In legislating for freedom of speech on university campuses, whose opinions will the government protect?

Gearty, Conor ORCID: 0000-0002-3885-2650 (2021) In legislating for freedom of speech on university campuses, whose opinions will the government protect? Impact of Social Sciences Blog (21 Sep 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The Higher Education and Freedom of Speech Bill is currently moving through the committee stage in Parliament. In this post, Conor Gearty reflects on previous attempts to regulate free speech in universities and highlights potential unintended consequences of the legislation, particularly in relation to the government’s own prevent and anti-Semitism agendas.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	Law
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform K Law > KD England and Wales
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2021 14:57
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 03:14
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/112323

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