In this special episode of the WZB Democracy Podcast (in English), Benjamin Schürmann talks with Ilyas Saliba about the newly established Academic Freedom index (AFi) and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Academic Freedom.

Link to Ilyas oped on the consequences of COVID-19 on fieldwork:

https://theconversation.com/covid-19-field-research-needs-to-find-a-way-back-fast-after-the-pandemic-160060

For more information on the AFi check out the project website:

https://www.gppi.net/project/assessing-academic-freedom-worldwide

You can find the recently published Policy Report based on the 2020 AFi data here: https://www.gppi.net/media/KinzelbachEtAl_2021_Free_Universities_AFi-2020.pdf

Link to the book "Researching Academic Freedom":

https://www.gppi.net/media/Kinzelbach_2020_Researching_Academic_Freedom-Book.pdf

For more information on Ilyas check out his website:

http://www.ilyas-saliba.com