Siegfried O. Wolf
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at SADF (Coordinator: Democracy Research Programme); he was educated at the Institute of Political Science (IPW) and South Asia Institute (SAI), both Heidelberg University. Additionally he is member (affiliated researcher) of the SAI as well as a former research fellow at IPW and Centre de Sciences Humaines (New Delhi, India). Dr Wolf worked as a consultant to NATO-sponsored periodic strategic independent research and assessment of Afghanistan-Pakistan issues.
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Truncation of Academic Freedom in Today’s Bangladesh (Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
Truncation of Academic Freedom in Today’s Bangladesh
Can universities sustain democracy when disagreement becomes dangerous?
In “Truncation of Academic Freedom in Today’s Bangladesh”, Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf argues that the post-2024 political transition has failed to secure independent campus governance. He describes forced resignations, political labelling and competing student organisations asserting...
Did Rabindranath Tagore Oppose the Establishment of Dhaka University? – C282
Separating Historical Evidence from Political Myth
ABSTRACT
Did Rabindranath Tagore oppose the establishment of the University of Dhaka? This article examines a persistent allegation that the Bengali poet resisted the proposed university and even presided over a protest meeting in Kolkata in March 1912. Reviewing the institutional history of Dhaka...
FREE SHAHRIAR KABIR An Open Letter
An Open Letter in Defense of Historical Memory, Freedom of Expression, and Shahriar Kabir
This open letter is jointly endorsed by eleven international human rights, democracy, genocide prevention, and justice organizations: Genocide Watch, Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, European Bangladesh Forum (EBF), International Crimes Strategy Forum (ICSF), South Asia...