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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (78813)3/1/2003 7:40:12 PM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Most academic departments, where getting tenure depends on not displeasing those who already have tenure.

I definitely agree with this, Nadine, sort of. Yes, I know the contradiction in that sentence.

But I've certainly seen the process you are talking about up close and it's very much there. But there are countervailing forces as well--discipline wide recognition, a tendency to break down departmental barriers with cross-disciplanary programs, conflicts among senior faculty, etc.--that reduce the power of the conformity culture. My sense is that it varies across institutions, across disciplines, and across departments. It's just always a factor, and many times, a very powerful one.

What's your experience?
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