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Record Nr.

UNINA9910773609903321

Autore

Lyer Kirsten Roberts

Titolo

University Autonomy Decline : Causes, Responses, and Implications for Academic Freedom / / Kirsten Roberts Lyer, Ilyas Saliba, Janika Spannagel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2023

ISBN

1-00-330648-9

1-000-81421-1

1-003-30648-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 pages)

Collana

Routledge research in higher education

Disciplina

378.1

Soggetti

Academic freedom

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides empirically grounded insights into the causes, trajectories, and effects of a severe decline in university autonomy and the relationship to other dimensions of academic freedom by comparing in-depth country studies and evidence from a new global timeseries dataset. Drawing attention to ongoing discussions on standards for monitoring and assessment of academic freedom at regional and international organizations, this book identifies a need for clearer standards on academic freedom and a human rights-based definition of university autonomy. Further, the book calls for accompanying international oversight and the inclusion of criteria related to academic freedom in international university rankings. Five expert-authored case studies on academic freedom from diverse nations (Bangladesh, Mozambique, India, Poland, and Turkey) are included in the volume. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative evidence, the book offers a unique and timely contribution to the field and will be of great interest to scholars, researchers, and students in the fields of higher education, human rights, political science and public policy.