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Freedom of research in a democratic society
Author(s) -
Wäscher Sebastian,
DeplazesZemp Anna
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201949928
Subject(s) - democracy , library science , enlightenment , columbia university , political science , sociology , law , media studies , philosophy , politics , theology , computer science
Freedom of research and democratization of science are often conflicting concepts in democratic societies. It is thus necessary to define when either applies.