Academic Freedom in a Plural World

Global Critical Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-963-386-653-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 470 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1030 g

The notion of academic freedom dates back to the creation of universities and has long been understood to be central to their vocation. This freedom has come under attack by different actors throughout its history. In the current context, rising threats to democracy and human liberties, the corporatization of research, concerns about diversity and increased societal polarization, are putting a considerable pressure on its exercise. However, academic freedom is also a concept that suffers from persistent ambiguities associated with the general notion of freedom as well as debates about the function of universities.
This edited collection addresses the question of academic freedom by situating it in its broader global context. More conceptual treatments contribute to an understanding of academic freedom as distinct and separate from, although related to, freedom of expression, or student rights. These conceptual treatments are combined with studies of actual struggles over the scope of academic freedom in specific universities. The contributions come from a broad variety of sites seek to deprovincialize the conversation beyond North America or the English-speaking world.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mégret, Frédéric

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments, Chapter 1 Introduction, Part I Imagining, Defending, Conceptualizing Academic Freedom, Part II Diversity and the Democratization of Academic Freedom, Part III Between Authoritarianism and Populism: State Interference with Academic Freedom, Part IV Emerging Threats and Challenges, About the Contributors, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nandini Ramanujam is the Co-Director and Director of Programs of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism at McGill University's Faculty of Law.

Frédéric Mégret is a Professor of Law and a William Dawson Scholar at McGill University. He is also the Co-Director of Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism.