Academic Freedom 2: A Human Rights Report

author: John Daniel/Frederiek de Vlaming/Nigel Hartley/Manfred Nowak (Eds.)
year: 1993
ISBN: 1 85649 219 2 Hb

WUS, 1993, 176 Seiten, engl.

This volume provides an up-to-date account of the situation of educational rights and academic freedom in Burma, Lebanon, Malawi, Palestine, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Swaziland. This cross-section of countries includes instances of civil war, ethnic strife, national repression, military rule, personalised dictatorship, religious fundamentalism and royal autocracy that all have their effect on the educational systems of the countries concerned.

The introduction provides an overview of the situation in universities worldwide, including national and international initiatives to promote academic freedom.