"contested assumption" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used when discussing an idea or belief that is questioned or disputed by others. Here is an example sentence: "The candidate's campaign was built on a contested assumption that the economy would improve under their leadership."
Substantively, the Microsoft case presents layers of complexity -- not only the technology of the specific products at issue, but fiercely contested assumptions about the relationship between competition and innovation in the fast-changing technology marketplace.
Field visits and illustrative on-the-ground case studies that focus on the opportunities, challenges, and contested assumptions around the four key issue areas identified by this initial scoping dialogue have the potential to provide important and constructive perspective.
In this article we seek to highlight some contested assumptions.
Our country contested this assumption during the War of 1812 after the British impressed Americans into the Royal Navy, insisting that they remained the king's subjects.
Among those who've contested this assumption in recent years are Russia's Pussy Riot, arrested in 2012 for performing their Punk Prayer in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
In 1996, the Dearing report (Dearing [1996]) contested this assumption and proposed major changes in the education system to create parity, such as stronger links between HEIs and industry.
The doctors in this study clearly contested the assumption behind a short formal hospital induction programme for new staff, that this was in any way sufficient to pre-empt the cycles of professional isolation and feelings of unsafeness they said they all experienced in their first several months on the job after arriving from another country.
The final assumption contested in this paper is that changing men necessarily involves working with men.
However diagnosis and understanding of personality disorders remains contested, challenging any assumption that mainstream recovery thinking can be directly translated into personality disorders services.
