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Article: The bog-like ground on which we tread: arbitrating academic freedom in Canada *.
- Article from:
- The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
- Author:
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ACADEMIC FREEDOM IS "the key legitimating concept of the university" (Menand, 1996: 4); yet, its future is far from secure. By its very nature, academic freedom is a threat to those who hold power; just as surely, its liberty is valued most by those who are critical of mainstream assumptions and practices. In Canada, academic freedom was forged pragmatically, set forth as a reasoned and moderate effort to give university faculty members appropriate salaries and benefits, a voice in the conduct of university affairs, and the conditions of intellectual and moral freedom to think critically It succeeded in part because it was a necessary condition for the development of ...