Academic Freedom Index - Update 2023
Mar 1, 2023·
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Katrin Kinzelbach
Staffan Lindberg
Lars Pelke
Janika Spannagel
Abstract
The Academic Freedom Index (AFI) provides an overview of the state of academic freedom in 179 countries in 2022. Academic freedom is in retreat for over 50% of the world’s population – 4 billion people. This year’s update of the AFI identifies 22 countries and territories where universities and scholars enjoy significantly less freedom today than 10 years ago. During the same period, academic freedom has improved in only five small countries, which benefits a mere 0.7% of the global population. Academic freedom is stagnating in most countries (152), often at far too low a level.
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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.