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Threats to Academic Freedom in Higher Education
Much debate centers on the conditions of free speech and academic freedom within higher education. Underlying these debates are what appears to be...
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The Firing of Angela Davis at UCLA, 1969–1970: Communism, Academic Freedom, and Freedom of Speech
In 1969, the Board of Regents of the University of California fired Angela Davis for her membership in the Communist Party. The subsequent legal case...
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Political Speech on Campus: Shifting the Emphasis from “if” to “how”
Universities in many liberal democracies, such as the US, the UK, or Germany, grapple with a pivotal question: how much room should be given to...
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The International Publishers Association Freedom to Publish Committee—Challenges and Accomplishments
Established in 1886, the International Publishers Association (IPA) is the world’s largest federation of national, regional, and specialist...
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Counter Speech: Practices of Contradiction on Hate Speech and their Effects
Hate speech has physical and psychological consequences for the targeted individual, intimidates people to participate equally and fearlessly in...
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A survey of explainable AI techniques for detection of fake news and hate speech on social media platforms
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a computing field that has played a pivotal role in delivering technological revolutions in various sectors like...
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Retraction, Free Speech, and Editorial Ethics: A Defense of the Retraction of Lawrence M. Mead’s “Poverty and Culture”
The article is a defense of the retraction of Lawrence M. Mead’s “Poverty and Culture” from the journal Society in 2020. Four reasons for retraction...
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In Pursuit of Freedom: Queer Girl Moves to Berlin
Freedom comes in different forms and shapes. In the last chapter we discussed about freedom of physical mobility, freedom to walk at any time of the...
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Beyond the Right to Have Freedom: Religion and Belief in the Context of COVID-19 Health Emergency Regulation in Indonesia
This article argues that the right to have and express freedom can be restricted for several reasons, including a public safety emergency. In line...
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Understanding Freedom and Freedom as Conflict
What Gannicus expresses here in a joking tone and friendly gesture connects to Oenomaus’ honorific view that the quest as a gladiator can only be...
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The value of manual annotation in assessing trends of hate speech on social media: was antisemitism on the rise during the tumultuous weeks of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover?
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in research on hate speech on social media. However, researchers face many challenges in producing...
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Freedom of Thought and Expression: Censorship on Media in Turkey
Currently, Freedom of Press in Turkey is under serious political threat. In the recent past, this situation has eased due to constitutional and legal...
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Legal Protection of the Freedom of Expression in Mexico During the Alternation: Progress with No Results
This chapter reviews the conditions of protection of freedom of expression in the context of two decades of partisan alternation in Mexico. In...
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Limits to freedom in public service broadcasting: the case of South Korea
South Korea’s public service broadcasting sector comprises a unique combination of editorial independence and government influence, which primarily...
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More than just collateral damage. Ramifications of the pandemic for freedom of the press
Confronted with a situation that was new to everyone, world leaders sought the best way to contain the pandemic caused by the coronavirus. The...
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Media Freedom and Safety of Journalists in South Asian Countries: An Overview
In the digital world, every profession has seen a massive transformation in terms of working mechanisms, approaches to the problem, dealing with...
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Introduction to Dignity, Freedom and Justice
More than 50 years have passed since the publication of John Rawls's A Theory of Justice (1971) and Amartya Sen's Collective Choice and Social...
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Freedom at the Risk of Decadence
The question of freedom is a source of tension when it comes to its application in the private sphere. While a very limited number of young people...