Geopolitically powerful actors in countries linked to the global North have historically shaped the landscape of North–South research cooperation. The literature documents not only the pervasiveness of asymmetrical relationships in North–South research cooperation but also a growing recognition among policy and academic actors of these dynamics. In this context, this study traces the invention of the Norwegian “South-South-North” partnership model, which was envisaged as an alternative to mainstream approaches and sought to foreground the needs and priorities of researchers in the global South. Employing the conceptual perspective of policy ideas, this study identifies three ideas that were constitutive of the model: humanitarianism, enlightened self-interested, and international reputation building. Functioning as broad public philosophies, these ideas underpinned the adoption of the South–South–North model as a distinctively Norwegian approach to research capacity building in the global South.

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政策构想与南北研究合作：以挪威为例

历史上，与全球北方有联系的国家中具有地缘政治影响力的参与者塑造了南北研究合作的格局。文献不仅记录了南北研究合作中不对称关系的普遍性，而且政策和学术参与者也日益认识到这些动态。在这种情况下，本研究追溯了挪威“南北南”伙伴关系模型的发明，该模型被认为是主流方法的替代方案，旨在凸显全球南方研究人员的需求和优先重点。本研究采用政策思想的概念性观点，确定了构成该模型的三个思想：人道主义，开明的自私自利和国际声誉的建立。作为广泛的公共哲学，