Dilemmas of Free Expression

Emmett Macfarlane

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University of Toronto Press
08 November 2021

Interdisciplinary studies; Politics & government; Central government; International communications & telecommunications law; IT & Communications law

Free expression is under threat. Social media and ""fake news,"" misinformation, and disinformation have prompted governments to propose new forms of regulation that are deeply challenging to free expression. Hate speech, far-right populism, campus speech debates, and censorship consistently make headlines in Canada and abroad.

Dilemmas of Free Expression offers forward-looking appraisals of ways to confront challenging moral issues, policy problems, and controversies that pay heed to the fundamental right to free expression. The essays in this volume offer timely analyses of the law, policy, and philosophical challenges, and social repercussions to our understanding of expressive freedom in relation to government obligations and public discourse.

Free expression and its limits are multifaceted, deeply complex, inherently values-based, and central to the ability of a society to function. Dilemmas of Free Expression addresses the challenges of limiting free expression across a host of issues through an analyses by leading and emerging voices in a number of disciplines, including political science, law, philosophy, and Indigenous studies.

Edited by: Emmett Macfarlane
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781487529307
ISBN 10: 1487529309
Pages: 330
Publication Date: 08 November 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Emmett Macfarlane is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo.

Reviews for Dilemmas of Free Expression

Dilemmas of Free Expression provides a timely overview of the major academic debates on the definition and scope of freedom of expression, and a provocative tour of the challenges of applying the concept online, on campus, in the streets, and beyond. - Michael Pal, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Dilemmas of Free Expression is an exceptional anthology, which makes a major contribution to the field. It is a 'must read' not only for constitutional lawyers, legal scholars, and judges, but also anyone interested in how Canada should address freedom of expression as a foundational civil liberty for our democracy. - Kerri A. Froc, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick There is no political ground more hotly contested these days than freedom of expression. What is badly needed at this point in the debates is less heat and more light. This volume does an admirable job of supplying that antidote. It is must-reading for anyone committed to thinking through the complex issues at stake. - Wayne Sumner, University Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto