TY - JOUR
T1 - Diversifying the academy
T2 - How conservative academics can thrive in liberal academia
AU - Maranto, Robert
AU - Woessner, Matthew
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Researchers have long recognized that higher education is dominated by professors whose politics are well to the left of the American political center. The cause and implications of this ideological imbalance have been intensely debated since the 1960s. Although critics of higher education, such as David Horowitz, argue that the political imbalance in academia is largely the result of ideological discrimination, emerging research on the views, values, and experiences of the professoriate tells a more complex story. Despite the relatively small numbers in the academy, the findings suggest that many conservative scholars can succeed in a predominantly liberal environment. Drawing on the latest research, as well as their own personal experience, the authors outline steps that conservative faculty can take to avoid needless political conflict and work happily in a profession largely dominated by the Left.
AB - Researchers have long recognized that higher education is dominated by professors whose politics are well to the left of the American political center. The cause and implications of this ideological imbalance have been intensely debated since the 1960s. Although critics of higher education, such as David Horowitz, argue that the political imbalance in academia is largely the result of ideological discrimination, emerging research on the views, values, and experiences of the professoriate tells a more complex story. Despite the relatively small numbers in the academy, the findings suggest that many conservative scholars can succeed in a predominantly liberal environment. Drawing on the latest research, as well as their own personal experience, the authors outline steps that conservative faculty can take to avoid needless political conflict and work happily in a profession largely dominated by the Left.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1049096512000352
DO - 10.1017/S1049096512000352
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84862219410
SN - 1049-0965
VL - 45
SP - 469
EP - 474
JO - PS - Political Science and Politics
JF - PS - Political Science and Politics
IS - 3
ER -