Academic Freedom and Gender Studies: An Alliance Forged in Fire

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In this paper I would like to share my readings of two major events that
happened recently in Hungary. The first was the revoking of the license of a
two-year Masters program in gender studies by the Hungarian government
without consultation with any professional or scientific institution. The other
one was, that after two years of uncertainty, Central European University
(CEU) became the first university in the European Union which needed to
move to another EU member state because of media harassment and legal
uncertainty; in short, becoming a university in exile.
I am going to try to offer a new framework for understanding the policy
of illiberal states regarding scientific research. I will do so by telling three
stories: the gender studies ban; the attack on academic freedom in Hungary;
and my personal story of receiving death threats. All three urge us to think
about the consequences of recent attacks on the scientific academy. The paper
will conclude with a new theoretical framework for understanding the policies
of illiberal polypore states.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9-24
Number of pages16
JournalGENDER AND SEXUALITY
Volume15
StatePublished - 2020

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