It is a fact that political criteria play everywhere a great role Gabi Nehme And, of course, accreditation is also a matter of state (interstate) policies. As long as most of academia remains state-funded, your mentioned selection procedure will remain. Even if you have 100 equally qualified candidates for a position, the political group momentum will be decisive.

I think there should be an academic body around the world that could take on these bullies and redirect the academic process for the benefits of the students.

These selection procedures will produce harm on the long run and it will also affect academic research and progress.