New publication on the freedom of research: Quelle liberté défendre?

A new article on elitist and democratic interpretations of the freedom of research has been published this week. (English draft version here.)

I just want to point to one argument put forward in the paper. This argument seems even more important today than two years ago, when I initially conceived it: The freedom of research does not presuppose a political abstinence from researchers. On the contrary, their contributions to public debates are one of the key sources for strengthening the freedom of research.

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