Studying Diversity in European Academia

The study found that a lack of transparency regarding course syllabi in the UK and France constitutes a significant barrier to assessing diversity in academia. While Norwegian universities were transparent, they offered very few courses on African peace and conflict. The authors suggest that in countries with high tuition fees, reading lists are often treated as intellectual property or paid products, hindering the ability to analyze whether curricula are being decolonised.

• The lack of transparency regarding university syllabi is a primary obstacle to assessing whether teaching practices have changed or if diversity of perspectives is being integrated into curricula.
• Norwegian universities (University of Oslo, University of Bergen, and NTNU) demonstrate high transparency in sharing reading lists, but they offer very few master's level courses specifically focused on African peace and conflict, which limits the foundation for studying diversity.
• In the UK, top universities such as LSE, Oxford, and UCL offer a surprisingly small number of courses on Africa within political science and security studies, and there is a notable unwillingness to share full syllabi and reading lists.
• French universities, particularly Sciences Po, provide more courses on African peace and conflict than those in Norway or the UK, but they lack a systematised method for storing or accessing detailed reading lists, leaving access to the discretion of individual convenors.
• There is a correlation between the cost of education and the lack of transparency, where universities in the UK and France appear to treat reading lists as intellectual property or as part of the paid service for students.

APA

Carrozza, I., & Sandnes, M. (2021). Studying Diversity in European Academia. Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/074909ac-a188-4fdd-8ca8-2a16175a0bce/Carrozza and Sandnes - Studying Diversity in European Academia PRIO Policy Brief 3-2021.pdf?inline=true

Chicago

Carrozza, Ilaria, and Marie Sandnes. Studying Diversity in European Academia. Peace Research Institute Oslo, 2021. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/074909ac-a188-4fdd-8ca8-2a16175a0bce/Carrozza and Sandnes - Studying Diversity in European Academia PRIO Policy Brief 3-2021.pdf?inline=true.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{carrozza2021studying, author = {Carrozza, Ilaria and Sandnes, Marie}, title = {{Studying Diversity in European Academia}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/074909ac-a188-4fdd-8ca8-2a16175a0bce/Carrozza and Sandnes - Studying Diversity in European Academia PRIO Policy Brief 3-2021.pdf?inline=true}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }