Scholar-blogger thoughts, cont’d
Following up on my last post: Oxblog’s David Adesnik is happy about the new U of C Law School blog — and the extent to which the law school is proud of its existence — but nevertheless believes blogging remains decidedly out of the academic mainstream: What the issue comes down to, I think, is ...
Following up on my last post: Oxblog's David Adesnik is happy about the new U of C Law School blog -- and the extent to which the law school is proud of its existence -- but nevertheless believes blogging remains decidedly out of the academic mainstream:
Following up on my last post: Oxblog’s David Adesnik is happy about the new U of C Law School blog — and the extent to which the law school is proud of its existence — but nevertheless believes blogging remains decidedly out of the academic mainstream:
What the issue comes down to, I think, is the perception that blogging is inherently unbecoming of a scholar. Posts are brief and rapid-fire. But what I hope that more faculties are beginning to discover is that blogging can serve as an important complement to the traditional forums for scholarship. No one thinks that blogging should replace books or journal articles. But I think it can serve as an invaluable means of allowing scholars to apply their knowledge to current situations without having first to write a 30 or 300 page manuscript. Thus, I wish the UC faculty bloggers all the best and hope that their example will demonstrate that blogging is anything but the academic equivalent of lese majeste.
In the spirit of the last paragraph, I would encourage the IR scholars in the audience to check out Dan Nexon’s post about the debate over the role that norms play in world politics. He’s looking for feedback.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and the author of The Ideas Industry. Twitter: @dandrezner
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