Academic Freedom and Democracy in African Countries - the First Study to Track the Connection TC_Africa: Africa
assessing universities against the UN Sustainable Development Goals . This shows a great variety of rankings in different goals. Universities high in SDG 4 - quality education - are not necessarily high in SDG 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions, which includes academic freedom.has been on the political science discipline in African universities and its role in political developments on the continent.
However, the time factor is significant. Countries with high levels of academic freedom before and at the time of their democratic transition showed high levels of democracy even 5, 10 and 15 years later. In contrast, the political situation was more likely to deteriorate in countries where academic freedom was restricted at the time of transition. The impact of academic freedom was greatest in low-income countries.
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