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Charlotte Silander is a Lecturer in Political Science at the Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Linnaeus University. She specializes in higher education policy, gender equality in academia, and teacher education. Her work focuses on governance and organization of higher education, with particular emphasis on gender and diversity issues within academic institutions.
Her primary research interests include:
- Gender equality policies in Nordic universities
- Internationalization of higher education
- Diversity in academic staffing
- Teacher education and democratic values
- Academic career development
Dr. Silander's recent publications analyze national policies supporting gender equality in academic careers, the implementation of gender equality measures in Swedish academia, and the relationship between education and social cohesion. Her research often employs comparative approaches across Nordic countries and examines institutional strategies for promoting diversity and inclusion.
She actively contributes to the research environment Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies and participates in the NORDICORE initiative, which analyzes gender equality and diversity policies at Nordic universities since the 1990s. Her scholarly work demonstrates a consistent focus on how educational systems can promote democratic values, equality, and inclusion both within academic institutions and in broader society.
Dr. Silander serves as Academic Leader for the EUniwell Arena for Social Equality and Wellbeing and contributes to multiple ongoing research projects examining teacher students' perspectives on internationalization, comparisons of citizenship education in European curricula, and universities' equal treatment work.
