Academic Freedom in Latin America and the Deceptive Comfort of Autonomy

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  • Andrés Bernasconi Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Keywords:

governance, university autonomy, academic freedom, Brazil, political interference

Abstract

Universities in Latin America have long benefited from the explicit juridical protection of their autonomy. While overt attacks on university autonomy have been rare in recent decades, the right-wing Bolsonaro administration in Brazil, which seriously disturbed federal universities and funding agencies for science, illustrates a core weakness in the Latin American concept of autonomy: the secondary and subordinate position it gives to academic freedom.

Author Biography

Andrés Bernasconi, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Andrés Bernasconi is professor of education at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.

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Published

2024-01-05

How to Cite

Bernasconi, A. (2024). Academic Freedom in Latin America and the Deceptive Comfort of Autonomy. International Higher Education, (116), 15–17. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/17361

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