{"product_id":"academic-freedom-in-higher-education-9781032425511","title":"Academic Freedom in Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely book explores the challenges facing universities and individual scholars through an examination of the history and theory underlying the concept of academic freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFreedom of speech is widely viewed as a central attribute of contemporary liberal democracies in which  within limits  differing opinions have the right to be articulated in public without fear of reprisal. Academic freedom, long regarded as central to the idea of the university is, on the other hand, a right which must be earned through the acquisition of expert knowledge and the application of intellectual rigour in teaching and research. Both hard-won freedoms are argued by many to be under serious threat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe expert contributors to this book, from different global regions, examine both the importance of academic freedom and the severe threats universities face in this context in the twenty-first century. With its interdisciplinary perspective and cross-national emphasis, central issues in t\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019046682967,"sku":"9781032425511","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032425511.jpg?v=1750779135","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/academic-freedom-in-higher-education-9781032425511","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}