So what do Chicago’s graduate students do in their spare time?
Well, some of them set up one of those blog thingmabobs. Go check out Political Arguments, a group blog comprised of several U of C Ph.D. students in political theory. This post tackles the whole red-blue question — go check it out. I confess to some guilt at linking to them — because I’m not ...
Well, some of them set up one of those blog thingmabobs. Go check out Political Arguments, a group blog comprised of several U of C Ph.D. students in political theory. This post tackles the whole red-blue question -- go check it out. I confess to some guilt at linking to them -- because I'm not convinced that it's a great idea for graduate students to be blogging. This is not because they have nothing to say -- quite the opposite. The problem is that for grad students, the opportunity cost of blogging is less time spent on their own research and reading -- activities that are kind of important in terms of getting their advanced degrees. Of course, I'm sure my senio colleagues have the same attitude towards this little enterprise, so consider this a "pot calling the kettle black" kind of disapproval.
Well, some of them set up one of those blog thingmabobs. Go check out Political Arguments, a group blog comprised of several U of C Ph.D. students in political theory. This post tackles the whole red-blue question — go check it out. I confess to some guilt at linking to them — because I’m not convinced that it’s a great idea for graduate students to be blogging. This is not because they have nothing to say — quite the opposite. The problem is that for grad students, the opportunity cost of blogging is less time spent on their own research and reading — activities that are kind of important in terms of getting their advanced degrees. Of course, I’m sure my senio colleagues have the same attitude towards this little enterprise, so consider this a “pot calling the kettle black” kind of disapproval.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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