Connecting the Dots 2.0
Barely six months ago, I launched Connecting the Dots. Now, it's already time for version 2.0
Barely six months ago, I launched Connecting the Dots. Now, it's already time for version 2.0
How to Connect the Dots I’ve used my last two posts to introduce the ideas behind the Connecting the Dots Community which I’m in process of creating with a few of my friends and colleagues. So far, I’ve described what connecting the dots entails and why it is important to do so. [...]
In this second post launching the Connecting the Dots Community, I explore why it is important to do just that.
Ten days ago, I attended the Northeastern meeting of the International Studies Association to give a paper. Afterward, I stayed long enough to attend one more panel. I chose one on gender because I knew I would be writing about its role in peacebuilding in my textbook sometime in the next few weeks. It was a great choice because a number of the presentation forced me to (re)think about the role of gender in international relations in general and how we peacebuilders have (and haven’t) dealt with it. Three issues stood out, all of which will appear in expanded form in the book.