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1、ThispageintentionallyleftblankP1:KCZ0521839874agg.xmlCY481B/Downs0521839874September20,200411:23RestoringFreeSpeechandLibertyonCampusThisbookaddressesamajorproblemincontemporaryAmericanhighereducation:deprivationsoffreespeech,dueprocess,andotherbasiccivillibertiesinthenameoffavoredpoliticalcauses.D
2、ownsbeginsbyana-lyzingthenatureandevolutionoftheproblemanddiscusseshowthesebetrayalsoflibertyhaveharmedthetruth-seekingmissionofuniversities.Ratherthanpromotingequalrespectandtoleranceofdiversity,policiesrestrictingacademicfreedomandcivillibertyhaveproveddivisiveandhavecompromisedtherobustexchangeo
3、fideasthatisanecessarycondi-tionofameaningfuleducation.Drawingonpersonalexperienceaswellasresearch,Downspresentsfourcasestudiesthatillustratethedifferencethatconscientiouspoliticalresistanceandmobilizationoffacultyandstu-dentscanmake.Suchmovementshavebroughtaboutunexpectedsuccessinrenewingtheprinci
4、plesoffreespeech,academicfreedom,andcivillib-ertyatuniversitieswheretheyhavebeenactive,whiletheirabsenceatsomeuniversitieshascausedasteadydeclineintheimportanceoftheseprinciples.DonaldAlexanderDownsisProfessorofPoliticalScience,LawandJour-nalismattheUniversityofWisconsin,Madison,andResearchFellowat
5、TheIndependentInstitute,Oakland,California.Hehaswrittenfourpre-viousbooks,includingNazisinSkokie:Freedom,Community,andtheFirstAmendment,winneroftheAnnisfield-WolfBookAward;andTheNewPoliticsofPornography,winneroftheGladysM.KammererAwardoftheAmericanPoliticalScienceAssociation.ProfessorDownshasalsopub
6、lishedextensivelyinleadingjournals,encyclopedias,andprofessionalbooks;lecturedthroughouttheUnitedStatesandinEnglandandScotland;andmadenumerousmediaappearancesonradioandtelevisiontodiscussissuesofAmericanpoliticsandlaw.iP1:JZW0521839874agg.xmlCY481B/Downs0521839874July4,200617:35Praiseforthehardcove
7、redition“Attheverycoreofallourrightsandliberties–asJusticeWilliamBrennanoncetoldme–istheFirstAmendment.OneoftheplacesithasbeenmostendangeredistheAmericancollegeanduniversitycampus.ThestoryofhowDonaldDownsre