How can the international academic community contribute to the demise of apartheid?academic boycott is a political strategy of doubtful ethical basis, and should be replaced with a policy of selective support.
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Benatar, S. An alternative to academic boycott. Nature 343, 505–506 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/343505a0
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