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Reframing Academic Freedom

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Academic Freedom in the Post-9/11 Era

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During the twentieth century, academic freedom became so foundational to higher education in the United States that even today, no one will argue against it, although everyone will argue about it. In periods of stability, academic freedom is relatively uncontested. But in troubled times, it tends to become most visible. Indeed, decisions regarding academic freedom impact the relations between knowledge and power, epistemology and politics, and freedom and oppression in any society. This is particularly the case in the first decade of the twenty-first century, when we have experienced economic and political crises around the world. The debates surrounding academic freedom remind us that in a knowledge economy, policy decisions about who controls research, teaching, and learning affect basic living and working conditions in a democracy.

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Carvalho, E.J., Downing, D.B. (2010). Reframing Academic Freedom. In: Carvalho, E.J., Downing, D.B. (eds) Academic Freedom in the Post-9/11 Era. Education, Politics, and Public Life. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230117297_1

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