The question is whether parliament should specifically affirm that freedom of research must be protected against political interference and against threats and hatred directed at researchers, or whether current regulation in the Instrument of Government and the Higher Education Act, together with ongoing monitoring by the Swedish Higher Education Authority, is sufficient.
Committee proposal adopted, 175–130 · ⇄ The decision would have gone the other way
Plan → Vote
»Vänsterpartiet vill värna universitetens oberoende och finansiering«“The Left Party wants to protect universities' independence and funding”universities' independence · 2022 manifesto ↗
»ansvar att garantera forskningens frihet och att trygga grundforskningen.«“responsibility to guarantee freedom of research and to secure basic research.”guaranteed freedom of research · party programme ↗
»Den akademiska friheten ska värnas och«“Academic freedom should be protected and”protect academic freedom · party programme ↗
»Den akademiska och konstnärliga friheten liksom den fria kulturen är grundbultar i ett vitalt civilsamhälle. Politiken ska bidra till goda förutsättningar men hålla armlängds avstånd.«“Academic and artistic freedom as well as free culture are cornerstones in a vital civil society. Policy should contribute to good conditions but keep arm's length distance.”academic freedom and arm's length distance · 2022 manifesto ↗
»Individuell akademisk frihet ska vara en bärande princip för all offentlig verksamhet inom forskning och«“Individual academic freedom shall be a foundational principle for all public activity in research and”individual academic freedom · party programme ↗
»Tankens frihet är en förutsättning«“Freedom of thought is a prerequisite”freedom of research · party programme ↗
»Värna den fria forskningen från politiska pekpinnar«“Protect free research from political interference”free research without political direction · 2022 manifesto ↗
»Den politiska styrningen av högre utbildning ska minska och akademins självständighet öka.«“Political control of higher education should decrease and academia's independence should increase.”reduced political control · 2022 manifesto ↗
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