3 - Academic Freedom and the Constriction of Democratic Space in Botswana: Reflections from an Academic-cum- Politician
Corresponding Author(s) : Taolo Lucas
Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique,
Vol. 9 No 1-2 (2011): Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique: Numéro spécial sur Liberté académique en Afrique
Résumé
Au Botswana, la liberté académique n’est pas institutionnalisée par la loi ; elle est seulement supposée être pratiquée. Toutefois, ces dernières années, le gouvernement a manifesté sa volonté d’exploiter des lois existantes pour étouffer toute critique ou liberté d’expression. La promulgation de lois telles que Media Practitioners et Security and Intelligence act et le refus d’adopter une loi sur la démocratie sont des indicateurs clairs d’un gouvernement hostile à une libre circulation des informations. La timidité des professeurs et des étudiants et leur échec à s’engager contre l’érosion de leur liberté sert de terreau fertile fait accroitre la répression. Cet article montre que tant que l’environnement juridique, la démarche administrative et les attitudes des gouvernants restreignent l’espace démocratique, la liberté académique en sera limitée. Il y a donc nécessité de plaider en faveur d’une institution- nalisation de la liberté académique et de l’ouverture de l’espace démocratique. Ce n’est que lorsque les structures de gouvernance seront responsables, transparentes et réactives que la liberté académique pourrait s’exercer.
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Les références
Bok, D., 1982, Beyond the Ivory Tower: Social Responsibilities of a Modern University, Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Daniel, J., Vlamming F., Hartley, N., and Nowak, M., 1993, Academic Freedom: A Human Rights Report, London: Zed Books
Dingake, K., 2000, Key Aspects of the Constitutional Law of Botswana, Gaborone: Pula Press. Diouf, M., and Mamdani, M., eds., 1994, Academic Freedom in Africa, Dakar: CODESRIA.
Good, 1993, ‘At the Ends of the Ladder: Radical Inequalities in Botswana’, Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 203-230.
Good, K., 1996, ‘Authoritarian Liberalism: A Defining Characteristic of Botswana’, Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 14, No.1, pp. 29-51.
Government of Botswana, 1966, Constitution of the Republic of Botswana, Gaborone: Government Printers.
Government of Botswana, 1968, Printed Publications, Gaborone: Government Printers Government of Botswana, 1972, Cinematograph Act, Gaborone: Government Printers. Government of Botswana, 2008, Intelligence and Security Service Act, Gaborone: Government Printers.
Government of Botswana, 2008, Media Practitioners Act, Gaborone: Government Printers.
Government of Botswana, 2008, University of Botswana Act. Gaborone: Government Printers.
Mkandawire, T., 2005, African Intellectuals: Rethinking Politics, Language, Gender and Development, CODESRIA Books/Zed Books: London.
Republic of Botswana, Hansard, No 157, Part 3 Tuesday 12th August, 2008.
The Botswana Gazette, 2009.
‘The Kampala Declaration on Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility’, 1990, www.vilp.de/Enpdf/e198.pdf
Taylor, I., 2006, ‘The Limits of the African Miracle: Academic Freedom in Botswana and the Deportation of Kenneth Good’, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 24, 1 June 2006.
United Nations Development Program, 2010, Human Development Report, New York: UN Publications.
University of Botswana, 2009, ‘Policy on Partisan Political Activities on University Campuses’, Gaborone: University of Botswana.