Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Coffee Shop (September 2008)

The Coffee Shop is a place for discussions that don't fit into any of our other categories. This is the official kickoff "Coffee Shop" thread for the 2008-2009 job rush.

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10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'll have a mocha Frappuccino to go, with a blueberry scone.

Anonymous said...

Reminds me of the *very* important subject of what and what not to order at a job talk dinner. . .

Anonymous said...

Here is a conversation starter. If you are a young scholar in international relations that does not have a particular methods bias (you are not a quant head or an all-qualitative, all the time, person) and does not have a geographic constraint, what are the best places to be? Is it better to be at a top school where you will not get tenure but get a lot of resources or a more nurturing environment where you will get a lot of interaction with your senior faculty or is there something else that matters?

Anonymous said...

ISA notifications are out. Lots of us stats geeks are in but I did notice very few theorists are included this year. Wonder why.

Anonymous said...

Maybe they didn't apply?

Anonymous said...

Or maybe they got in. I had two "theory" panels I'm on accepted, and a quick search for many major and not-so-major (such as myself) names in IR theory shows them to be on panels.

Anonymous said...

On the presidential debate: will someone please write a good op-ed on the definition of strategy versus tactics? It need not be overly liberal or conservative, but I do think this is an area where political scientists could actually contribute to improving the popular discourse. (I’d love to do it myself, but my dissertation is due in 2 weeks.)

Anonymous said...

From a prospective graduate student: Any thoughts on the comparative strengths and weaknesses of the program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville?

Anonymous said...

Tennessee's placement record isn't great.

Anonymous said...

It is often suggested that universities do not hire their own graduates for fear of academic inbreeding. Is this the case in your program? What must a graduate do to overcome this perception?