Political Correctness in Academia - 9783031854491

Political Correctness in AcademiaA Public Choice Analysis\nAuthor(s): Sandra Dzenis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9783031854491, 978-3031854491\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the phenomenon of political correctness in academia and explains why and how scholars and administrators impact PCs prominence in the academic sphere. To do so, it examines the actions of these agents through the lens of public choice theory, revealing how self-interested strategies drive the policies and normsof the university.\n\nThe book examines the ideological dimensions of political correctness and highlights four key spheres of influence academic research, higher education curricula, affirmative action and speech codes. The book offers a nuanced exploration of how PC and liberalism have common ground. It demonstrates how the liberal values of equality and individual liberty largely underpin PC, whose regulatory functi.