The state, human rights and academic freedom in Africa.

Autor/in	Mkandawire, Thandike
Titel	The state, human rights and academic freedom in Africa.
Quelle	Aus: The state and the school. London: Falmer (1996) S. 18-36Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 12
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
Schlagwörter	Einstellung (Psy); Bildungspolitik; Demokratisierung; Gesellschaftssystem; Politik; Staat; Hochschulautonomie; Hochschulpolitik; Akademiker; Afrika
Abstract	In the first part the author reviews the state's and society's attitudes towards academic freedom beginning by discussing the roots of repressive rule in post-colonial Africa. It shifts from an examination of traditional culture and colonial heritage to consideration of the post- colonial state's approach to academic issues. The second part is dedicated to the role of other actors in the violation of academic freedom in Africa, including civil society, academics (domestic and foreign), donors etc. In the final part there are analyzed some internal and external obstacles which make the processes of democratization not moving as smoothly as they should. The main internal obstacle is the resistance of the authoritarian structures themselves. "The external obstacles are related to the nature of the economic crisis facing African countries and the nature of structural adjustment programmes being imposed by the international financial system." (DIPF/St.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	1999_(CD)