How professional pipelines produce political groupthink

One explanation for institutional groupthink begins with the practical value of legal training for government work. Familiarity with legislation, argument and formal documents can make lawyers attractive recruits, while professional and social contacts bring more people from the same background into office. A concentration of shared training can then narrow the examples and solutions available within an institution. The historical analogy is an aristocracy dominated by one region, applying methods that worked locally to places with different needs. Candidate quotas raise a further concern about whether selection rewards fitting a category or suitability for the work. Wider participation is proposed as another response, with the recognition that entering public life costs time and money.