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Academic Freedom as a Public Good: A Council for the Defence of British Universities Position Paper and Model Ordinance

Rudolph, Kelli (2021) Academic Freedom as a Public Good: A Council for the Defence of British Universities Position Paper and Model Ordinance. Working paper. Council for the Defence of British Universities (KAR id:103413)

Abstract

This short paper articulates the nature and importance of academic freedom as a public good and highlights the contemporary challenges it faces. In the light of recent national discussions, it also sets out suggestions for protecting academic freedom, including a model ordinance that individual institutions might adopt to assert institutional autonomy in upholding this essential principle.

Item Type: Reports and Papers (Working paper)
Uncontrolled keywords: Academic freedom, public good, common good, University
Subjects: J Political Science > JN Political institutions and public administration (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > Department of Classical and Archaeological Studies
Funders: University of Kent (https://ror.org/00xkeyj56)
Depositing User: Kelli Rudolph
Date Deposited: 24 Oct 2023 19:25 UTC
Last Modified: 10 Jan 2024 08:33 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/103413 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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