Table of Contents

Introduction: Why Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization Matter - Abby Day, Lois Lee, Dave S.P. Thomas, and James Spickard

Part I: Changing Universities

Negotiating Diversity, a Personal Reflection - Martin Stringer

Demystifying the ‘Decolonising’ and ‘Diversity’ Slippage: Reflections from Sociology - Ali Meghji, Seetha Tan, and Laura Wain

Doing Diversity Inclusively: ‘East Asians’ in Western Universities - Lin Ma

This Island’s Mine: University Teaching as Inclusive Dramaturgy - Danny Braverman

Emergent Tensions in Diversity and Inclusion Work in Universities: Reflections on Policy and Practice - Samantha Brennan, Gwen Chapman, Belinda Leach, and Alexandra Rodney

Part II: Diversifying Curricula

How ‘Diverse’ is Your Reading List? Tools, Tips, and Challenges - Karen Schucan Bird

Perceptions, Expectations, and Pluralised Realities: Reflections on Building Staff–Student Partnerships Through a Reading List Review - Dave S.P. Thomas

Decolonizing Research Methods: Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities - Sara Ewing

Towards an Intersectional Feminist Pedagogy of Gender-Based Violence - Denise Buiten, Ellen Finlay, and Rosemary Hancock

Part III: Diversifying Research and Scholarship

How Would a World Sociology Think? Towards Intellectual Inclusion - James Spickard

Whom We Cite: A Reflection on the Limits and Potentials of Critical Citation Practices - Januschka Schmidt

Scholarship in a Globalized World: The Publishing Ecosystem and Alternatives to the Oligopoly - Paige Mann

Part IV: Overcoming Intellectual Colonialism

Dealing with the Westernisation of Chinese Higher Education: Evidence from a Social Science Department - Fabio Bolzonar

Opportunities and Challenges in Integrating Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Diversity in International Studies - Gretchen Abuso

Decolonial Praxis beyond the Classroom: Reflecting on Race and Violence - Federico Settler

Epilogue: What We Have Learned - Abby Day, Lois Lee, Dave S.P. Thomas, and James Spickard

About the Author

Abby Day is Professor of Race, Faith and Culture in the Department of Sociology, at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Lois Lee is Senior Lecturer in Secular Studies at the University of Kent.

Dave Thomas is an Occupational Therapist, Senior Advisor for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Advance HE, and Associate Lecturer at the Kent and Medway Medical School.

James Spickard is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Redlands.