PROJECT TITLE

Commercialization, Credentialism and Political Capture: a historical-comparative study of the barriers to the development of academic freedom and university autonomy in Paraguay.

Institutional lead

Patricia Lima Pereira, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Paraguay

Objective

To analyze how credentialism, commodification and political capture of academia in Paraguay impact academic freedom and university autonomy, and to explore the tensions that these barriers generate in society and their potential to produce movements in favor of academic autonomy.

Expected results

To stimulate discussion, understanding and public awareness of the problems related to the lack of academic freedom and university autonomy in Paraguay as well as to make known, at a regional level, the Paraguayan case and its relation to regional dynamics.

To have a better understanding of the structural barriers that limit academic autonomy in Paraguay and how these dynamics affect society. 

Greater and better dialogue between different actors, encouraging a shared reflection about higher education and promoting more inclusive and fairer public policies. 

Contribute to the development of a perspective on university autonomy in Latin America from a frame of reference that allows a comparative analysis of the challenges of academic freedom in different countries of the region.

 

Project Presentation

First Virtual Meeting CLAA-CLACSO: February 19-20, 2025

Entrevista

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Avances

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Resultados finales

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