Kenneth Good and his deportation

Scholars must make a number of choices when they conduct research in a foreign country. One choice is whether they will become active in local politics.

My feeling is that we should engage in politics in our home country, but in countries where we study, we should refrain from activities related to the struggle for political power.

A country’s domestic politics are for its citizens. One’s analysis and conclusions may lead to or imply particular political choices, but as foreign scholars we should not take political action, whether it be writing polemics, organizing political groups, or campaigning in elections.

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