To Do for 10/22: 1. Research a. Read intro to Southern Politics b. Read conclusion to Southern Politics c. Read 3 chapters in Handbook of Political Parties 2. Class work a. Write Gunther response paper 3. TA work a. Find European stock market data for SW 4. Other a. Michael Cohen practice job talk 10/17 b. Contact florist
Done: 1. Research a. Nothing 2. Class work a. Write Gunther response paper b. Do MLM assignment 3. TA work a. Finish globalization lit review for SB 4. Other a. Prep all six generals essays b. Study for methods orals
1.) write about a political economy of exit, voice and loyalty 2.) finish Grindle 3.) read Economic Origins 4.) keep writing the grant proposal 5.) work on the question and positioning in the literature
Data Entering and Analysis:
On the Philippines 1) figure out municipal codes for the comprehensive dataset 2) start coding election violence data 3) start working on local governance indicators 4) start coding Galing Pook awardees 5) start analyzing SWS opinion polls 6) start converting the 2000 census On the global data 7) go over the international migrant stock data
PRISM:
1.) prepare the R brownbag 2.) send out a reminder for next week's methods lunch (Thursday)
Other: 1.) re-establish contact with the League of Municipalities of the Philippines 2.) send a fieldwork summary or a draft proposal to Nick
Done:
1.)think about a theoretical model integrating Hirschman and political economy 2.) read Rocamora 3.) read Kimura 4.) keep writing the grant proposal 5.) work on the question and positioning in the literature 6.) dissertation timeline
Research - translate and revise dissertation timeline (Done)
Classwork - read for 795 (Not yet - on Thu) - English 105 quizzes and assignments (Done)
TA/RA - create information sheets of BHPS (Done) - read Kuttner and Hobsbawm (maybe Landes) + skim Polanyi, Lindblom, North (Not done) - combine students' responses into one word file, make grading criteria with samples (Done, but will revise it)
Other - prepare for the oral exam (Oct 16 1pm) (Doing) - attend meeting for data collection assistance (Tue 5:30pm) (Completely forgot) - study Indonesian language (0.5-1hr every day) (Pimsleur's Indonesian - done) - plan a weekend trip to NY (Not done) - complete accommodation booking for honeymoon (Done) - wedding timeline and to-do list (if time allows) (Done)
To do by Oct 22
Research - Prepare for the workshop - Read over syllabi on transitional justice and identify helpful readings; request books and save files - Identify a helpful source on modern Indonesian history; buy or request it - Read at least two essays (chapters or journal articles)
Classwork - Prepare for the video-recording class presentation on Friday - Read for 795
TA/RA - Read Kuttner and Hobsbawm (maybe Landes) + skim Polanyi, Lindblom, North
Other - Translation project: proofread ch1-3 - Return library books
[i]Other[/i] 1. Prepare for Orals (DONE) 2. Take Orals (Monday AM) (DONE) 3. Send out announcement about Stephen Callander/recruit people to come to graduate student meeting (DONE) 4. Go to Stephen Callander graduate student meeting (Tuesday 4:15pm) (DONE) 5. Make Vet appointments for cats 6. Get car fixed (DONE)
[b]----------------------------- To Do for 10/22/2008 [i]Research[/i] 1. Read "The Ups and Downs of Bureaucratic Organization" by Olson 2. Scan "The Concept of Representation in Contemporary Democratic Theory" by Urbinati and Warren 3. Re-Read Chandra's chapter that defines Clientelism 4. Search for other definitions of Clientelism 5. Start compiling list for future reading from the sources cited of above mentioned literature
[i]Classes[/i] 1. Review Chap 2 Econ 2. Read Chap 3 Econ 3. Econ Study Group 4. Econ Homework #3 5. MLM Readings
To do for 10/22: Research: 1. finish one scholarship/fellowship application for next summer/year (from my list) 2. continue search for review articles 3. review data on hand 4. factor analysis--how to incorporate 5. reflect on connections between psych paper, prospectus and Egypt 6. finish Moaddel book (last half) 7. gather more poll datasets 8. go through those poll datasets looking for similar questions
Coursework: 1. Arabic homework (each day 2+ hrs.) 2. Arabic study group (2 mtgs.) 3. 1 hr. Arabic tutoring
Other: 1. continue quest for summer course credit 2. arrange for FLAS language test 3. fix external hard drive
Done: 1. make list of scholarships, funding sources, grants, etc. for next year 2. 1/2 of Moaddel, ed. book 3. Advice to Young Scientist 4. 2 ch. of Firebaugh 5. Arabic homework each day 6. 1 mtg. of Arabic group (thusfar) 7. 1 hr. tutoring 8. installed new hardware/security on laptop
Dissertation: 1.) write up data report for committee 2.) read more articles on Russian arbitrage courts: - Solomon (2008) - Hendley (2002 & 2007) - Trochev (2006) 3.) build list of other Russian-court related readings 4.) search for court grants/fellowships 5.) begin grant write-up for Smith-Ricardson 6.) ask for letter for Smith-Ricardson
Teaching: 1.) review Shleifer & Treisman (ch 3&4), & Murrell 2.) grade exams 3.) review Roland (ch 4), Shleifer & Treisman (ch 2), Freeland 4.) hand back exams (Wed.)
Other: 1.) Meet with international studies professor (Thurs) 2.) Mike Cohen’s talk (Fri.) 3.) Daniel Blake’s talk (Fri.) 4.) Give talk at Kensington Place (Mon.) 5.) fix laptop
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Done By 10/15/08
Dissertation: 1.) dissertation timeline (DONE) 2.) summary of field research (DONE) 3.) write up data report for committee 4.) read articles on Russian arbitrazh courts: (mainly done) - Solomon (2006) (DONE) - Solomon (2008) - Hendley (2003 & 2004) (DONE) - Trochev (2005) (DONE) 5.) build list of other Russian-court related readings 5.) search for dissertation grants (DONE)
Teaching: 1.) Prep for Monday’s class (DONE) 2.) post study guide (DONE) 3.) create exam (DONE) 4.) give exam on Wed. (DONE)
Other: 1.) submit Midwest proposal (Fri.) (DONE) 2.) vistit pumpkin patch with the family (DONE) 3.) Sarah Sokhey’s talk (Mon afternoon) (DONE) 4.) lunch with Mike Cohen (Tues) (DONE)
Sarah Have Done by 10/16 - Dissertation timeline (will be done shortly) - Read Callandar article more carefully & look up other Callander work - Two classes - Send 3 more jobs apps & put NYU stuff online - Callandar talk
To Do by 10/22 (Thursday)
Dissertation 1. Revise pension chapter to include an additional 2-4 pages with the factual content of reforms, state's interests, and structure of the game (based on history of legislation)
2. Compile pension legislation
2. Enter new insurance industry data ASAP and redo cross-tabs
3. Think seriously about outlining health care chapter
4. Read Orenstein (Chapters 1, 4, 5 and 6)
5. Read new Haggard and Kaufman book (Chapters 4, 5, and 8)
Teaching 1. Two classes 2. Grade Essays
Other 1. Never ending trickle of job apps to submit (3+ to submit by 10/22) 2. Mike's talk 3. Daniel's talk 4. New To Do List
Dissertation 1. Start searching for articles and books on civil society/media/social movements (particularly with Latin American emphasis); start reading
Class 1. MLM HW (due Friday) 2. read Shivaji's and Quentin's papers (due Thursday)
TA 1. Read chapters 5&6; make up lesson plan (due Friday) 2. Grade first exam (due Friday, 10/25) 3. Start reading next chapters and lesson planning (due Friday, 10/25)
Other 1. Get price quote on new lenses for glasses and order new lenses
Dissertation: 1.) Compile a list/brief summary of readings that I've done over the past few weeks 2.) Start revising my lit review section 3.) Write out a flowchart/summary of arguments/IVs I've been thinking about 4.) Look at the Varshney-Wilkinson dataset for specific trends 5.) Search for grants and start writing an outline for a grant proposal
Classwork: 1.) Stat homework 2.) Read Krause and Olson, ch. 8 3.) Review notes for upcoming midterm
Teaching: 1.) Grade quizzes, upload on Carmen 2.) Prepare and upload midterm study guide 3.) Review/update lecture notes Tuesday & Thursday
To do for 10/27: Dissertation: 1.) complete one grant/scholarship application 2.) write every day thoughts/etc. on prospectus (try to aim for two pages) 3.) Read Ch. 3 and 4 of Firebaugh 4.) go through stack of unread journals, update notes 5.) inquire about book reviews in area of interest 6.) see if U Maryland dataset on ME viewpoints is now available
Coursework: Arabic homework (2 hrs. a day, 6 days a week) Arabic study group (4-5 hrs. per week) Arabic tutoring (1 hr. per week
Other: 1.) finish getting course credit for Egypt 2.) remind front office to pack up the rest of the materials in the Derby office (fmr. emeritus office)
Done: 1.) CLS scholarship application 2.) unpacked new office in Derby 3.) Moaddel ed. book 4.) spreadsheet timeline 5.) Arabic study goals met for week 6.) fixed external hard drive 7.) searched for review articles 8.) 1/2 way through with goal on getting course credit for summer
12 comments:
To Do for 10/22:
1. Research
a. Read intro to Southern Politics
b. Read conclusion to Southern Politics
c. Read 3 chapters in Handbook of Political Parties
2. Class work
a. Write Gunther response paper
3. TA work
a. Find European stock market data for SW
4. Other
a. Michael Cohen practice job talk 10/17
b. Contact florist
Done:
1. Research
a. Nothing
2. Class work
a. Write Gunther response paper
b. Do MLM assignment
3. TA work
a. Finish globalization lit review for SB
4. Other
a. Prep all six generals essays
b. Study for methods orals
To Do by 10/22:
Dissertation:
1.) write about a political economy of exit, voice and loyalty
2.) finish Grindle
3.) read Economic Origins
4.) keep writing the grant proposal
5.) work on the question and positioning in the literature
Data Entering and Analysis:
On the Philippines
1) figure out municipal codes for the comprehensive dataset
2) start coding election violence data
3) start working on local governance indicators
4) start coding Galing Pook awardees
5) start analyzing SWS opinion polls
6) start converting the 2000 census
On the global data
7) go over the international migrant stock data
PRISM:
1.) prepare the R brownbag
2.) send out a reminder for next week's methods lunch (Thursday)
Coursework:
Mutilevel Modeling readings
Structural Equation Modeling
Matching readings
Other:
1.) re-establish contact with the League of Municipalities of the Philippines
2.) send a fieldwork summary or a draft proposal to Nick
Done:
1.)think about a theoretical model integrating Hirschman and political economy
2.) read Rocamora
3.) read Kimura
4.) keep writing the grant proposal
5.) work on the question and positioning in the literature
6.) dissertation timeline
Done or not - Revised To-do list
Research
- translate and revise dissertation timeline (Done)
Classwork
- read for 795 (Not yet - on Thu)
- English 105 quizzes and assignments (Done)
TA/RA
- create information sheets of BHPS (Done)
- read Kuttner and Hobsbawm (maybe Landes) + skim Polanyi, Lindblom, North (Not done)
- combine students' responses into one word file, make grading criteria with samples (Done, but will revise it)
Other
- prepare for the oral exam (Oct 16 1pm) (Doing)
- attend meeting for data collection assistance (Tue 5:30pm) (Completely forgot)
- study Indonesian language (0.5-1hr every day) (Pimsleur's Indonesian - done)
- plan a weekend trip to NY (Not done)
- complete accommodation booking for honeymoon (Done)
- wedding timeline and to-do list (if time allows) (Done)
To do by Oct 22
Research
- Prepare for the workshop
- Read over syllabi on transitional justice and identify helpful readings; request books and save files
- Identify a helpful source on modern Indonesian history; buy or request it
- Read at least two essays (chapters or journal articles)
Classwork
- Prepare for the video-recording class presentation on Friday
- Read for 795
TA/RA
- Read Kuttner and Hobsbawm (maybe Landes) + skim Polanyi, Lindblom, North
Other
- Translation project: proofread ch1-3
- Return library books
[b]Last Week
To Do (by 10/15/2008)[/b]
[i]Research[/i]
1. Dissertation Timeline (Done, to be emailed in the AM)
[i]Classes[/i]
1. Econ Assignment #2 (DONE)
2. MLM assignment [DONE]
3. Read Quinton and Shivaji's summaries (IN PROGRESS)
[i]
Teaching[/i]
1. Prepare quiz (DONE)
[i]Other[/i]
1. Prepare for Orals (DONE)
2. Take Orals (Monday AM) (DONE)
3. Send out announcement about Stephen Callander/recruit people to come to graduate student meeting (DONE)
4. Go to Stephen Callander graduate student meeting
(Tuesday 4:15pm) (DONE)
5. Make Vet appointments for cats
6. Get car fixed (DONE)
[b]-----------------------------
To Do for 10/22/2008
[i]Research[/i]
1. Read "The Ups and Downs of Bureaucratic Organization" by Olson
2. Scan "The Concept of Representation in Contemporary Democratic Theory" by Urbinati and Warren
3. Re-Read Chandra's chapter that defines Clientelism
4. Search for other definitions of Clientelism
5. Start compiling list for future reading from the sources cited of above mentioned literature
[i]Classes[/i]
1. Review Chap 2 Econ
2. Read Chap 3 Econ
3. Econ Study Group
4. Econ Homework #3
5. MLM Readings
[i]Teaching[/i]
1. Schedule Make-Up Quizzes
2. Grade Quizzes
3. Report Quiz Grades
4. Turn in Course Description
[i]Other[/i]
1. GIES Talk (Friday 3:30)
2. Set up Vet appointment for cats
To do for 10/22:
Research:
1. finish one scholarship/fellowship application for next summer/year (from my list)
2. continue search for review articles
3. review data on hand
4. factor analysis--how to incorporate
5. reflect on connections between psych paper, prospectus and Egypt
6. finish Moaddel book (last half)
7. gather more poll datasets
8. go through those poll datasets looking for similar questions
Coursework:
1. Arabic homework (each day 2+ hrs.)
2. Arabic study group (2 mtgs.)
3. 1 hr. Arabic tutoring
Other:
1. continue quest for summer course credit
2. arrange for FLAS language test
3. fix external hard drive
Done:
1. make list of scholarships, funding sources, grants, etc. for next year
2. 1/2 of Moaddel, ed. book
3. Advice to Young Scientist
4. 2 ch. of Firebaugh
5. Arabic homework each day
6. 1 mtg. of Arabic group (thusfar)
7. 1 hr. tutoring
8. installed new hardware/security on laptop
To Do By 10/22/08
Dissertation:
1.) write up data report for committee
2.) read more articles on Russian arbitrage courts:
- Solomon (2008)
- Hendley (2002 & 2007)
- Trochev (2006)
3.) build list of other Russian-court related readings
4.) search for court grants/fellowships
5.) begin grant write-up for Smith-Ricardson
6.) ask for letter for Smith-Ricardson
Classwork:
1.) Econ homework #3
2.) Read Wooldridge, ch. 6 & 7
Teaching:
1.) review Shleifer & Treisman (ch 3&4), & Murrell
2.) grade exams
3.) review Roland (ch 4), Shleifer & Treisman (ch 2), Freeland
4.) hand back exams (Wed.)
Other:
1.) Meet with international studies professor (Thurs)
2.) Mike Cohen’s talk (Fri.)
3.) Daniel Blake’s talk (Fri.)
4.) Give talk at Kensington Place (Mon.)
5.) fix laptop
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Done By 10/15/08
Dissertation:
1.) dissertation timeline (DONE)
2.) summary of field research (DONE)
3.) write up data report for committee
4.) read articles on Russian arbitrazh courts: (mainly done)
- Solomon (2006) (DONE)
- Solomon (2008)
- Hendley (2003 & 2004) (DONE)
- Trochev (2005) (DONE)
5.) build list of other Russian-court related readings
5.) search for dissertation grants (DONE)
Classwork:
1.) Econ homework #2 (DONE)
2.) Read Wooldridge, ch. 6
Teaching:
1.) Prep for Monday’s class (DONE)
2.) post study guide (DONE)
3.) create exam (DONE)
4.) give exam on Wed. (DONE)
Other:
1.) submit Midwest proposal (Fri.) (DONE)
2.) vistit pumpkin patch with the family (DONE)
3.) Sarah Sokhey’s talk (Mon afternoon) (DONE)
4.) lunch with Mike Cohen (Tues) (DONE)
To Do for 10/22/08
Dissertation:
1. SSRC Proposal
2. Argument Outline (Send Out for Comments)
Teaching:
1. Grade Assignment 1
2. Prep Lectures, Assignment 2
Other:
1. Spartan Football
2. Cohen Talk
3. Blake Talk
Done by 10/15/08
Fieldwork
To-do-list from 10/15 to 10/22)
Dissertation Research
Write (9:30-11-30A) everyday except Monday and Wednesday.
Read (12:30-3:00) everyday
Read (4:0-5:30P) everyday.
Write everyday (7:00-9:00P) except Tuesday.
Teaching
Prepare for teaching (7:00-9:00P) on Tuesday.
(Week-ends unscheduled)
To-do-list (until 10/15)
Make changes and circulate draft of the survey of extant hypotheses by Monday (done)
Read Quinton’s contribution for Thursday (done)
Requested Rogers Bubaker through lending services of the library (done)
Prepared for teaching both on Sunday and Tuesday (done)
Shivaji
Sarah
Have Done by 10/16
- Dissertation timeline (will be done shortly)
- Read Callandar article more carefully & look up other Callander work
- Two classes
- Send 3 more jobs apps & put NYU stuff online
- Callandar talk
To Do by 10/22 (Thursday)
Dissertation
1. Revise pension chapter to include an additional 2-4 pages with the factual content of reforms, state's interests, and structure of the game (based on history of legislation)
2. Compile pension legislation
2. Enter new insurance industry data ASAP and redo cross-tabs
3. Think seriously about outlining health care chapter
4. Read Orenstein (Chapters 1, 4, 5 and 6)
5. Read new Haggard and Kaufman book (Chapters 4, 5, and 8)
Teaching
1. Two classes
2. Grade Essays
Other
1. Never ending trickle of job apps to submit (3+ to submit by 10/22)
2. Mike's talk
3. Daniel's talk
4. New To Do List
To Do by 10/22
Dissertation
1. Start searching for articles and books on civil society/media/social movements (particularly with Latin American emphasis); start reading
Class
1. MLM HW (due Friday)
2. read Shivaji's and Quentin's papers (due Thursday)
TA
1. Read chapters 5&6; make up lesson plan (due Friday)
2. Grade first exam (due Friday, 10/25)
3. Start reading next chapters and lesson planning (due Friday, 10/25)
Other
1. Get price quote on new lenses for glasses and order new lenses
To Do for 10/22:
Dissertation:
1.) Compile a list/brief summary of readings that I've done over the past few weeks
2.) Start revising my lit review section
3.) Write out a flowchart/summary of arguments/IVs I've been thinking about
4.) Look at the Varshney-Wilkinson dataset for specific trends
5.) Search for grants and start writing an outline for a grant proposal
Classwork:
1.) Stat homework
2.) Read Krause and Olson, ch. 8
3.) Review notes for upcoming midterm
Teaching:
1.) Grade quizzes, upload on Carmen
2.) Prepare and upload midterm study guide
3.) Review/update lecture notes Tuesday & Thursday
To do for 10/27:
Dissertation:
1.) complete one grant/scholarship application
2.) write every day thoughts/etc. on prospectus (try to aim for two pages)
3.) Read Ch. 3 and 4 of Firebaugh
4.) go through stack of unread journals, update notes
5.) inquire about book reviews in area of interest
6.) see if U Maryland dataset on ME viewpoints is now available
Coursework:
Arabic homework (2 hrs. a day, 6 days a week)
Arabic study group (4-5 hrs. per week)
Arabic tutoring (1 hr. per week
Other:
1.) finish getting course credit for Egypt
2.) remind front office to pack up the rest of the materials in the Derby office (fmr. emeritus office)
Done:
1.) CLS scholarship application
2.) unpacked new office in Derby
3.) Moaddel ed. book
4.) spreadsheet timeline
5.) Arabic study goals met for week
6.) fixed external hard drive
7.) searched for review articles
8.) 1/2 way through with goal on getting course credit for summer
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