Thanks to all of you who voted over the past month for this year’s OAIS Blogging Awards finalists. And a very special thanks to all of the nominees for transforming this platform into a strong and vital part of the IR intellectual community. We had an outstanding class of nominees this year — a real testimony to the impressive talent and intellectual contribution that blogging makes to the IR profession. We had a great turn-out and some very close votes, and we’re pleased to announce this year’s finalists. Finalists will now be reviewed by a panel of judges that includes last year’s winners and Duck of Minerva permanent contributors. We will announce the winners at the OAIS Blogging Awards and Reception on March 27, at the ISA Conference in Toronto. Congratulations to the finalists!
2014 OAIS Blogging Award Finalists
(Listed in alphabetic order)
Best Group Blog Finalists (3):
The Monkey Cage
Political Violence at a Glance
War on the Rocks
Best Individual Blog Finalists (6):
Abandoned Footnotes
Chris Blattman
Dart Throwing Chimp
Micah Zenko
Running Chicken
Stephen M. Walt
Most Promising Blog Finalists (2):
Best Blog Post Finalists (5):
The 4 Things We Know About How Civil Wars End (And What This Tells Us About Syria)” by Barbara Walter at Political Violence@Glance
“‘Credibility’ is not everything, but it’s not nothing either,” by James Fearon at The Monkey Cage
“Going Feral! or “So long, and thanks for all the fish.” by Philip Schrodt at asecondmouse
“Researching While Black: Why Conflict Research Needs More African Americans (Maybe),” by Christian Davenport at Political Violence@Glance
“Some Thoughts on the Causes of Mass Protest,” by Jay Ulfelder at Dart-Throwing Chimp
I’m enjoying reading over these links. Just on the Christian Davenport one, could anyone tell me that this reference :
“Some of “my best friends” are now from the North and they never tried to pull a Mr. Block on me. ”
means ? What does pulling a mr block mean?