nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200916-211242-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200916s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200916-211242-0 doi eng 342 23 Fear and (Self-)Censorship in Academia Verfassungsblog 2020-09-16 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Concerns with media freedom in Hungary go back years and they are also used as the case study for the Reverse Solange proposal presented on this blog. The most recent event is the takeover of the largest online news portal, Index, where the entire staff left as a response. A less documented arena is the academic setting we work in and which influences our work and everyday life. In both fields, takeover and blatant censorship is but the tip of the iceberg: the most visible part and indicative of a larger problem. In this post, I describe the problem through illustrative cases and discuss possible responses. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Academic Freedom Censorship Rule of Law Universities Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/fear-and-self-censorship-in-academia/ raw object