Explosive new book interrogates the "new intolerance" on British and American campuses
In his new book, one of Britain’s leading sociologists, Professor Frank Furedi, takes to task the growth of censorship and intolerance in British and American universities and makes the case for a radical rediscovery of academic freedom and rigour. In the sixties, universities tended to nurture radicalism and intellectual experimentation. Today, they encourage censorship and intellectual conformism. Why has this happened? Why do universities, one-time bastions of enlightenment and open debate now appear so closed-minded and authoritarian? This is the question that Professor