Examining decolonisation in global higher education: addressing another social contract breach in the absence of enduring institutional redress

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Wheeldon, Anita and Sahay, Darshna. 2025. "Examining decolonisation in global higher education: addressing another social contract breach in the absence of enduring institutional redress." Globalisation, Societies and Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2025.2510593
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Examining decolonisation in global higher education: addressing another social contract breach in the absence of enduring institutional redress

Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsWheeldon, Anita and Sahay, Darshna
Journal TitleGlobalisation, Societies and Education
Number of Pages14
Year2025
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN1476-7724
1476-7732
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2025.2510593
Web Address (URL)https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14767724.2025.2510593
Abstract

Decolonisation is not a specific issue to higher education, but it is a particular one because of the imperative for higher education to act as a global public good. This systematic literature review examines global literature addressing decolonisation over the past five years. It finds decolonisation efforts are undertaken by a passionate few without sustained, systemic institutional support. Globalised academic practices continue to perpetuate white hegemony and futurity. This study positions a missing theme in decolonisation research; the analysis and evaluation of the systematic efforts institutions themselves expend in redressing and deconstructing coloniality embedded in operational structures, practices, and cultures.

Keywordswhite futurity; Decolonisation; Higher Education; globalisation; white hegemony
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390303. Higher education
Byline AffiliationsSchool of Business
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