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...Gourvevitch-Roberts letter (also 24 April) at least attempts to confront the question of political responsibility. However the solution that the authors suggest, that of radically separating political action outside the University and action within the University, is unsatisfactory. Under this scheme, the academic policymaker would return to the University. When the "public authorities" sought to investigate his actions while a policymaker, one can be sure that the Government Department would once again issue a statement, condemning the investigation as a violation of academic freedom. The academic mandarin would escape all responsibility, as he has in the past. The Gourvevitch...
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