ACADEMIC Freedom as HUMAN RIGHT
International Online Conference
14-15-16 December 2020
This conference was prepared within the scope of the project "Bringing the Human Rights Academy to Civil Society" funded by the European Union. The content of it does not reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
Program
15:00-15:30 Introduction and Welcome
15:30-17:00 Session I: Defining Academic Freedom
Moderator: Sevilay Çelenk
- Meaning of Academic Freedom and Autonomy at the age of Late Corporatization – Aydın Ördek
- Cultural Revolution, Culture Wars and Academic Freedom – Barış Ünlü
- Academic Freedom: A Sociological Definition and A Consideration of its Democratic Promise- Jeffrey C. Goldfarb
17:30-19:00 Keynote Speaker
Moderator: John William Day
13:00- 14:30 Session II: Academic Freedom in Turkey
Moderator: Canberk Gürer
- Don’t You Dare!: Burning Subjects in the Universities – Füsun Üstel
- ÖES and Academic Freedom – Hasan Faruk Alpkaya
- Eğitim-Sen in the Struggle for Academic Freedoms – Özgür Bozdoğan
14:30-14:45 Coffee Break
14:45-16:15 Session III: Academic Freedom in Times of State of Emergency
Moderator: Dinçer Demirkent
- Universities’ “State of Emergency” in Turkey: Climate of Fear, Self-censorship and Shrinking Research Areas – İnan Özdemir Taştan
- Being a Human Rights Academic During the State of Emergency – Ülkü Doğanay
- Dismissals of Academics and Academic Freedom – Cansu Akbaş Demirel
13:00-14:30 Session IV: Academic Freedom in Authoritarian Regimes
Moderator: Elçin Aktoprak
- Academic Freedom in Question on University Campuses in India – Moushumi Basu
- Control of Academic Freedom: The Case of Hungary – András Bozóki
- Struggles Against Authoritarianism and Neoliberal Reform at the Universities in Turkey: The Case of Eğitim-Sen – Onur Can Taştan
14:30-16:15 Coffee Break
14:45-16:15 Session V: Human Rights and Academic Freedom
Moderator: Kerem Altıparmak
- Human Rights as a Discipline in the Academy of Turkey – Ozan Değer
- From Solidarity to Equality: Off University and the Insistence on a Democratic Academy – Ertuğ Tombuş
- From Lecture Hall to Prison Cell: The Threat to Academic Freedom for the Uyghurs – Jewher İlham
16:30-17:30 Round Table and Final Declaration (with participation of panelists)