Charlotte Silander
associate professorI am associate professor in political science at Linnaeus University. My research focus is on gender equality in higher education and research policy, internationalisation policy and policy of diversity. Currently I work as project leader of the EUniwell Arena for Social Equality and Wellbeing.
Teaching
Master program for teaching professions, Teacher education program, Gender equality, diversity and inclusion.
Research
My main research interest are related to is gender and diversity in higher education and academic career.
The intersection of internationalisation and diversity - Over the past ten years, gender equality and gender balance in the research sector, particularly in higher education institutions, have become a significant research field. In the same period, the Swedish research sector has become more international and more ethnically diverse as a result of an increasing amount of foreign-born researchers. Swedish universities today have internationalization policies and international recruitment policies to attract international talent from abroad. Nevertheless, few studies of the research sector analyze the intersection between internationalization, gender equality and ethnic diversity.
In the project "Gender equality and diversity policies in Nordic universities", part of NORDICORE – Nordic Centre for Research on Gender Equality in Research and Innovation, we use data on gender equality and diversity policies in universities in Norway, Sweden and Finland in order to analyze the systematic variation across institutions and over time in order to indicate which impact policy has on the gender balance among academic staff.
http://www.samfunnsforskning.no/core/nordicore/english/work/evaluation-of-gender-equality-policies/
My research interest also includes the role of education in fostering values of democracy and equality. Ongoing projects in relation to this is about teacher education students´ perceptions on internationalization and intercultural experiences and comparing citizenship in European national curricula.
Se link to GENIAC: www.umu.se/en/research/groups/geniac/
Commissions
Academic leader of WP3 Euniwell arena for Social Equality and Wellbeing
My research groups
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Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies The Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies is a leading centre for Colonial…
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Swedish Network for European Studies (SNES/LNU) The Swedish Network for European Studies (SNES) at Linnaeus University (LNU) focuses on three main areas: Autocartization and European democracies, EU…
My ongoing research projects
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Project: Cooperation for competence provision The project intends to study and develop how vocational training courses with local anchoring can be designed to generate academic training for students…
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Project: Gender equality and diversity policies in Nordic universities – what works? In this project we collect data on gender equality and diversity policies on national level and in universities and…
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Project: Inclusive or selective internationalization? Various Swedish higher education institutions have established internationalization policies and international recruitment policies to attract…
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Project: Sweden and the European Union The project analysis how Swedish politics has developed and been shaped by the EU membership of 1995 up until today, with particular focus on EU multilevel…
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Seed project: Ways to deal with racism in teachers education programs In this seed project within Linnaeus Knowledge Environment: Education in Change, we investigate how racism is understood and…
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Silander, C., Reisel, L., Drange, I., Pietilä, M. (2024). National Policies Supporting Gender Equality in Academic Careers : Are the “Global Leaders” Doing What It Takes?. NORA : Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research.
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Silander, C. (2023). Gender equality in Swedish academia : Unpacking the toolbox. Journal of Praxis in Higher Education. 5 (1). 45-68.
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Silander, C., Stigmar, M. (2023). What university teachers need to know : perceptions of course content in higher education pedagogical courses. International journal for academic development. 28 (1). 87-100.
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Drange, I., Pietilä, M., Reisel, L., Silander, C. (2023). Advancing women’s representation in top academic positions – what works?. Studies in Higher Education. 48 (6). 877-891.
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Silander, C., Pietiälä, M. (2023). Teaching and research staff at Swedish universities – A view through the lens of internationalization and diversity. Högre Utbildning. 13 (2). 72-87.
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Silander, C., Haake, U., Lindberg, L., Riis, U. (2022). Nordic research on gender equality in academic careers: a literature review. European Journal of Higher Education. 12 (1). 72-97.
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Haake, U., Silander, C. (2021). Excellence seekers, pragmatists, or sceptics : Ways of applying performance- based research funding systems at new universities and university colleges in Sweden. European Journal of Education. 56 (2). 307-324.
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Pietiälä, M., Drange, I., Silander, C., Vabø, A. (2021). Gender and Globalization of Academic Labor Markets : Research and Teaching Staff at Nordic Universities. Social Inclusion. 9 (3). 69-80.
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Silander, C., Stigmar, M. (2019). Individual Growth or Institutional Development? Ideological perspectives on motives behind Swedish Higher Education Teacher Training. Higher Education. 77 (2). 265-281.
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Silander, C., Haake, U. (2017). Gold-diggers, supporters and inclusive profilers : Strategies for profiling research in Swedish higher education. Studies in Higher Education. 42 (11). 2009-2025.
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Silander, C., Haake, U., Lindberg, L. (2013). The different worlds of academia : a horizontal analysis of gender equality in Swedish higher education. Higher Education. 66 (2). 173-188.
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Hallonsten, O., Silander, C. (2012). Commissioning the University of Excellence : Swedish research policy and new public research funding programmes. Quality in Higher Education. 18 (3). 367-381.
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Lindberg, L., Riis, U., Silander, C. (2011). Gender Equality in Swedish Higher Education: Patterns and Shifts. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 55 (2). 165-179.
Status: Published
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Silander, C., Drange, I., Pietiälä, M., Reizel, L. (2023). Advancing women's representation in top academic positions – the influence of institutional measures. BMC Proceedings, volume 17: Abstracts from the International Conference Diversity Interventions 2022.
- Lindberg, L., Haake, U., Silander, C., Riis, U. (2019). Nordic Research on Gender Equality among staff in Higher Education : A litterature review. .
Chapter in book (Refereed)
- Silander, C. (2024). The Educational Society : Challenges of Marketization and Increasing Between-School Variation in Student Performance. Problems in Paradise? : Changes and Challenges to Swedish Democracy. Bingley, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 115-128.
- Silander, C. (2022). Educational Society : Education as Prerequisite for Social Cohesion. South Africa's Democracy at the Crossroads. Bingley, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 141-155.
- Silander, C., Drange, I., Pietiälä, M., Reizel, L. (2022). Promoting Gender Equality in STEM-oriented universities : Institutional policy measures in Sweden, Finland and Norway. Gender inequalities in tech-driven reseach and innovation : Living the contradiction. Bristol, Bristol University Press. 93-108.
- Silander, C. (2020). Agenda 2030 and the EU on Gender Equality. Implementing Sustainable Development Goals in Europe : The Role of Political Entrepreneurship. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing. 54-78.
- Silander, C. (2020). Education Policy. Sweden and the European Union : An assesment of the influence of EU-membership on Eleven Policy Areas in Sweden. Stockholm, Santérus Academic Press Sweden. 132-158.
- Silander, C. (2019). Gender equality policy. Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth : Political entrepreneurship for a prosperous Europe. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing. 185-205.
Collection (editor) (Refereed)
- Bergnéhr, D., Nilsson, H., Silander, C., Trulsson, Å. (2024). Mångfaldens möten : Interkulturalitet, utbildning och lärande. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 271.
- Silander, D., Silander, C., Van Der Elst, H., Heydenrych, P. (2022). South Africa's Democracy at the Crossroads. Bingley, UK, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 256.
Collection (editor) (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Silander, C., Källkvist, M., Schenker, K. (2023). Språk, reflektion och vetenskap i lärarutbildningen. Växjö, Institutionen för didaktik och lärares praktik, Linnéuniversitetet. 86.