Abstract:
The article analyses threats to academic freedom in Germany and the United States through a qualitative content analysis of German media specialising on science policy (2013–2025). It conceptualises academic freedom as a multidimensional, contested practice and identifies three dominant threat constellations: political interventions, direct political attacks, and conflicts over societal values. The study shows that higher education institution management occupies ambivalent roles: as defender, mediator, target, and sometimes perceived restrictor. It argues for context-sensitive diagnostics and action strategies that integrate legal, organisational, and communicative respons-es to sustain academic freedom under conditions of democratic backsliding.
Über die Autor*innen:
- Andreas Beer, Dr.,
Wiss. Mitarbeiter, Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) Halle-Wittenberg - Frederic Krull, M.Sc.,
Wiss. Mitarbeiter, Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) Halle-Wittenberg - Olivia Laska, M.A.,
Wiss. Mitarbeiterin, Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) Halle-Wittenberg - Rocio Ramirez, M.A.,
Wiss. Mitarbeiterin, Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) Halle-Wittenberg
