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Universities are often among the first institutions targeted during democratic backsliding. From censorship and political pressure to self-censorship and coerced compliance, authoritarian movements seek not only to suppress knowledge but to reshape how knowledge is produced and who is permitted to produce it.
In this conversation with DefendResearch.org, The Anti-Autocracy Handbook author Stephan Lewandowsky examines how scholars navigate increasing political pressure, assess personal and inst…