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Do you love reading and learning about research, analysis and practice within the field of international relations?

If so, welcome. Here you may read and get inspired by short articles and interviews with scholars and practitioners who present and discuss their work within the field of international relations and related topics. Every interview ends with our interviewee's advice to junior scholars and practitioners who are working within the same field as them.

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How to Succeed in Academia: Career Advice for Junior Scholars from 5 Experienced Academics

Sorina I. Crisan, PhD

Mar 2
6 min

How to Succeed in Academia: Career Advice for Junior Scholars from 5 Experienced Academics

Review and brief analysis of the academic advice offered to junior scholars by five academics interviewed by Persuasive Discourse.

World Politics & UN Peacebuilding: Interview with Sara Hellmüller, PhD

Sorina I. Crisan, PhD

Jan 17
6 min

World Politics & UN Peacebuilding: Interview with Sara Hellmüller, PhD

How does the emerging multipolar world order influence United Nations peacebuilding approaches? If you are an international relations scholar, a peacebuilding practitioner, or someone who wants to learn about current peace research, then Dr. Hellmüller’s work will greatly appeal to you. In this brief interview you will learn about: Dr. Hellmüller’s strategies to coin her research questions, the methodological approach she’s taking to structure and conduct her work, the unexpe

Afghanistan Governance: The Illusion of Political Inclusion & Stability

Sorina I. Crisan, PhD

Dec 28, 2021
9 min

Afghanistan Governance: The Illusion of Political Inclusion & Stability

What is the political and security situation in Afghanistan today? While under the intense scrutiny of the international community, the Taliban are employing their acquired experience of the social and conventional media to try to put forth an image of fairness, inclusion, and respect for all Afghan lives. As such, at the beginning of September 2021, the Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said the following: “We’re working to establish an inclusive government that repr

Human Coding, Machine-Learning Techniques & Discourse Analysis: Interview with David Sylvan, PhD

Sorina I. Crisan, PhD

Dec 15, 2021
7 min

Human Coding, Machine-Learning Techniques & Discourse Analysis: Interview with David Sylvan, PhD

Are you interested to learn about current research employing both human coding and machine-learning (ML) techniques, within the social sciences? If so, in this short interview, you will be able to read about Dr. David Sylvan’s reasons for undertaking such a methodological approach within his own research and the benefits/dis-benefits of utilizing human coding versus ML techniques to conduct discourse analysis within the field of international relations/political science. Dr.

The 10 Writing Rules: Advice from Author Jenn M. Jackson, PhD

Sorina I. Crisan, PhD

Nov 22, 2021
5 min

The 10 Writing Rules: Advice from Author Jenn M. Jackson, PhD

Are you struggling with writing and publishing within the field of political science? If so, do not worry – your struggle is understood and shared by many other peer writers and aspiring published authors, within the academic setting and beyond. To help inspire and get you moving in the direction needed to finally write and publish your best work, here are ten writing rules and some valuable advice offered by experienced political science writer and author: Jenn M. Jackson, P

The Spatial Turn in Peace & Conflict Studies: Interview with Annika Björkdahl, PhD

Sorina I. Crisan, PhD

Oct 25, 2021
4 min

The Spatial Turn in Peace & Conflict Studies: Interview with Annika Björkdahl, PhD

Have you ever wondered: Where does peace take place? If so, you are not alone and Prof. Björkdahl’s work is here to answer your question. In this brief interview you will learn about: the role and contributions of spatial analysis to peace and conflict research, how spatial features may be understood as “manifestations of peace and war,” that learning about the spatial approaches employed by “geographers of peace” is a useful undertaking for political scientists, and that und

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Grow Your Research, Policy & Practice Knowledge & Community

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Do you love reading and learning about research, analysis and practice within the field of international relations?

How to Succeed in Academia: Career Advice for Junior Scholars from 5 Experienced Academics

World Politics & UN Peacebuilding: Interview with Sara Hellmüller, PhD

Afghanistan Governance: The Illusion of Political Inclusion & Stability

Human Coding, Machine-Learning Techniques & Discourse Analysis: Interview with David Sylvan, PhD

The 10 Writing Rules: Advice from Author Jenn M. Jackson, PhD

The Spatial Turn in Peace & Conflict Studies: Interview with Annika Björkdahl, PhD