A Decolonising Approach to Policy Impact in the Global South

Lessons for research culture

Authors

  • Amanda Chukwudozie Institute for Policy and Engagement, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
  • Chris Sims Institute for Policy and Engagement, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v11i3.1562

Keywords:

decolonisation, impact, international, knowledge exchange, policy

Abstract

Efforts to decolonise Higher Education are a key element of work to develop a more inclusive and equitable research culture, but what this means in the context of research impact has seldom been explored in depth. In particular, the pursuit of policy impact in Global South countries throws up particular potential challenges around the reproduction of postcolonial power structures and inequitable partnerships that academic staff need to be prepared to navigate. The University of Nottingham Institute for Policy and Engagement, along with international partners, has begun to explore  what decolonisation means in the policy impact context, and what researchers, universities and the sector as a whole might do to ensure this growing area of work takes proper account of the cultural and historical contexts in which it takes place.

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Published

2024-08-08

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2024): Special Issue: Research Culture

Section

Critical Reflections

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