The Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), V‑Dem Institute, and Scholars at Risk (SAR) introduce the second iteration of the Academic Freedom Index (AFi). The index assesses levels of academic freedom in more than 175 countries and territories over a period of 120 years, from 1900 to 2020.The AFi 2020 finds the largest annual declines in (...)