The rights of research assistants and the rhetoric of political suppression
Morton Grodzins and the University of California Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4004254 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen O Murray (University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 130-156 |
| Publication date | 1991-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5061 • E-ISSN: 1520-6696 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6696(199104)27:2<130::aid-jhbs2300270203>3.0.co;2-0 |
| PMID | 2037780 |
| OpenAlex | W2035942686 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This case study of an inter-university controversy over the publication of research from an interdisciplinary social science project on the forced migration and long-term internment of West Coast Japanese-Americans during World War II shows some of the difficulties of maintaining ownership of research materials. In this particular instance the junior employee was able to override his seniors' demand for control of the dissemination of research results by playing on the concerns about even appearing to suppress work for political reasons. The paper discusses conflicting norms of science and rhetorics of justification ranging from proprietary self-interest through "good science" to "the national interest" and onto "the needs of a free society."
Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics) · World War II · Academic Freedom and Politics · Engineering · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2022 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |