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The first of a two-part article examining the latest Academic Freedom Index published by the V-Dem Institute, in an approach which distinguishes academic freedom from the freedom of expression in general
V-Dem report 2021: Global wave of autocratization accelerates Stefan Kalberer 16 Oct. 2020, Bangkok, Thailand: Thousands of democracy protesters seized Pathumwan Intersection. The police used crowd control and high-pressure water tanks force to seize it back. Image by Kan Sangtong. Licensed for use on this website: Shutterstock.com Autocratization continued across the world and went “viral” in 2020: The level of democracy enjoyed by the average global citizen is down to levels last found around 1990. This is one of the main findings of this year’s report of the Varieties of Democrac...