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The Ambivalent Impact of Project Research on Academic Freedom in Social Sciences and Humanities. A Case Study: From France to Europe

In: Political Anthropological Research on International Social Sciences (PARISS)
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Lionel Obadia Department of Anthropology, Université Lyon 2 , Lyon, France

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Abstract

This paper discusses the issue of academic freedom, in the particular case of Social Sciences and Humanities. It reflects upon the rise of new standards that apply to academic and public research, and the ways they influence scientific trends and choice`s. Funding schemes in Europe, UNESCO’s programs, United Nation’s SDGs and the recent SRL – “Society Readiness Level” are the four main standards under consideration here.Yet, against the commonly accepted critical stance of an increasing standardisation of research and by way of consequence, a restriction of academic freedom, this paper also points at the paradoxes of these standardisation processes in research that can be either cause of constraint and source of liberty. This is why such standards must be considered as having ambivalent rather than clear-cut impact on SSH research.

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