Universities in the current world system of neoliberal capitalism have developed structural weaknesses that make them almost incapable of defending academic freedom in dark times. The crisis of education is linked to the social position of science and knowledge and, more broadly, to the crisis of late-modern society. In this paper, we argue that academic freedom can only be defended against the twofold – politico-ideological and neoliberal economic – threat to higher education from outside if it is given substance. Hollowing out academic freedom to be a mere legal guarantee is an insufficient barrier against these structural threats. We therefore propose an approach that focuses on the internal, institutional cultural side of academic freedom.
Az egyetemek a jelenlegi neoliberális kapitalizmus világrendszerében olyan strukturális gyengeségeket termeltek ki, amelyek csaknem alkalmatlanná teszik őket a szellem szabadságának védelmére baljós időkben. Az oktatás válsága összefügg a tudomány és tudás társadalmi pozíciójával és tágabb értelemben a késő modern társadalom válságával. Írásunkban amellett érvelünk, hogy a felsőoktatást kívülről érő kettős – politikai-ideológiai, valamint neoliberális gazdasági – fenyegetéssel szemben az akadémiai szabadság csak úgy védhető meg, ha azt tartalommal töltjük meg. Az akadémiai szabadság puszta jogi garanciává üresítése elégtelen gátat jelent ezen strukturális fenyegetésekkel szemben. Emiatt javaslatunk egy, az akadémiai szabadság belső, intézményi, kulturális oldalára fókuszáló megközelítés.
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