Exchange programs are often considered to create goodwill for host countries among foreign citizens - yet is this the case? Drawing on a wealth of research with participants and alumni of exchange programs, Iain Wilson shows that the pursuit of goodwill receives little return and distracts these programs from the benefits they are able to deliver.

Introduction 1. Political Expectations 2. Can We Infer That Mobility Has Political Impact? 3. How Strong is the Evidence of Political Impact? 4. How Could We Detect Short-Term Impact (and what would that mean)? 5. Short-term Impacts of ERASMUS Mobility 6. Varieties of Experience 7. Individual Perspectives 8. Impact Over Decades Conclusion

Iain Wilson is Chrystal Macmillan Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, UK.