Paper short abstract:

The presentation reflects daily experiences of discrimination and inequality faced by diaspora early career experts in knowledge co-production in complex science policy space. The presentation seeks to only provide personal experience to a topic that is mostly not discussed.

Paper long abstract:

African Diaspora Academics in Europe contribute to Europe socio-economic

development as well in their countries of origin scholarly and policy institutions. Their

partial integration in academia as scientists as well as in policy making processes

cannot be overemphasized in the European knowledge economy.

Although available evidence suggests that the intellectual Diaspora in Europe serve as

a powerful force to recon with in Europe and Africa, there are numerous obstacles they

face in their excellent scientific endeavours.

The presentation reflects daily experiences of discrimination and inequality faced by

diaspora early career experts in knowledge co-production in complex science policy

space. These experiences can occur in academic institutions. Occurrence of different

forms of discrimination in social domains, such as public spaces, airports, restaurants,

super markets, neighbourhoods and online negatively affect African diaspora experts'

academic outputs with associated negative emotional and psychological stresses.

The presentation seeks to only provide personal experience to a topic that is mostly

not discussed in science policy space and suggests further academic research by

diasporan experts in academic institutions.