Requiem for a Dream: Academic Freedom under Threat in Democracies (original) (raw)

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https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2017.90.9999

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Academic freedom, democracy, Hungary

Abstract

Academic freedom is both a core value and a governing principle of higher education institutions. However, more recently, governments in places generally deemed democratic have labeled universities as threats. The recent legislative change in Hungary represents a particularly worrying example.

Author Biographies

Daniela Craciun

Daniela Crăciun is a doctoral candidate at Central European University,
Budapest, Hungary.

Georgiana Mihut

Georgiana Mihut is a doctoral candidate in higher education at the
Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, US.

How to Cite

Craciun, D., & Mihut, G. (2017). Requiem for a Dream: Academic Freedom under Threat in Democracies. International Higher Education, (90), 15–16. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2017.90.9999

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Crises in Central Europe and Russia

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