22 Apr 2017
by Brandon Valeriano
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Will Moore’s passing is tough to process, not just because he was such a wonderful mentor to so many people, but also because of the conversations he has started or reignited. Especially the conversation on depression, mainly driven by the … Continue reading
12 Apr 2017
by Patrick Thaddeus Jackson
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A just-published study — Inside Higher Ed story here — confirms, with data, something that I think is pretty obvious to many academics already: women do more service, on average, than their male counterparts. According to the study, that relationship holds true … Continue reading
6 Jan 2017
by Laura Sjoberg
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(A really long caveat): I have nothing but respect for David Lake. In the last few years, I have interacted with him professionally on a number of occasions. I have found him to be generous, open-minded, and self-reflective. I have found … Continue reading
25 Dec 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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TIFU … or 11 years ago, and I survived. So I promised that my first post in this series would be of a piece of work with which I now disagree. It is – it is about my first book … Continue reading
22 Dec 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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This is me shamelessly using IR to post the IFjP Call for Editors. Think about running IFjP. We’ve had a blast of a six years.
17 Dec 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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So why a series of posts on a political science blog called TIFU (inspired by the subreddit of the same name)? I, and others, have written about failure recently (in a liberal, failure-conscious definition of recently), inspired both by everyday life … Continue reading
17 Dec 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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Dear Readers, I have been a terrible lead blogger over the last year. Terrible. I’d understand it if you didn’t read this post because you’ve forgotten Relations International except for the great posts that Brandon and Patrick have made in … Continue reading
3 Sep 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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Patrick Thaddeus Jackson wrote a thoughtful response to the University of Chicago’s declaration to the class of 2020 that they won’t find trigger warnings or intellectual safe spaces in Hyde Park, and promises another that specifically addresses safe spaces. I’ll leave … Continue reading
19 May 2016
by Brandon Valeriano
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Navel gazing at the tenure process continues and anxiety can be crippling. The same unfortunate lessons keep coming up, the University will outlive us all. We can be discarded at any time or for just about any reason, regardless of … Continue reading
12 May 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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*while Foreign Policy editors expressed initial interest in this post, a long-delayed response time to its actual draft suggests to me that such interest has faded, though I cannot imagine why. I’ve decided to self-publish it here on RI. Recently, … Continue reading