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What Matters Today is a podcast series from the Geneva Graduate Institute in which we ask faculty members to comment on current issues impacting, economics, politics, health, and society.
Academic Freedom Under Fire: Why It Matters and How to Protect It
Graduate Institute What Matters Today
28 minutes 53 seconds
6 months ago
Academic Freedom Under Fire: Why It Matters and How to Protect It
In this episode, we will explore the significance of academic freedom, the challenges it faces globally, and the ways in which researchers and academics can defend and promote this essential liberty. We'll also discuss the broader implications of restricting academic freedom on society and our understanding of various phenomena.
Our guest today is Julie Billaud, an Associate Professor of anthropology and sociology here at the Geneva Graduate Institute.
Julie is an anthropologist with a background in socio-legal studies. She is also the co-founder and one of the editors of Allegra Lab and is the co-convener of LAWNET (the Network for the Anthropology of Law, Rights and Governance) and a member of the Working Group on Human Rights and Academic Freedom of the European Association of Social Anthropology.
Graduate Institute What Matters Today
What Matters Today is a podcast series from the Geneva Graduate Institute in which we ask faculty members to comment on current issues impacting, economics, politics, health, and society.