Done 1. Research Wander, think and read (Helpful) Work on piece for class next week (Ongoing) Research existing work on fraud in authoritarian elections (Ongoing) Meet with Amanda (Not done) Get bus ticket for Midwest (Not available) 2. Class Work -- 3. Teaching Grade exams (Done) Write lectures for Wednesday 2/4 and Monday 2/9 (Done) Figure out how to change syllabus to accommodate snow day (Done) 4. Other Maybe I should just give up on the ketubah for now Go to gym two times (Only got one)
To Do by 2/16/09 1. Research Read Tullock intro and conclusion, and anything else that might be helpful Pick four articles from the stack and read them Work on connecting holes in literature to my emerging theory, and decide if all I’m doing is arguing legitimacy or if something else is going on Read more fraud articles Meet with Amanda Begin figuring out what we’re going to present Write PFF essay 2. Class Work -- 3. Teaching Write Wednesday 2/11 and Monday 2/16 lectures 4. Other Gym 3 times Find vases
DONE for Feb 9th Unfortunately spent Wed-Sat out of commission with the flu, but back in action now...
1. Concentrate on writing something useful for DW - which will also entail [DONE] -- 2. Finish Carpenter [DONE] -- 3. Finish reviewing Bureaucracy -- readings [DONE] 4. Meet with Miryam
Classes 1. Econ Study Group [DONE] 2. Econ HW 2 [DONE] 3. Catch Up on Econ Readings 4. Read for DW [Will be DONE]
Teaching 1. finish lecture 8 [DONE] 2. write lecture 9 3. put together study guide [DONE] Other 1. get car to mechanic 2. schedule dr appointment 3. write thankyous 4. read for formal theory workshop [DONE] 5. arrange lunch for formal theory workshop [DONE] 6. go to formal theory workshop [SICK]
---------- To Do for Feb 16th Research 1. Record comments from DW 2. Meet with Miryam 3. Read Rethinking Political Institutions (Ed. Shapiro) 4. Read Elections for Sale (ed. Reinner) 5. Review notes from past readings and start incorporating into a lit review (writing task) 6. Try to meet with William if he is back around
Class 1. Study for ECON midterm 2. Don't fail Econ midterm 3. Figure out if taking ECON next quarter will be fruitful
Teaching 1. Write Midterm 2. Grade Midterm
Other 1. get car to mechanic 2. schedule dr appointment 3. write thankyous 4. read for and attend formal theory workshop 5. Friday the 13th... avoid black cats and ladders...
Research 1. Organize the reading list [Done] 2. Write summaries (Mietzner, TJ Reader 1) [Almost done] 3. Read the rest of Osiel article [Done] 4. Read the Guatemala book [Done] 5. Read RHR Chile article [Done] 6. Read Cribb and Robinson in Roots of Violence [Done] 7. Skim Bowen book [Not done]
TA/RA work 1. Make some progress [Well...]
Other 1. Beginning Indonesian Ch 12 [Done] 2. IRB information session [Didn't go] 3. Bowen talk [Done] 4. Wedding gift for Dinna [Got] 5. Translation - begin the last round of proofreading [Began] 6. Korean school [Done] 7. Gym, perhaps [twice only]
To do by Feb 15
1. Write Summaries: Honna book, Cribb chapter, Robinson chapter 2. Read Burns 1988 3. Read McGregor 2008 4. Read Wilson 2001 5. Read Davis 2005 6. Read Teitel 2003 7. Read Loss - intro, Sanders and Nichanian chapters 8. Read Complex Political Victims (~p92)
Classwork 1. Read for 826
TA/RA work 1. Whatever assigned
Other 1. Beginning Indonesian chapter 13 2. Translation 3. Korean school 4. Post office
Write (9:30-11:30A) everyday except Tuesday and thursday 1. continue polishing up concept of identity and hypotheses on rising powers (Done) 2. Meet with Ted and discuss next step in the dissertation proposal (Done) Request letter of reference from Ted for IA grant competition (Done) Meet with Irfan to discuss state of my dissertation proposal and request letter of reference for IA grant (Done)
Read (12:30-3:00P) everyday 1. Checkel 1999, 2001 (Done) 2. Adler 1997 and 2008, Adler and Barnett 1998 (Done) 3. Hudson 2003 and 2005 (Done) 4. John Owen 2003, 2005 (Not done) 5. Doyle 1986 (Done) 6. Taliaferro 2006 (Not done)
Write everyday (7:00-9:00P) except Monday and Wednesday (Done)
Teaching
Teaching prep Monday and Wednesday 7:00-10:00P
Week-end
1. Write at least two pages Saturday (3:00-5:00P) (Done) 2. Search for datasets about rising states and their diplomatic representations Saturday (8:30-9:30P) (Not done) 3. Write at least 2-pp Sunday (11:30 to 1:30P) (Done) 4. Search for datasets 7:00-9:00P (Not done)
To-do-list from 02/09/09 to 02/15/09
Dissertation Research
Write (9:30-11:30A) everyday except Tuesday and thursday 1. Continue polishing up concept of identity and hypotheses on rising powers 2. Meet with Ted and show him sampling strategy for building of shared identities of India 3. Attend Nye lecture on Wednesday 4. Complete and submit IA grant application by Feb 13
Read (12:30-3:00P) everyday 1. Green 2002 chaps 1-5 2. Goff 2004 chaps 1 and 8 3. Taliaferro 2006
Write everyday (7:00-9:00P) except Monday and wednesday
Teaching
Teaching prep Monday and Wednesday 7:00-10:00P
Grading thurs, fri, and sat two hour each
Week-end
1. Write at least two pages Saturday (3:00-5:00P) 2. Search for datasets about rising states and their diplomatic representations Saturday (8:30-9:30P) 3. Write at least 2-pp Sunday (11:30 to 1:30P) 4. Search for datasets 7:00-9:00P
To Do 2/9: Research: finish and turn in OIA application (all but mailed), take CASA exam on Friday (5 hours) (done, sheesh), meet with Mills on Thursday to discuss readings (done), schedule meeting with Irfan (maybe will meet next week), have coffee with Chad from Sociology group to discuss organization of lit review (yes and to meet again), read pieces for 826 on Monday (done) Classwork: deliver presentation on Davos Summit gone awry (done), study for Thurs. midterm (done), meet with instructor about homework (done) Other: work on taxes (got w-2s and such together), pay bills (done), get ticket for Midwest (need to do)
To Do 2/16: Research: submit paper proposal for Middle East Studies Association November Mtg., meet with Mills on Thurs. on lit review, work on the data (project postponed from earlier in January), read the Special Subsection of Engaging the Arab Human Development Report 2005 on Women in the IJ Middle East STudies (Feb. 2009), try to schedule and meet with Paxton on topic Classwork: Arabic everyday, 2 hours of homework and of vocab memorization, start watching AlJazeera clips (10-15 mins. daily), meet with Arabic homework group (1-2 hours weekly) Other: install new security on laptop, check into getting new laptop, go to registrar's office ID+, get new driver's license, go to Nye talk on Wed.
OLD TO DO LIST: February 9th Dissertation: 1.Readings a.Peruzzotti in Peruzzotti and Smulovitz DONE b.Scan Waisbord 2000 and read 2 chapters (Read one chapter and another article by Waisbord 2006) c.Scan Hughes 2006 and read 2 chapters (read one chapter) 2.Look up recent dissertations on media and politics STARTED 3.Think and write about media’s influence on voter’s views of self in Latin America STARTED 4.Find and order cases studies STARTED 5.Write for half-hour a day MISSED ONE DAY 6.Scan international and Latin American news DONE
Class: 1.Study Spanish an hour a day DONE 2.Study for Ch. 10 exam (02/09) DONE
RA: 1.PEPP a.Continue going through Lexis-Nexis articles (UP TO 65 AND 100 WB pages) b.Skim “Undeveloped Oil and Gas Fields in the Industrializing World” DONE c.Skim “Uganda: Issue and Options in the Energy Sector” DONE
2.Update two sections of 535 syllabus DONE
Other: 1.Download files off old computer; upload files to current computer 2.Recycle old computer 3.Skim other people’s syllabi for 100 DONE 4.Organize recipes 5.Clean kitchen NO LONGER A DISASTER ZONE 6. Attend Archon Fong talk DONE
NEW TO DO LIST: February 16th 1. Readings a. Selnow in Graber 2000 b. Patterson in Graber 2000 c. Cook in Graber 2000 d. Kedrowski in Graber 2000 e. Hess in Graber 2000 f. Wolfsfield in Graber 2000 g. Hughes 2006 2. search for articles on Columbia and Ecuador constitutions and participatory democracy 3. write for half hour each day 4. finish ordering case studies 5. scan int’l and Latin American news
Class: 1.Study Spanish an hour a day 2. Read dissertation workshop memos
1) Finish and submit OIA application 2) Start working on memo for 826 3) Decide what to read for the next two weeks 4) Look up World Bank Social Capital page for data and papers 5) Email: University of Toronto about workshop Hans Blomkvist for Agora survey data Michael Fligner about Stat Minor ABVP contacts OIA for grant info 6) Find about about IRB procedures 7) Grade exams :(
7 comments:
Done
1. Research
Wander, think and read (Helpful)
Work on piece for class next week (Ongoing)
Research existing work on fraud in authoritarian elections (Ongoing)
Meet with Amanda (Not done)
Get bus ticket for Midwest (Not available)
2. Class Work
--
3. Teaching
Grade exams (Done)
Write lectures for Wednesday 2/4 and Monday 2/9 (Done)
Figure out how to change syllabus to accommodate snow day (Done)
4. Other
Maybe I should just give up on the ketubah for now
Go to gym two times (Only got one)
To Do by 2/16/09
1. Research
Read Tullock intro and conclusion, and anything else that might be helpful
Pick four articles from the stack and read them
Work on connecting holes in literature to my emerging theory, and decide if all I’m doing is arguing legitimacy or if something else is going on
Read more fraud articles
Meet with Amanda
Begin figuring out what we’re going to present
Write PFF essay
2. Class Work
--
3. Teaching
Write Wednesday 2/11 and Monday 2/16 lectures
4. Other
Gym 3 times
Find vases
A little bit faster and a little bit worse...
DONE for Feb 9th
Unfortunately spent Wed-Sat out of commission with the flu, but back in action now...
1. Concentrate on writing something useful for DW - which will also entail [DONE]
-- 2. Finish Carpenter [DONE]
-- 3. Finish reviewing Bureaucracy -- readings [DONE]
4. Meet with Miryam
Classes
1. Econ Study Group [DONE]
2. Econ HW 2 [DONE]
3. Catch Up on Econ Readings
4. Read for DW [Will be DONE]
Teaching
1. finish lecture 8 [DONE]
2. write lecture 9
3. put together study guide [DONE]
Other
1. get car to mechanic
2. schedule dr appointment
3. write thankyous
4. read for formal theory workshop [DONE]
5. arrange lunch for formal theory workshop [DONE]
6. go to formal theory workshop [SICK]
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To Do for Feb 16th
Research
1. Record comments from DW
2. Meet with Miryam
3. Read Rethinking Political Institutions (Ed. Shapiro)
4. Read Elections for Sale (ed. Reinner)
5. Review notes from past readings and start incorporating into a lit review (writing task)
6. Try to meet with William if he is back around
Class
1. Study for ECON midterm
2. Don't fail Econ midterm
3. Figure out if taking ECON next quarter will be fruitful
Teaching
1. Write Midterm
2. Grade Midterm
Other
1. get car to mechanic
2. schedule dr appointment
3. write thankyous
4. read for and attend formal theory workshop
5. Friday the 13th... avoid black cats and ladders...
To do by Feb 8
Research
1. Organize the reading list [Done]
2. Write summaries (Mietzner, TJ Reader 1) [Almost done]
3. Read the rest of Osiel article [Done]
4. Read the Guatemala book [Done]
5. Read RHR Chile article [Done]
6. Read Cribb and Robinson in Roots of Violence [Done]
7. Skim Bowen book [Not done]
TA/RA work
1. Make some progress [Well...]
Other
1. Beginning Indonesian Ch 12 [Done]
2. IRB information session [Didn't go]
3. Bowen talk [Done]
4. Wedding gift for Dinna [Got]
5. Translation - begin the last round of proofreading [Began]
6. Korean school [Done]
7. Gym, perhaps [twice only]
To do by Feb 15
1. Write Summaries: Honna book, Cribb chapter, Robinson chapter
2. Read Burns 1988
3. Read McGregor 2008
4. Read Wilson 2001
5. Read Davis 2005
6. Read Teitel 2003
7. Read Loss - intro, Sanders and Nichanian chapters
8. Read Complex Political Victims (~p92)
Classwork
1. Read for 826
TA/RA work
1. Whatever assigned
Other
1. Beginning Indonesian chapter 13
2. Translation
3. Korean school
4. Post office
To-do-list from 02/01/09 to 02/08/09
Dissertation Research
Write (9:30-11:30A) everyday except Tuesday and thursday
1. continue polishing up concept of identity and hypotheses on rising powers (Done)
2. Meet with Ted and discuss next step in the dissertation proposal (Done)
Request letter of reference from Ted for IA grant competition (Done)
Meet with Irfan to discuss state of my dissertation proposal and request letter of reference for IA grant (Done)
Read (12:30-3:00P) everyday
1. Checkel 1999, 2001 (Done)
2. Adler 1997 and 2008, Adler and Barnett 1998 (Done)
3. Hudson 2003 and 2005 (Done)
4. John Owen 2003, 2005 (Not done)
5. Doyle 1986 (Done)
6. Taliaferro 2006 (Not done)
Write everyday (7:00-9:00P) except Monday and Wednesday (Done)
Teaching
Teaching prep Monday and Wednesday 7:00-10:00P
Week-end
1. Write at least two pages Saturday (3:00-5:00P) (Done)
2. Search for datasets about rising states and their diplomatic representations Saturday (8:30-9:30P) (Not done)
3. Write at least 2-pp Sunday (11:30 to 1:30P) (Done)
4. Search for datasets 7:00-9:00P (Not done)
To-do-list from 02/09/09 to 02/15/09
Dissertation Research
Write (9:30-11:30A) everyday except Tuesday and thursday
1. Continue polishing up concept of identity and hypotheses on rising powers
2. Meet with Ted and show him sampling strategy for building of shared identities of India
3. Attend Nye lecture on Wednesday
4. Complete and submit IA grant application by Feb 13
Read (12:30-3:00P) everyday
1. Green 2002 chaps 1-5
2. Goff 2004 chaps 1 and 8
3. Taliaferro 2006
Write everyday (7:00-9:00P) except Monday and wednesday
Teaching
Teaching prep Monday and Wednesday 7:00-10:00P
Grading thurs, fri, and sat two hour each
Week-end
1. Write at least two pages Saturday (3:00-5:00P)
2. Search for datasets about rising states and their diplomatic representations Saturday (8:30-9:30P)
3. Write at least 2-pp Sunday (11:30 to 1:30P)
4. Search for datasets 7:00-9:00P
To Do 2/9:
Research: finish and turn in OIA application (all but mailed), take CASA exam on Friday (5 hours) (done, sheesh), meet with Mills on Thursday to discuss readings (done), schedule meeting with Irfan (maybe will meet next week), have coffee with Chad from Sociology group to discuss organization of lit review (yes and to meet again), read pieces for 826 on Monday (done)
Classwork: deliver presentation on Davos Summit gone awry (done), study for Thurs. midterm (done), meet with instructor about homework (done)
Other: work on taxes (got w-2s and such together), pay bills (done), get ticket for Midwest (need to do)
To Do 2/16:
Research: submit paper proposal for Middle East Studies Association November Mtg., meet with Mills on Thurs. on lit review, work on the data (project postponed from earlier in January), read the Special Subsection of Engaging the Arab Human Development Report 2005 on Women in the IJ Middle East STudies (Feb. 2009), try to schedule and meet with Paxton on topic
Classwork: Arabic everyday, 2 hours of homework and of vocab memorization, start watching AlJazeera clips (10-15 mins. daily), meet with Arabic homework group (1-2 hours weekly)
Other: install new security on laptop, check into getting new laptop, go to registrar's office ID+, get new driver's license, go to Nye talk on Wed.
OLD TO DO LIST: February 9th
Dissertation:
1.Readings
a.Peruzzotti in Peruzzotti and Smulovitz DONE
b.Scan Waisbord 2000 and read 2 chapters (Read one chapter and another article by Waisbord 2006)
c.Scan Hughes 2006 and read 2 chapters (read one chapter)
2.Look up recent dissertations on media and politics STARTED
3.Think and write about media’s influence on voter’s views of self in Latin America STARTED
4.Find and order cases studies STARTED
5.Write for half-hour a day MISSED ONE DAY
6.Scan international and Latin American news DONE
Class:
1.Study Spanish an hour a day DONE
2.Study for Ch. 10 exam (02/09) DONE
RA:
1.PEPP
a.Continue going through Lexis-Nexis articles (UP TO 65 AND 100 WB pages)
b.Skim “Undeveloped Oil and Gas Fields in the Industrializing World” DONE
c.Skim “Uganda: Issue and Options in the Energy Sector” DONE
2.Update two sections of 535 syllabus DONE
Other:
1.Download files off old computer; upload files to current computer
2.Recycle old computer
3.Skim other people’s syllabi for 100 DONE
4.Organize recipes
5.Clean kitchen NO LONGER A DISASTER ZONE
6. Attend Archon Fong talk DONE
NEW TO DO LIST: February 16th
1. Readings
a. Selnow in Graber 2000
b. Patterson in Graber 2000
c. Cook in Graber 2000
d. Kedrowski in Graber 2000
e. Hess in Graber 2000
f. Wolfsfield in Graber 2000
g. Hughes 2006
2. search for articles on Columbia and Ecuador constitutions and participatory democracy
3. write for half hour each day
4. finish ordering case studies
5. scan int’l and Latin American news
Class:
1.Study Spanish an hour a day
2. Read dissertation workshop memos
RA:
1. PEPP
2. 2 hours on 535 syllabus
Other:
1.Organize recipes
2. Valentine’s Day
To Do:
1) Finish and submit OIA application
2) Start working on memo for 826
3) Decide what to read for the next two weeks
4) Look up World Bank Social Capital page for data and papers
5) Email:
University of Toronto about workshop
Hans Blomkvist for Agora survey data
Michael Fligner about Stat Minor
ABVP contacts
OIA for grant info
6) Find about about IRB procedures
7) Grade exams :(
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