Book review: "Wissenschaftsfreiheit und Moral" (Tim Henning)
Bedroht übertriebener Moralismus die Wissenschaftsfreiheit – oder gibt es legitime moralische Kritik an wissenschaftlichen Thesen? Tim Henning widmet sich diesem brisanten Thema …
Janika Spannagel
Researcher in Political Science
I am passionate about exploring and comparing human rights protection and state coercion in democratic as well as authoritarian contexts. For my work and studies, I have received various scholarships and awards, and spent considerable time abroad in countries on five continents. I was previously a visiting scholar at Stanford University, USA, and a research fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute, Germany, where I co-developed the Academic Freedom Index. I hold a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Freiburg.
Death Penalty in the United States: “Conditions That Are Completely Devoid of Humanity”
This article is an interview I conducted with Thea Posel, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the Capital Punishment Clinic at Texas Law and the …
Podcast: International Attention and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
In ‘International Attention and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: Campaigning for Agents of Change’ (Routledge 2023), Dr. Janika Spannagel (Freie Universitat Berlin) seeks …
Radio: Wie die US-Regierung unter Trump die Wissenschaftsfreiheit einschränkt
Die Wissenschaft in den USA steht unter massivem Druck durch die Trump-Administration. Drastische Kürzungen von Forschungsgeldern, Zensur und Entlassungen bedrohen die …
The Globalization of Academic Freedom
Liberal democracies and illiberal regimes alike recognize academic freedom as a norm that enables scientific progress. This article investigates the extent to which the …
Academic Freedom: Global Variations in Norm Conceptualization, Diffusion and Contestation – An Introduction
This Introduction provides an overview of the topics covered in this special issue on ‘Academic freedom: Global variations in norm conceptualization, diffusion and contestation’, …
Quality Assessment of the Academic Freedom Index: Strengths, Weaknesses, and How Best to Use It
A comprehensive review of the data quality of the first systematic global measurement of academic freedom, the Academic Freedom Index (AFI).
The Constitutional Codification of Academic Freedom Over Time and Space
This article explores the global spread of domestic codifications of academic freedom norms by mapping constitutional provisions over time and space. Drawing on the new Academic …
Repressalien gegen Menschenrechtsverteidiger:innen im Umfeld der UNO: Monitoring und Maßnahmen
This article analyzes reprisals and intimidation against human rights defenders who engage with the United Nations, focusing on how such cases are monitored and addressed within …
Introducing Academic Freedom in Constitutions: A New Global Dataset, 1789–2022
The Academic Freedom in Constitutions dataset is a new resource that empirically maps constitutional guarantees of the freedom of science, of academic freedom, and of university …