conferences – The Quantitative Peace

ISA panels

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Michael A. Allen — No Comments ↓

While I am not attending ISA physically this year, I have two different papers being presented by co-authors. As such, a bit of shameless self-promotion. The first paper is being presented by Matt DiGiuseppe on Tuesday (4/3) at 8:15 AM in Hospitality Suite 2201 on the Economics in International Processes panel. Our paper, "Austere Alliances: Sovereign Credit and Asymmetric Alliance Formation," is a continuation of a research project that we had accepted at ISQ recently (expected 12/2013) and seeks to understand how sovereign credit relates to defense budgets and alliance formation. The abstract: The funding of military ventures through borrowed money has Continue reading ISA panels→

MWPSA Paper

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Michael A. Allen — No Comments ↓

I will be flying for Chicago early Wednesday morning for the Midwest Political Science Association Conference. This is my first co-authored paper with Julie (another contributor to his blog) and we will present the following paper Thursday morning: The contemporary rise to infamy of Blackwater Worldwide and the private corporation's misdeeds in the Iraq War has historical precedents. That is, it is not unheard of for a state to employ non-state actors to carry out traditional state activities such as the use of force – something the modernstate is supposed to have a monopoly over. In this paper, we build Continue reading MWPSA Paper→

An Additional Benefit of Rapid Delivery

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Michael A. Allen — No Comments ↓

My teaching style, as well as my presentation style, is marked by a relatively rapid delivery. I had favored such a style quite awhile ago for many public speaking formats as the general perception of the speaker by the audience is favorable (generally heighten perceptions of intelligence and mastery of the material). However, now I can justify such approaches beyond my own perceived benefit and claim that I am doing my audience a favor. That is, those who engage the presented material will tend to be happier thanks to my public service: In six experiments, researchers at Princeton and Harvard Continue reading An Additional Benefit of Rapid Delivery→

MPSA abstracts due today.

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Michael A. Allen — No Comments ↓

Just in case you were not subject to the barrage of email reminders, the deadline for Midwest Proposals is today: Call for Papers for the 67th MPSA Political Science Conference April 2-5, 2009, Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago*******************************************************************************Deadline to submit a proposal: October 10, 2008. Please forward this email to faculty or graduate students who may be interested. Submit a proposal to present a paper, or serve as a discussant/chair. With 900+ sessions it is one of the largest in the discipline. http://www.mpsanet.org/~mpsa/Conference/submit.html The conference is held in the recently renovated Palmer House Hilton. To insure you Continue reading MPSA abstracts due today.→

Conference Double Dipping: How Germ Free is Your Paper?

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Michael A. Allen — No Comments ↓

Since it had become suggested reading for our first year graduate students in their introduction to methods course, I finally compelled myself to read over the April edition of PS: Political Science and its symposium on duplicate paper presentations at conferences. That is, whether it is acceptable for an identical paper to be presented at different conferences. My exposure to conferences is limited compared to the more lengthy CVs and experiences of the senior members of the profession. Despite this limitation, my exposure to repeat submissions and presentations has occurred on more than one occasion. When asking graduate students at Continue reading Conference Double Dipping: How Germ Free is Your Paper?→

@ APSA

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Michael A. Allen — No Comments ↓

I was hoping to produce a substantive post this week, but the upcoming conference for the American Political Science Association seems to monopolizing my time this week. As such, I may see some of you there ; though, maybe not at 8am. This is my first official trip to Boston, so thankfully I am going with an experienced tour guide. Despite my absence, I am sure my co-bloggers will hold down the fort this week in my absence.

Conferences go digital and explore the World of Warcraft

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Michael A. Allen — 3 Comments ↓

I have actively played video games since before I could actively recall solid memories of my childhood.* Some of my earliest memories do include an Atari system set up by my father and primitive graphics. A lifetime of video games has lead to my current past time of World of Warcraft which I have since spent countless hours (some readers are already aware of this).** This has even lead to primordial discussions of a unique situation, ripe for academic exploration, in which particular raw goods are more valuable than the "value added" goods produced from them in the game. This Continue reading Conferences go digital and explore the World of Warcraft→

Presenting Results over at ELS

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Michael A. Allen — No Comments ↓

Christopher Zorn over at the Empirical Legal Studies blog is doing a series on presenting results in an understandable and useful manner. Given my own sins in generating tables, this should be an enlightening series to follow.

ISA and Peace Science Conference Deadlines

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Michael A. Allen — No Comments ↓

A quick reminder for those who push deadlines. The International Studies Association deadline (5/30/08) for proposals is today and the Peace Science deadline will be on Sunday (6/1/08).