Bredowcast

Republicans are more likely to tolerate speakers with political views different from their own on US college campuses than Democrats and liberals, a new study finds. The results seem surprising since in previous studies on political tolerance Democrats had always turned out to be more tolerant. Sociologist Anna Boch conducted the study and interprets her findings in the BredowCast. When it comes to allowing speakers with extreme political views to speak on US college campuses, self-proclaimed Democrats seem to be less open to opinions very different from their own. In that regard, Republicans are more tolerant. These findings are part of Anna Bochs dissertation project, in which she examines the attitude of US citizens towards free speech in academic contexts and its impact on social discourse. To understand the results, Anna Boch points out, it is important to be aware of the role that a college campus plays in the student life in the USA. For many US students the campus is not only a place of learning and