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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33071| Title: | How political leanings affect views on academic freedom – new research |
| Authors: | Pickering, SD Hansen, ME Sunahara, Y |
| Keywords: | Japan;academic freedom;UK universities;political views |
| Issue Date: | 26-Jan-2026 |
| Publisher: | The Conversation Trust (UK) |
| Citation: | Pickering, S.D., Hansen, M.E. and Sunahara, Y. (2026) 'How political leanings affect views on academic freedom – new research', The Conversation, 26 January, pp. 1–4. doi: 10.64628/AB.jqasrr6cm. |
| Abstract: | Academic freedom is often described as a cornerstone of democratic society. Politicians regularly claim to defend it, universities invoke it in mission statements and most members of the public say they support it in principle. |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33071 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.jqasrr6cm |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCiD: Steve Pickering https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-2994 ORCiD: Martin Ejnar Hansen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3637-208X |
| Appears in Collections: | Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management Research Papers * Department of Social and Political Sciences Research Papers * |
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