Darian-Smith, Eve, 1963-

Policing higher education : the antidemocratic attack on scholars and why it matters / Eve Darian-Smith. - online resource - Critical university studies .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book explores the global attack on higher education and academic freedom in the early decades of the twenty-first century. It argues that today, unlike the past, society is facing a global wave of antidemocratic governance and rise of extremist far-right political leaders. This text aims to reinforce the importance of higher education and why it is crucial to be informed on the attacks on universities and colleges in the United States and around the world"--


Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

9781421451312

2024035510


Academic freedom.
Academic freedom--United States.
Democracy and education.
Democracy and education--United States.
Learning and scholarship--Political aspects.
Learning and scholarship--Political aspects--United States.
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.


Electronic books.

LC72 / .D37 2025

378.1/2130973