Joint Doctoral Programmes as a Platform for Global Citizenship Education Between the United Kingdom and South Africa

This chapter examines how a Global South-North joint doctoral degree programme between the UK and South Africa is serving as a platform for fostering Global Citizenship Education (GCE). Emphasizing the collaborative and cross-cultural dimensions of the programme, we present and discuss the complex interplay of factors (experienced as both opportunities and hurdles) to overcome in supporting international joint doctoral degrees. In particular our goals are to share a) how our joint doctorate degree programme is facilitating GCE across our global South-North contexts, b ) the broader implications in preparing doctorate candidates and supervisors for active participation in a globalized world, c) how joint doctoral degrees serve to develop early career researcher’s critical skills for civic literacy, and d) how our joint venture has created challenges and opportunities for challenging institutional hierarchies and establishments. We conclude with suggestions on ways institutions may think through the design and delivery of joint degree programmes of this nature as a useful conceptual tool through which to explore doctoral pedagogy from a more globally equitable perspective.