Democracy, science, and institutionalized dissent: Toward a social justification for academic tenure

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 697-721

  Sjoberg, Gideon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0038857089     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1389663     Document Type: Article

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