Academic freedom-the institutional autonomy of scientific, research and teaching institutions, and the freedom of individual scholars and researchers to pursue controversial research and publish controversial opinions-is a cornerstone of any free society.

CONTENT ACADEMIC FREEDOM FROM WITHOUT AND WITHIN, MICHAEL IGNATIEFF ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND THE TENSION BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND STATE , JOAN SCOTT The University and the Nation Academic Freedom Public and Private THE THREAT WITHOUT: STATE PRACTICES AND BARRIERS TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD 3 Ideas on Academic Freedom, Liviu Matei The distinction between academic freedom and university autonomy Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are multidimensional Universities need the state Lessons from CEU and other universities Academic Freedom in the UK, the Indian Subcontinent and Bangladesh, Nirmala Rao Academic Freedom in the UK Academic freedom and the Indian subcontinent Academic Freedom and Universities in Continental Europe, Helga Nowotny Academic Freedom under attack in Turkey , Ayse Kadioglu Between Classical and new Theories of Academic Freedom: Experiences from teaching between New York and Abu Dabi, Catharine R. Stimpson Introduction: The classical and the political definition of academic freedom Academic freedom in the Gulf states: background Experiences at NYU Abu Dabi Conclusions THE THREAT WITHIN: THE STRUGGLE FOR AND AGAINST ACADEMIC FREEDOM WITHIN U.S. UNIVERSITIES The fundamental role of Academic Freedom and free inquiry in US Higher Education, Jonathan R. Cole Academic Freedom and attacks against it in the US from a historical perspective Two fundamental sources of academic freedom in the US Lessons from Middlebury, Allison Stanger Introduction The Middlebury Incident Academic Freedom and Controversial Speech about Campus Governance, Rogers Brubaker Academic freedom in the US and its enemies: a polemic, Leon Botstein TAKING ACCOUNT OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN HUNGARY Key developments in Hungarian higher education, Attila Chikan University autonomy in Hungary in perspective, Istvan Kenesei Historical foundations of academic freedom in Hungary, Katalin Tausz Quality assurance in Hungarian universities and increasing political bias, Valiera Csepe The situation in Hungary from the perspective of private universities, Laszlo Vass FREEDOM AND ITS ENEMIES, OR HOW TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN IN A TANGLED WORD, MARIO VARGAS LLOSA BIBLIOGRAPHY (PRELIMINARY)

"The collection achieves its most important goal: engage the reader in a host of recent preoccupations entangling academic freedom and unpack them in global perspective. The book triggers the critical attitude it stubbornly preaches on its pages. Applying its own philosophy here and now, I salute it as a work that deserves to be read and criticized widely."