Serger, S. (2021). Att förhålla sig till Kina kräver kunskap, kommunikation och kompass – erfarenheter från Sverige. Forskningspolitikk. 

  • Shih, T. & Schwaag Serger, S. (2021). Samarbete med Kina medför risker. Det är naivt att tro att regeringen vid varje tillfälle kan tala om när det är okej att samarbeta med Kina eller ej. Sydsvenskan.

  • Shih, T. & Schwaag Serger, S. (2020). Ansvarsfull internationalise­ring behövs för forskning och öppenhet - Ökad medvetenhet i Sverige kring risker i forskningssamarbeten med Kina. Universitetsläraren. 

  • Shih, T., Forsberg, E. & Göthenberg, A. (2020). Vi måste bedöma riskerna i internationella forskningssamarbeten. Curie. 

  • Shih, T., Gaunt, A., Göthenberg, A., Karlsson, S., Ottersen, O-P., Schwaag Serger, S., von Schantz, T., Östlund, S. (2020). Mer kunskaper krävs för en ansvarsfull internationalisering. Universitetsläraren. 

Working papers

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