Global Challenges in Transport: Equity and Justice

* Please note that only one discount can be applied per course fee.

• To broaden transport professionals’ understanding of the links between mobility and (in)justice.
• To familiarise course participants with the different dimensions of justice in a mobility context.
• To critically engage with the equity and justice implications of transport systems around the world.

After attending this course, participants will be able to: 

• Apply some of the lessons learnt from international contexts to their own transport practice.
• Utilise a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches for addressing questions of mobility and transport (in)equity.
• Understand and critically evaluate intersectional aspects which affect mobility justice.

Course participants will hand in a written project to be developed in small groups throughout the course. The course director and session conveners will offer feedback on the final submission of these. Participants must take an active role in the development of the written project and attend the closing discussion session to receive their course certificates. Please note that the submission and presentation of these projects will take place on 28 November, that is, nine weeks after the course starts (three weeks after the last session).

The equity and justice course is divided into six weeks of teaching. We will begin with an introductory week followed by an overview of equity and justice in a mobility context. Throughout the course we will look at how transport systems play an essential role in creating socially just and equitable urban systems. Addressing the various dimensions of justice, we will look at how transport systems offer access to goods and services in vastly unequal ways, how the governance of transport can offer new opportunities for representation of different social groups, and how to co-create transport knowledge for a fairer future.

Our sessions will include lectures by:

• Tim Schwanen
• Mimi Sheller
• Ersilia Verlinghieri
• Alison Chisholm
• Valentina Montoya
• Rafael Pereira
• Gaurav Mittal
• Daniel Muñoz

The course has an estimated time commitment of approximately 42 hours including individual study, small group work, and live sessions.

Individual study includes working through pre-recorded lectures and additional material suggested by lecturers. This will entail approximately 1.5 hours of individual work per session.

This course is composed of two separate cohorts. Live sessions last 1.5 hours and take place twice a week. Participants can choose between:

Cohort 1: Mondays and Wednesdays at 12:30pm (BST/GMT)
Cohort 2: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:30pm (BST/GMT)

In your application, please request one of the two cohorts depending on what fits your schedule best. In case spots for one cohort fill up first, you may be given the option to move to the other. Please have in mind that course participants will not be allowed to change cohorts during the course.

Tutorials: Participants will be divided into small groups that will meet for 30min sessions every Friday. Exact times for tutorial sessions will be agreed with participants once the course starts. Attendance to tutorials is mandatory.

Example of live sessions on a typical week:

Please note that the programme is indicative and may be subject to change.

The Equity and Justice course is designed for experienced transport professionals and researchers with a minimum of 3 years' experience in the sector and aims to bring together the world's leading experts from academia, policy and practice to address complex transport challenges. The course is intended for those who are looking to expand their knowledge horizons and gain a more in-depth and interdisciplinary understanding of the challenges and solutions in delivering sustainable transport.

We specifically invite applications from:

1. Professionals in the transport and mobility consultancy sector in charge of implementing new solutions for transport systems.
2. Individuals with experience in transportation consulting, planning, and related government agencies.
3. Academics and researchers in transportation planning, civil engineering, economics, planning, and/or urban mobility.

Various discount options as well as scholarship opportunities are available. Find out more about our scholarships or contact us: exed@tsu.ox.ac.uk