The Challenge to Academic Freedom in Hungary: A Case Study in Authoritarianism, Culture War and Resistance

Andrew Ryder

Published by De Gruyter 2022

The Challenge to Academic Freedom in Hungary

A Case Study in Authoritarianism, Culture War and Resistance

Andrew Ryder

Volume 6 in the series De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110749816

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About this book

The Challenge to Academic Freedom in Hungary: A Case Study in Culture War, Authoritarianism and Resistance presents a case study as to how an authoritarian regime like the one in Hungary seeks to tame academic freedom. Andrew Ryder probes the reasons for ideological conflict within the academy through concepts like ‘culture war’ and authoritarian populism. He explores how the Orbán administration has introduced a series of reforms leading to limitations being placed on the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Gender Studies no longer being recognized by the State, the relocation of the Central European University because of government pressure and new reforms that ostensibly appear to give universities autonomy but critics assert are in fact changes that will lead to cronyism and pro-government interference in academic freedom.

One of the first books on academic freedom in Hungary
Addresses the key challenges for academic freedom across the globe
Discusses the growing movement towards learning rooted in the principles of inclusivity
With an afterword by Andras L. Pap

Author / Editor information

Andrew Ryder is a British academic and social justice campaigner based in Budapest. He is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Corvinus University Budapest, Visiting Professor at Eötvös Loránd University and a board member of the Roma Education Fund. Prior to this, he was the researcher to the All- Party Parliamentary Group for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (based in the Westminster Parliament) and Policy Officer for the Gypsy and Traveller Law Reform Coalition (winners of the Liberty Human Rights Award in 2004).

Ryder has written two monographs, edited three books, written 19 book chapters, and 15 articles in peer reviewed journals all published by leading publishers such as Policy Press, University of Oxford Press, Palgrave.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	v
About the Author Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Chapter One Setting the Context: Academic Freedom and Hungarian Society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter Two Reflections, Resilience, and Dignity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Chapter Three The Central European University and the Quest for an Open Society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
Chapter Four Gender Studies and Culture War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Chapter Five The Hungarian Academy of Sciences: The Triad of Academia, the State and Business Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
Chapter Six The Corvinus: Privatisation and Audit Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Chapter Seven ‘Free SZFE’: Resistance at the University of Theatre and Film Arts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Chapter Eight Critical Reflections on the Past, Present and Future Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Chapter Nine Conclusion: Speaking Truth to Power Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Andras L. Pap: Afterword In Search of (Lost) Freedom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars and students interested in populism, pedagogy, knowledge production and political science/sociology.
Pages
- Front matter: 20
- Main content: 232
Keywords: Academic freedom; Authoritarian populism; Academic capitalism; Resistance; Knowledge production

eBook

Published: February 21, 2022
ISBN: 9783110749816

Hardcover

Published: March 7, 2022
ISBN: 9783110749588

Paperback

Planned Publication: June 17, 2024
ISBN: 9783111540771