The Challenge to Academic Freedom in Hungary: A Case Study in Authoritarianism, Culture War and Resistance (De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences, 6)

__The Challenge to Academic Freedom in Hungary: A Case Study in Culture War, Authoritarianism and Resistance__ presents a case study as to how an authoritarian regime like the one in Hungary seeks to tame academic freedom. Andrew Ryder probes the reasons for ideological conflict within the academy through concepts like ‘culture war’ and authoritarian populism. He explores how the Orbán administration has introduced a series of reforms leading to limitations being placed on the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Gender Studies no longer being recognized by the State, the relocation of the Central European University because of government pressure and new reforms that ostensibly appear to give universities autonomy but critics assert are in fact changes that will lead to cronyism and pro-government interference in academic freedom. * One of the first books on academic freedom in Hungary * Addresses the key challenges for academic freedom across the globe * Discusses the growing movement towards learning rooted in the principles of inclusivity * With an afterword by Andras L. Pap Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Chapter One Setting the Context: Academic Freedom and Hungarian Society -- Chapter Two Reflections, Resilience, and Dignity -- Chapter Three The Central European University and the Quest for an Open Society -- Chapter Four Gender Studies and Culture War -- Chapter Five The Hungarian Academy of Sciences: The Triad of Academia, the State and Business -- Chapter Six The Corvinus: Privatisation and Audit Culture -- Chapter Seven 'Free SZFE': Resistance at the University of Theatre and Film Arts -- Chapter Eight Critical Reflections on the Past, Present and Future -- Chapter Nine Conclusion: Speaking Truth to Power -- Andras L. Pap: Afterword In Search of (Lost) Freedom -- Bibliography -- Index Acknowledgements 5 About the Author 6 Contents 7 List of Abbreviations 11 Preface 13 Chapter One Setting the Context: Academic Freedom and Hungarian Society 21 Chapter Two Reflections, Resilience, and Dignity 49 Chapter Three The Central European University and the Quest for an Open Society 72 Chapter Four Gender Studies and Culture War 95 Chapter Five The Hungarian Academy of Sciences: The Triad of Academia, the State and Business 116 Chapter Six The Corvinus: Privatisation and Audit Culture 141 Chapter Seven ‘Free SZFE’: Resistance at the University of Theatre and Film Arts 159 Chapter Eight Critical Reflections on the Past, Present and Future 180 Chapter Nine Conclusion: Speaking Truth to Power 193 Andras L. Pap: Afterword In Search of (Lost) Freedom 214 Bibliography 222 Index 249