TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring academic freedom in Europe
T2 - a criterion referenced approach
AU - Karran, Terence
AU - Beiter, Klaus
AU - Appiagyei-Atua, Kwadwo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Society for Research into Higher Education.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Using comparative data from 28 states within the European Union, this paper is a comprehensive assessment of the protection for, and (by extension) the health of, academic freedom in the universities of the nations of the European Union. The paper, extending previous work in this area, adopts a ‘bottom-up’ approach utilising 37 specific parameters that relate to international treaties, and national, constitutional, and legislative protection for academic freedom, along with legal regulations concerning institutional governance, the appointment of the rector, and the existence of academic tenure, in order to create a composite picture of the health of academic freedom in the universities within the European Union nations.
AB - Using comparative data from 28 states within the European Union, this paper is a comprehensive assessment of the protection for, and (by extension) the health of, academic freedom in the universities of the nations of the European Union. The paper, extending previous work in this area, adopts a ‘bottom-up’ approach utilising 37 specific parameters that relate to international treaties, and national, constitutional, and legislative protection for academic freedom, along with legal regulations concerning institutional governance, the appointment of the rector, and the existence of academic tenure, in order to create a composite picture of the health of academic freedom in the universities within the European Union nations.
KW - Academic freedom
KW - European union
KW - comparative analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85050527829&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/23322969.2017.1307093
DO - 10.1080/23322969.2017.1307093
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85050527829
SN - 2332-2969
VL - 1
SP - 209
EP - 239
JO - Policy Reviews in Higher Education
JF - Policy Reviews in Higher Education
IS - 2
ER -