Morning Panel: Diversifying and Democratising Knowledges in Academic-Policy Engagement

The imperative to address issues relating to equity diversity and inclusion (EDI) within academic-policy engagement has come to the fore in recent years, both as an ethical obligation and as a necessity for addressing complex societal challenges. But the practical implications of this are fraught with tensions ranging from party-political discourse around so-called ‘woke ideology’, to systemic ‘busyness’ that undermines capacities for meaningful shifts in practice.

Hosted by the Universities Policy Engagement Network EDI Subcommittee this 2-hour hybrid panel event will weave together the philosophical and practical implications of EDI for academic-policy engagement, through a set of provocations expert reflections and participant discussion. Through these interactions we aim to unsettle taken-for-granted framings and assumptions about knowledge production, mobilisation, and use and surface alternative and pragmatic ways to shift our practice that advance EDI in academic-policy engagement practice.