TY - JOUR
T1 - Democratic backsliding and academic freedom in Hungary
AU - Enyedi, Zsolt
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © American Political Science Association 2018.
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - The Hungarian government's discriminatory actions against the Central European University constitute one of the most prominent conflicts between an academic institution and a government today. My contribution gives a detailed account of how the conflict has unfolded so far. Various frameworks of interpretation, including democratic backsliding, cultural war, and international politics are discussed. I place the story of the university in the context of the polarized cultural climate of Eastern Europe and draw attention to the power of universities in collaborating across borders in defense of academic freedom - and freedom in general.
AB - The Hungarian government's discriminatory actions against the Central European University constitute one of the most prominent conflicts between an academic institution and a government today. My contribution gives a detailed account of how the conflict has unfolded so far. Various frameworks of interpretation, including democratic backsliding, cultural war, and international politics are discussed. I place the story of the university in the context of the polarized cultural climate of Eastern Europe and draw attention to the power of universities in collaborating across borders in defense of academic freedom - and freedom in general.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85057328332&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S1537592718002165
DO - 10.1017/S1537592718002165
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057328332
SN - 1537-5927
VL - 16
SP - 1067
EP - 1074
JO - Perspectives on Politics
JF - Perspectives on Politics
IS - 4
ER -