Sometimes I re-read a paper and remember how nice a sentence or paragraph was (especially when thinking that a benevolent or benign dictator might make research so much easier, as though easy was the main goal of research). So it is with the paper by Gary King and colleagues (2007) on “a ‘politically robust’ experimentalContinueContinue reading ““Politically Robust” Experimental Design in Democracies and a Plea For More Experience Sharing”
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back (and forward) from ‘the big push forward’ – thoughts on why evidence is political and what to do about it
i spent the beginning of the week in brighton at the ‘big push forward’ conference, on the politics of evidence (#evpolitics) which mixed the need for venting and catharsis (about the “results agenda” and “results-based management” and “impact evaluation”) with some productive conversation, though no immediate concreteness on how the evidence from the conference would itself beContinueContinue reading “back (and forward) from ‘the big push forward’ – thoughts on why evidence is political and what to do about it”
order, power, and the importance of history – hitler in india
here’s a topic i’ve discussed in passing for the past five years and now i suppose it is time to write on it. this article just came out, covering, roughly, hitler, gandhi, and bal thackarey in indian political discussion. i am not entirely certain of article’s claims on the extent to which admiration of hitler and dissatisfaction withContinueContinue reading “order, power, and the importance of history – hitler in india”
Heather E. Lanthorn 