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Academic freedom-the institutional autonomy of scientific, research and teaching institutions, and the freedom of individual scholars and researchers to pursue controversial research and publish contr
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Though the study is rooted in Hungary, it explores the dynamic and contingent relationship between identity construction and transnational cultural and political currents in East-Central European nati
The authors explore the complicated relationship between poetry and political violence, and provide a fascinating look at the aesthetic dimensions of total power.
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