Moral panics about free speech: how should European universities respond?

Corbett, Anne (2021) Moral panics about free speech: how should European universities respond? LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog (23 Feb 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

If there are any institutions that should be above culture wars, they are universities, writes Anne Corbett. They live or die by their commitment to ethical standards in research, and their mission to ensure that students in the course of their studies learn to think critically about challenging ideas. Yet despite their achievements during the pandemic, universities are currently under attack by governments in many parts of Europe for allegedly embracing ideologies and restricting free speech. How might European higher education platforms help take the heat out of these polarising issues?

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	European Institute
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	24 Mar 2021 15:15
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:56
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109090

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