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Volume 33: Issue 3
A de facto akadémiai szabadsággal kapcsolatos tendenciák az Európai Unióban
Author:
Peter Maassen University of Oslo, Faculty of Educational Sciences Postboks 1092 Blindern, 0317 Oslo Norvégia

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303–317
Online Publication Date:
09 Dec 2024
Publication Date:
09 Dec 2024
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/2063.33.2024.3.3
Keywords:
academic freedom; institutional autonomy; European Union; Academic Freedom Monitor;
Keywords (Hungarian):
akadémiai szabadság; intézményi autonómia; Európai Unió; Academic Freedom Monitor;
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Academic freedom is widely acknowledged both as a fundamental value of present-day higher education and science, and as a prerequisite for well-functioning democratic societies. Yet, in recent years, major concerns about the state of academic freedom in the European Union have been raised by various stakeholders. The European Parliament has therefore launched in 2022 an Academic Freedom Monitor that publishes annual reports aimed at contributing to the strengthening of the protection of academic freedom as a European fundamental right. In this paper we will present the methodology and analytical perspective developed in studies undertaken for the EP’s academic freedom monitor and key trends in the de facto developments of academic freedom in the European member States.

Az akadémiai szabadságot nemcsak a felsőoktatás alapvető értékének és alapelvének tekintik széles körben, hanem a jól működő demokratikus társadalmak előfeltételeként is. Az elmúlt években azonban a különböző érintettek komolyan aggódni kezdtek az akadémiai szabadság helyzetével kapcsolatban az Európai Unióban. Az Európai Parlament ezért 2022-ben elindította az Academic Freedom Monitort, amely éves jelentéseket tesz közzé azzal a céllal, hogy hozzájáruljon az akadémiai szabadság mint európai alapjog védelmének megerősítéséhez. Ebben a tanulmányban bemutatjuk az EP Academic Freedom Monitor tanulmányokban kidolgozott módszertant és elemzési szempontokat, valamint az európai tagállamokban az akadémiai szabadság de facto alakulásának főbb tendenciáit.
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