LIVE EVENT - Democratic Erosion and Academic Freedom: Hungary, India, Turkey and Beyond (13 May)
Democratic Erosion and Academic Freedom
Hungary, India, Turkey and Beyond
Thursday, 13 May 2021
12:00 PM CDT
Co-sponsored by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT), the Chicago Center on Democracy, the University of Chicago s Department of Political Science, and the Arab Studies Institute
Widespread democratic backsliding is raising alarm bells about the future of academic freedom in democratic and autocratic regimes. Such fears are not unwarranted. Institutions of higher education suffer from systemic and multi-faceted attacks across the globe. Transgressions on university autonomy, restrictions on research and curriculum, widespread neoliberal transformation of funding structures, and attacks on the life and liberty of academics themselves demonstrate the extensiveness of the arsenal employed by a multitude of governments. Are the recent attacks on academic freedom spill
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By Mike Cummings
May 4, 2021
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(Illustration by Michael S. Helfenbein)
Presidential nominees to top-level executive positions make headlines, and occasionally produce drama, but their experiences in the media’s glare do not provide a full picture of how presidents approach, and often game, the Senate confirmation process.
A recent study by Yale political scientist Christina M. Kinane shifts the focus away from the prospects or fate of individual nominees to examine the frequent instances when presidents intentionally leave positions vacant or fill them with interim appointees, who can then wield authority for lengthy periods without Senate confirmation.
By Donald Morrison
The George Floyd verdict has given us plenty to ponder. Not just police killings and racial justice, but how we think generally. It ainât pretty.
A new survey by the University of Massachusetts-Amherst found that most Americans believe Derek Chauvinâs conviction for murdering Floyd was correct. Thatâs fine, but if you dig down a bit, youâll see that 92 percent of Democrats feel that way, while only 47 percent of Republicans do.
Our partisan pandemic is raging out of control. Fortunately, thereâs a potential cure. And itâs right here on our doorstep.
But first, the news. According to Pew Research, large numbers of Republicans and Democrats think the other side is âclosed-minded,â âunintelligentâ and âevil.â Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, faith in science has declined among Republicans, risen among Democrats.