• Sociologist Alexander Bogner has been awarded the Prize for Academic Freedom by the Network for Academic Freedom.
  • Bogner warned that threats to academic freedom come not only from the right but also from scientific activism on the left.
  • The award has sparked controversy in academic circles, mainly due to criticism of the Network for Academic Freedom and its members.
  • Bogner served as president of the Austrian Sociological Association and authored a critical report on the COVID-19 pandemic.

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