So I seriously want to shake some people….

and they’re called theorists. That’s right, I would just love to grab a few by the collars and say, “Damnit man! Why must you make all of our lives so difficult?! The empirical phenomena can’t possibly be that difficult to describe or explain! Ack!!!” ***I say this as I proceed to pull my hair out [...]

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Ruggie Par Deux

I just realized Ruggie wrote another version of his introductory essay in his book (the version I read) which also appeared in International Organization, albeit with different emphasis and analysis. To my friends who are IR geeks and are interested in Ruggie’s works, please note the following: 1) If you are interested in a summary [...]

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What Makes the Academic World Hang Together?

It has been some time since I sat down to punch out some thoughts on the good ol’ blog–in blog time, a week can seem like a lifetime. I originally started typing with the intent of writing some funny story about Black Friday, or seriously addressing the recent tragic events in Mumbai. For some reason, [...]

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