"intellectual shift" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a change in the way something is viewed or thought about. For example, "The industrial revolution marked a major intellectual shift in how people saw the world."
Until Labour manages this intellectual shift, its views on how to revive the economy now are liable to go unheeded.
"There has already been an intellectual shift, and we're beginning to see the political shift," says Mr Haass.
But now, in an abrupt intellectual shift, Wilson says that his embrace of Hamilton's equation was a serious scientific mistake.
It was only during the Renaissance and the later age of Enlightenment that an intellectual shift became perceptible.
The Spence report reflects a broader intellectual shift within the development profession, a shift that encompasses not just growth strategies but also health, education, and other social policies.
Of course, this was part of the intellectual shift that occurred in the 1970s when the use of Keynesian fiscal policy to fine tune the economy was perceived to have failed and the emphasis of economic management moved to monetary policy.There are really two justifications for independent central banks.
But intellectual shifts don't mean much by themselves.
Such major intellectual shifts can make or break careers.
On the other hand, there are also signs of intellectual shifts predating this period.
BUT such intellectual shifts and challenges have been the driving force of Germany's unlikely success.
By talking openly about his Christianity, Cameron has acknowledged one of the most significant intellectual shifts of this century.
