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Category Archives: research

  1. Pivoting away from specific research topics when fieldwork is impossible to do April 6, 2020

    Posted in academia, research, research methods.

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  2. Mathematical epidemiology, the COVID-19 pandemic and the limits and uncertainties of models March 18, 2020

    Posted in academia, research, research methods.

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  3. Fieldwork in the Times of COVID-19: Doing Ethnography During a Pandemic March 17, 2020

    Posted in academia, qualitative methods, research, research methods.

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  4. A sequential framework for teaching how to write good research questions March 4, 2020

    Posted in academia, research, research methods.

    3 comments
  5. Writing the dissertation (thesis) I: Structure, timing and content February 19, 2020

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

    1 comment
  6. What are the differences between the Everything Notebook and the Bullet Journal? January 14, 2020

    Posted in academia, research.

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  7. What kinds of things do we (I) write in the Everything Notebook? January 14, 2020

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

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  8. Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails and How it Can Succeed Again (my reading notes) January 13, 2020

    Posted in academia, research, research methods.

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  9. Human Right to Water and Bottled Water Consumption: Governing at the Intersection of Water Justice, Rights and Ethics (new chapter) December 29, 2019

    Posted in academia, bottled water, research.

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  10. On the importance of teaching robust work using qualitative methods in the social sciences December 27, 2019

    Posted in academia, qualitative methods, research, research methods.

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  11. Project management for academics I: Managing a research pipeline December 19, 2019

    Posted in academia, planning, productivity, research.

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  12. Making your research “dialogue” with other scholars’ in your literature review November 30, 2019

    Posted in academia, research.

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  13. The Dissertation Analytical Table (DAT) – an overview device to formulate a 3-papers thesis/doctoral dissertation September 13, 2019

    Posted in academia, research.

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  14. “Doubly Engaged Ethnography: Opportunities and Challenges When Working With Vulnerable Communities” – my IJQM article with @KateParizeau September 4, 2019

    Posted in academia, ethnography, research, research methods, waste.

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  15. “Fracktivism: Corporate Bodies and Chemical Bonds” (Sara Ann Wylie) – my reading notes September 4, 2019

    Posted in academia, environmental policy, research.

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  16. Suggestions on qualitative research methods’ articles and books for graduate students September 4, 2019

    Posted in academia, research, research methods.

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  17. Preparing for comprehensive-qualifying exams: Seeking guidance and practicing through sample questions August 26, 2019

    Posted in academia, research.

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  18. From review of the literature to mind map of the field August 25, 2019

    Posted in academia, reading strategies, research, writing.

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  19. Dealing with The Dreaded Blank Page August 15, 2019

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

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  20. The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (my reading notes) May 1, 2019

    Posted in academia, research, research methods, writing.

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  21. Preparing a research statement and crafting a research trajectory April 17, 2019

    Posted in academia, research.

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  22. Preparing for the doctoral dissertation defense (the “viva”) March 13, 2019

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

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  23. What is a PhD? What does doing a PhD entail? November 22, 2018

    Posted in academia, research.

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  24. Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences (my reading notes) September 29, 2018

    Posted in academia, research, research methods.

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  25. Writing journal articles from a doctoral dissertation September 28, 2018

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

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