[Opinion] Leaders in India, Hungary and the US are using appeals to nostalgia and nationalism to attack higher education (Opinion)

Leaders in India, Hungary and the US are using appeals to nostalgia and nationalism to attack higher education (Opinion)

By Riyad A. Shahjahan and Michalinos Zembylas Harvard University is under siege by the Trump administration — and the world is watching. But this case isn’t just an American issue. It’s part of a global trend: universities cast as enemies and institutions in need of reform. Populist, right-wing governments are blaming universities for tearing at the fabric of nations. These attacks are part of a broader strategy known as affective nationalism. …