Tensions in the liberal science script
Apr 1, 2024
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Focusing on the role and social architecture of science in liberal societies, this research project expores some of its inherent tensions and how they have been negotiated over time, thus offering a distinct way of thinking about current attacks and controversies surrounding higher education. Historical and contemporary contestations of Women’s Studies programs in the United States are serving as an empirical starting point for the analysis.
Authors
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.