Fractured scientific subjectivities. International mobility as an option and obligation

Abstract

This article collects some results of the research carried out between 2014 and 2017 about the trajectories and scientific experiences of social researchers in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. The information was obtained through in-depth interviews with 39 researchers from the social sciences in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. The article analyzes the biographies of the researchers interviewed, specifically in relation to the causes that motivated or forced departures from their countries of birth to continue their academic careers abroad. The focus of the analysis is on the relationship between international mobility and the biographical aspects that caused their departure, either as a training process or as an obligation during military dictatorships. The results show aspects about the configuration of the scientific subjectivities of social researchers, which is a dimension little taken into account in studies on international mobility.