Groupthink in Academia: Majoritarian Departmental Politics and the Professional Pyramid

Although academia differs from the settings explored by group think theorists, it exhibits many of the same tendencies and failings. One result is the relative absence of classical-liberal and

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Although academia differs from the settings explored by group think theorists, it exhibits many of the same tendencies and failings. One result is the relative absence of classical-liberal and conservative viewpoints among humanities and social sciences professors, especially in the more elite departments.

Citation: Klein, Daniel and Charlotta Stern. "Groupthink in Academia: Majoritarian Departmental Politics and the Professional Pyramid." Independent Review 13, no. 4 (Spring 2009): 585-600.

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