--- David Hobby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You are probably right, if International Relations > qualifies as an academic field. Technically it > does, since > it is studied at colleges. But it seems too > politicized for me > to grant it much respect.
As someone who just finished applying for PhD programs in the field, I suppose I should take offense at this. But of course it is politicized. It is the study of _politics_. God forbid that we should try to explore the most important questions facing the human race for fear of violating someone's idea of pure academia. > Also note that being Dean is NOT an academic > position, > it is administrative. The same goes for Ms. Rice's > work as > Provost: Not at Nitze. The _current_ Dean of Nitze is Eliot Cohen, one of the best political scientists in the world. Being Dean of Nitze is a very big deal - in the same league of prestige as being head of the Weatherhead CFIA or the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. The most famous head of Weatherhead is Sam Huntington, the two most famous KSG Deans are Graham Allison and Joe Nye. That's a pretty high league to play in. > ---David > > In my experience, real scholars avoid administrative > work like > the plague! (I should know, it's my turn to be > Chair...) Of? ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
