This impactful series provides a platform for innovative research and critical insights on inclusion and diversity. Featuring global perspectives, the series addresses inclusion in various sectors through case studies and theoretical frameworks, making it a key resource for advancing equity and inclusivity.
Aims and scope
The Emerald Critical Studies in Inclusion, Practice, and Impact series addresses the urgent need for research-informed and practically evaluated guidance on inclusion within higher education (HE) and related industries.
By offering a rich collection of critical case studies, the series provides new insights into issues of equity and inequity. Uniquely, it offers explicit guidance for practitioners looking to implement inclusive practices in their own sectors. Through critical, theoretical, and empirically grounded debates, the series explores effective and measurable frameworks for change, providing clear pathways for making inclusion work equitably for diverse target audiences.
At the heart of this series is a commitment to addressing social, structural, and systemic inequalities that manifest in the HE sector and beyond, affecting students, professionals, academic staff, and the broader communities and industries connected to academia. Despite recent strides in identifying disparities in education, particularly concerning race and social background, there remains a significant gap in offering clear, evidence-based frameworks for actionable change. The Emerald Critical Studies series directly responds to this gap, presenting research-informed case studies that illustrate what these processes for change look like in everyday practice, policy, and measurable outcomes.
The series serves as a crucial platform for both early career and established researchers to disseminate cutting-edge research on inclusion and its impact across a global landscape. By welcoming contributions from scholars across the UK, global North, and global South, the series ensures a broad and diverse perspective on inclusion in HE and related fields. With its blend of applied, theoretical, and comparative research, this series not only fills a critical research void but also provides a much-needed resource for practitioners dedicated to advancing inclusion in their own fields.
This title is aligned with our fairer society goal
We are passionate about working with researchers globally to deliver a fairer, more inclusive society. This perhaps has never been more important than in today’s divided world.
