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  1. On framing, the value of narrative and storytelling in scholarly research, and the importance of asking the “what is this a story of” question April 3, 2023

    Posted in academia, research, research methods, writing.

    3 comments
  2. Linking theory with research, choosing a theoretical framework and developing alternative explanations December 22, 2020

    Posted in academia, research.

    1 comment
  3. Project management for academics III: Juggling multiple writing/research projects September 13, 2020

    Posted in academia, organization, planning, productivity, research.

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  4. The Craft of Research (Booth, Colomb, Williams) – 3rd Edition – my reading notes July 17, 2019

    Posted in academia.

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

    Posted in academia, research, research methods, writing.

    3 comments
  6. Developing a structured daily routine for writing and research November 17, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    1 comment
  7. Interview Research in Political Science (Layna Mosley, Ed) – my reading notes September 7, 2018

    Posted in academia, research, research methods, teaching.

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  8. How to write an abstract for a paper July 18, 2018

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

    1 comment
  9. On the importance of teaching the mechanics of doing research April 21, 2018

    Posted in academia, research, research methods.

    4 comments
  10. On the economic geography of industrial decline in Mexico February 25, 2018

    Posted in academia, cluster theory.

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  11. How to write the introduction to a research paper February 2, 2018

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  12. Carving time to read: The AIC and Conceptual Synthesis Excel Dump combination method December 5, 2017

    Posted in academia, reading strategies.

    5 comments
  13. 3 strategies to catch up when you fall behind on your writing November 4, 2017

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

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  14. A full-engagement-based approach to research July 25, 2017

    Posted in academia, research.

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  15. Identifying what an undergraduate thesis, a Masters’ thesis and a doctoral dissertation entail, and based on that, narrowing the research thesis topic July 15, 2017

    Posted in academia.

    2 comments
  16. Addressing the alleged ahistoricity of Elinor Ostroms’ commons theory March 16, 2017

    Posted in academia.

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  17. Paris as a site of field research on water governance March 12, 2017

    Posted in academia, water governance, water policy.

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  18. International Studies Association 2017: A Quantitative Test of the Double Grid Framework #ISA2017 February 22, 2017

    Posted in academia.

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  19. Different reading strategies II: Engaging at the meso-level January 31, 2017

    Posted in academia, productivity.

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  20. Reverse-planning (backcasting) a paper (or a research project) December 31, 2016

    Posted in academia, productivity, research, research methods, writing.

    1 comment
  21. Mind mapping as a strategic research and writing tool December 22, 2016

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

    2 comments
  22. 8 strategies that may help keep up with reading during the semester December 22, 2016

    Posted in academia.

    1 comment
  23. My talk on The Governance of Bottled Water in Mexico at the Center for Latin American Studies (University of California, Berkeley) September 30, 2016

    Posted in academia.

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  24. On having ethnographic sensibility September 6, 2016

    Posted in academia, research methods.

    4 comments
  25. Should public administration scholarship be subjected to the same transparency standards as political science? A response to Lars Tummers August 1, 2016

    Posted in academia, public administration, research methods.

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