Helsinki Committee: Propaganda is not just an academic issue

In an often overheated climate of debate, it is a relief to receive objective, sober and fact-based criticism. Professor Tore Wig at the University of Oslo believes that the Helsinki Committee misunderstands the relationship between universities and academic staff, and how the concept of academic freedom should be understood. I thank you for the invitation to explain our view on a question that may not have a final answer. In any case, we have u…