New threats to academic freedom in Asia / edited by Dimitar Gueorguiev.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gueorguiev, Dimitar D., editor.

Series:

Asia Shorts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic freedom.

Asia--History.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : Association for Asian Studies, [2022]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

New Threats to Academic Freedom in Asia examines the increasingly dire state of academic freedom in Asia. Using cross-national data and in-depth case studies, the authors shed light on the multifaceted nature of academic censorship and provide reference points to those working in restrictive academic environments.

Contents:

Introduction: Progress Under Threat: Academic Freedom in Asia / Dimitar G. Gueorguiev

Academic Freedom in Asia from 1900 to 2021: A Quantitative Overview / Katrin Kinzelbach

Contesting Academic Freedom in Japan / Jeff Kingston

The State of Academic Freedom in Singapore's World-Beating Universities / Cherian George, Chong Ja Ian, and Shannon Ang

Academic Freedom in China: An Empirical Inquiry through the Lens of the System of Student Informants (xuesheng xinxiyuan) / Jue Jiang

In the Name of the Nation: Restrictions on Academic Freedom in Contemporary Indonesian Higher Education / Stefani Nugroho

Afterword / Patricia Thornton.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Gueorguiev, Dimitar D. New Threats to Academic Freedom in Asia

ISBN:

9781952636325

OCLC:

1351751581