I am not in the circle of academia yet. But based on what I know, I believe there is some fairness in the so-called "peer review" process.
I would say every thing is political if scrutinized critically. I vaguely remember there is a famous slogan: "The personal is political". We Chinese do need some politcal activism.
BTW, when I was talking about "credibility" in my previous message, I intended to refer to the credibility of research findings (not that of researchers). When a research finding is supported by multiple separated studies, its credibilty (or trueness) can certainly be enhanced.
Enjoy the long weekend.
I would say every thing is political if scrutinized critically. I vaguely remember there is a famous slogan: "The personal is political". We Chinese do need some politcal activism.
BTW, when I was talking about "credibility" in my previous message, I intended to refer to the credibility of research findings (not that of researchers). When a research finding is supported by multiple separated studies, its credibilty (or trueness) can certainly be enhanced.
Enjoy the long weekend.