1/ Is there a cancel culture in political science? A short thread summarizing key results from a new research paper...More at dropbox.com/s/y5a0bwu82to2… 
2/ Academics in political science skew moderate left - especially in America. Confirms long-standing body of research since Lazarsfeld (1958). But the imbalance doesn't necessarily mean growing intolerance of dissent and contrarian voices.
3/ So a new global survey asked political scientists whether, in their experience, several aspects had got better or worse. Here's one indicator...'respect for open debate', with the results among all political scientists. No evidence of a substantial problem, it appears.
4/ A 'Cancel Culture Index' was created by combining 3 indicators (see fn) - and again it looks, at first sight, like a normal curve, suggesting no serious problems. Some scholars report things have got better, others worse, most are in the middle.
5/ As soon as we break it down by self-reported ideological identity, however, a different picture emerges. Here's the US distribution. Scholars on the right are far more likely to report a worsening Cancel Culture, in their experience.
6/ Not just American exceptionalism: also found in other similar post-industrial societies, like the UK. But not in Nigeria or other developing societies.
7/ Why? Part of the 'Cultural Backlash' story?
Conservative scholars may feel under pressure from increasingly liberal social values in affluent societies.
By contrast, liberal scholars may feel at odds with traditionally conservative values in many developing societies.
Conservative scholars may feel under pressure from increasingly liberal social values in affluent societies.
By contrast, liberal scholars may feel at odds with traditionally conservative values in many developing societies.
8/ Comments and ideas welcome. Download at dropbox.com/s/y5a0bwu82to2…
