Starting the second year of my masters in political science in a few weeks. Comparative politics major, international relations minor. Particularly interested in political economy, and labor relations.
Trying to decide on the PhD. Thinking about the comparative politics of work for the diss. And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
I happen to be a fairly academic type so doing degrees and professional study suits me but I strongly support better provision for vocational qualifications and for general skills training. I don't believe that anyone should be stigmatised for choosing not to follow an academic or 'professional' path.
Good luck with your current studies! Ad astra per aspera
There are times I wish I had gone into skilled trades (carpentry) like my father, but I'm sure if I had, I'd think the other way around. Whatever makes you happy. I like the physical exercise with that type of work.
Look at the poll, I can't say I'm suprised, but wow. Where else can you go where a third of the people are PhD students? And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
Look at the poll, I can't say I'm suprised, but wow. Where else can you go where a third of the people are PhD students?
And then people wonder why there's a reluctance to post diaries ? Scrutiny by this lot can be a scary experience. It's why I mostly post crap diaries about trivial subjects nobody knows about. keep to the Fen Causeway
And PhDs should count themselves lucky if they could write your diaries. When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
I'm trying to think back on my own diaries but I don't think I have ever written anything related to my PhD except indirectly for one on communicating science.
I don't think that possession of PhDs here is really all that in itself, but people's expertise in various areas developed through their careers or hobbies or through being a sodding polymath is what I feel I can't keep up with.
I do think most people would appreciate that where others aren't necessarily on par in terms of depth of expertise, it doesn't mean that they can't make a valuable layman's contribution to a discussion. On occasion though some comments or debate back on a point comes in a bit too hard and that can be intimidating when you don't have detail of terminology or expertise to articulate your point very well. Ad astra per aspera
nice, i am not alone ;-)
But only if thoroughly doused with malt vinegar. And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
Where else can you go where a third of the people are PhD students?
you are the media you consume.
BSc Applied Maths & Computing Science - 3rd Class Snooker: Lower 2nd Class Table Tennis: Upper 2nd Class.
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