Monthly Archives: October 2013

Audience costs as private information?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Cathy Wu

I’ve been thinking about audience costs from time to time. I was first introduced to this concept by reading Weiss’s dissertation chapters when doing my master in Hong Kong. I was interested in Chinese nationalism at that time (btw, IR … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Thoughts on research interest

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Cathy Wu

A professor on political violence gave a talk at UT the other day. As usual, there was a meeting with graduate students. I arrived a bit early and had a very short (and awkward) conversation that went like this: Professor: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Insecure Autocrats – Thoughts on BdM2S2 APSR Paper (1999)

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Cathy Wu

This is the third time that I read this piece. For the first time, I have to (secretly) admit that I skimmed the abstract and intro and of course, muddled through the class. I read it again a year later, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A few words to begin with

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Cathy Wu

Why do I start this – my first English and academic (mostly, I hope) blog? As a self-claimed introvert, here is my order of preferences: thinking > writing > speaking. Or, I say something only when I am pretty sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment