Its been a whirlwind two months in India and this is a post which has been in the pipeline for a while (hence the length). For those unaware of my current research project, I’m working on a study of Microfinance Self-Help Groups in villages near Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. It is the first time that I have conducted a real survey. Needless to say, it has given me a deep appreciation of the process of data collection and work of the surveyor.
First, designing a questionnaire is not simply about putting …
Analysis of education policy at the state and federal levels, with some international comparative research as well.
Exploration of all aspects of energy, environment, and climate policy, from local to international.
Policy analysis that is internationally-related, whether questions of international relations, comparative policy, or domestic policy in other countries.
Its been a whirlwind two months in India and this is a post which has been in the pipeline for a while (hence the length). For those unaware of my current research project, I’m working on a study of Microfinance Self-Help Groups in villages near Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. It is the first time that I have conducted a real survey. Needless to say, it has given me a deep appreciation of the process of data collection and work of the surveyor.
First, designing a questionnaire is not simply about putting …
Our current defense and diplomatic budget allocation does not reflect the dual implementation of military operations and civilian capacity, set out both in COIN and in the NSS.
Abortion is one of the most volatile social issues facing our country today. The country needs to redefine the abortion issue in the hope of gaining mutual support for accurate and honest problem identification and viable solution support. Perhaps the country is not nearly as divided as the political players would have us believe.
Over the next few years the United States and its individual states will be facing the greatest budgetary and entitlement deficits along with the greatest infrastructure crisis they have ever seen. Privatization presents itself as one of the tools in answering this question and challenging the problems of economic revival that have plagued state and local governments over the past generation.
Are registration and confiscation (1) points on a regulatory spectrum (the ends of this spectrum being free and complete ownership at one end and forfeiture with no right to process at the other) or (2) points on a timeline, with free, complete ownership being the start and confiscation the inevitable end, with registration being an interim policy implemented along the way?
