9 Apr 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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I have had the privilege to spend today at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. I was invited by Phil Steinberg on behalf of the journal Political Geography to comment on a … Continue reading
27 Mar 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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This morning, the Committee on the Status of Women and the Committee on the Status of Representation and Diversity co-hosted a panel on the gender gap in IR citation practices. The panel was organized in response to the collection and … Continue reading
14 Mar 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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In the Jakarta Post’s January 2014 “Outlook” section, the deputy defense minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin argued that threats to the state are no longer solely military, but rather Indonesian’s good citizens should be alert to threats to the state’s ideology, economy … Continue reading
14 Mar 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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As I work on my last (of way too many) presentations for ISA 2014, I can’t help but remember my first two ISAs. The first was in Portland, Oregon in 2003 – I went to the conference to see what … Continue reading
12 Mar 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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This morning’s Chronicle of Higher Education included a piece called “Dark Thoughts,” which discussed the reasons why mental illness is on the rise in academia – in response to a Guardian blog post about a culture of acceptance of mental health issues in the … Continue reading
6 Mar 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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The Russian occupation of Crimea is an interesting Rorschach test for foreign policy analysis, in an impressive number of ways. I note these to make an analytical point, about the difficulty of applying political science concepts to ongoing events, rather … Continue reading