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Category: Political Economy

A brief introduction to computing security

Posted on 4 November 20194 May 2022 by Michael Plouffe

I’ve been interested in computing and cybersecurity since I was fairly young.(1) I’ve noticed that this is a fairly uncommon, so I’ve listed here a few simple steps toward a more secure (and private) computing existence (these are also important considerations for mobile devices, like tablets and phones). Additional points can be found here. Software…

Two new publications

Posted on 10 October 2019 by Michael Plouffe

I’ve got two short peer-reviewed pieces out today, neither of which really constitutes research, but are more commentary on a couple of issues related to research. The first is a blogpost as part of Nature Human Behaviour’s ‘Is it publish or perish?’ series. My contribution focuses on political science/international relations and the UK academic job…

Preparing a UK PhD Application

Posted on 2 October 201916 January 2020 by Michael Plouffe

Applying for a PhD in the UK? The process of applying for a PhD in British academia requires a lot of research and legwork by the applicant. The first step involves identifying top research departments, as these can often differ from the usual list of ‘top universities’. At the postgraduate level, the UK doesn’t seem…

Belt and Road Redux

Posted on 5 September 20196 October 2019 by Michael Plouffe

Approaching belts and roads through better research design I’ve written previously about my concerns relating to the quality of BRI-related MSc dissertations.(1) To summarize,  these projects tend to suffer from significant problems. These tend to stem from at least one of the following: Inability or unwillingness to separate hype/propaganda from actual policy and activities Poor…

PIPC 2019

Posted on 15 July 2019 by Michael Plouffe

This year’s Pacific International Politics Conference took place in Taipei. As was the case with last year’s conference, the environment was remarkably collegial and supportive. Lots of familiar faces returned from last year, along with a lot of new participants whom I hope will be returning in the future. At the end of the conference,…

Journals for International Political Economy, 2019 edition

Posted on 25 June 20193 August 2020 by Michael Plouffe

I’ve updated my working list of journals for the intersection of political economy, political science, international relations, economics, and international business. It’s nice to see PSRM and Research & Politics starting to show up in the metrics, as they’ve attracted some very influential pieces in their short lifespans. For the past few years, I’ve preferred…

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