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Current Comment: The Illiberal Academic Authority. An Oxymoron?
1Central European University, Vienna.
Berichte Zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
|November 24, 2021
Summary
Illiberal science policies in Hungary, including closing programs and politicizing appointments, are analyzed using the polypore state theory. This framework examines government control and higher education marketization.
Area of Science:
- Political Science
- Higher Education Studies
- Science Policy
Background:
- The rise of illiberal science policies challenges European scientific authorization processes.
- Key illiberal policies include closing academic programs, privatizing higher education, and loyalty-based appointments, undermining quality assurance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically analyze the emergence and implications of illiberal science policy in Hungary.
- To apply the polypore state theoretical framework to understand government control and marketization in higher education.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical analysis using the polypore state framework (Grzebalska, Pető).
- Case study examination of illiberal science policy in Hungary.
Main Results:
- Hungary serves as a dual case study for polypore government control (state capture) and neoliberal marketization of higher education.
- The polypore state framework illuminates the mechanisms of illiberal science policy implementation.
Conclusions:
- Understanding illiberal science policy requires analyzing both state capture and marketization dynamics.
- The Hungarian case highlights the vulnerability of scientific authorization processes to illiberal governance.
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