The days reading studies the impact of globalisation on higher education and academic freedom. The author claims globalisation increased possibilities for academic freedom as well as change the way teaching and research is carried out. He explains the fight against terrorism as a blocage to economic freedom in the barriers/harassment posed to arabs and muslims scholars and teachers. However he admits that "Violators more difficult to identify and to call to account: accountability for abuses." Universities the author claims, is becoming a sanctuary for new ideas, including those that may be unpopular. For this, we see franchise universities in which the meaning is to protect academic freedom from politics and other "actors in society". The author furthers his his text claiming academic freedom "is a precondition for well functioning universities involved in teaching, research and scholarly publishing and dissemination." Through email, websites, digital libraries, online publications, etc..., collaboration is made easier dispite distance. The author makes again further statement that scholars themselves, not always only the government, is a blocade to academic freedom. One scholar may disfavor other colleagues of different religion, party, ideology, etc...