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International Association for Media and Communication Research
Asociación Internacional de Estudios en Comunicación Social
Association Internationale des Études et Recherches sur l'Information et la Communication

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Freedom of Speech Abridged?

Freedom of Speech Abridged? Cultural, Legal and Philosophical Challenges

Anine Kierulf & Helge Rønning (Eds.)

Freedom of expression and freedom of the press has become an issue that creates controversies all over the world in a manner unthinkable at the beginning of the 21st century. Authoritarian regimes stifle free expression, and religious groups challenge its foundations.

It is threatened even in democratic societies through escalated security measures passed under the pretext of securing just those basic liberties among which freedom of expression is central. These challenges are the backdrop for the publication Freedom of Speech Abridged?

The book discusses freedom of expression as a universal human right, and analyses its philosophical foundations. It raises legal questions arising from the tension between basic rights, and between national and international law, and considers to what extent freedom of expression thrives or withers in an increasingly gobalized world of new technology.

Title: Freedom of Speech Abridged? Cultural, Legal and Philosophical Challenges
Editors: Anine Kierulf & Helge Rønning
Published: 2009
Imprint: Nordicom
ISBN: 978-91-89471-76-4

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