What we've seen in the United States is an attempt to solve perceptions of internal politicization with external politicization. There's been a heavier hand of government intervention in micromanaging content aspects of academia in both what gets researched and what gets specific funding grants, as well as the curricula.
Doing it from the external side has very much exacerbated politicization and has eroded trust. It's created a lot of enmity between academics and the government. It's made people perceive more politicization rather than less. The solution to politicization is rarely more politicization.