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During my meeting with Professor Bachman on Thursday, November 29th, we briefly revisited and discussed each of the research modules I have completed over the semester. We debated the pros and cons of each design sketch and expounded upon their strengths and weaknesses. Professor Bachman then simply asked which of […]
Research Post 9: Mentor Meeting
2 I want to analyze Soviet-era discourses on the Stalinist regime’s perceptions of émigré populations because I want to find out why the Soviet Union felt so strongly against “traitors”, “defectors”, and those that “betrayed the motherland” in order to help my reader understand why the regime might have employed mechanisms […]
Research Portfolio Post #8: Qualitative Data Sources for Interpretivist Research
2 “The Extraterritorial Gap” refers to the lack of literature and analysis on extraterritorial state power and specifically practices of transnational repression.[1]Political scientist Dana M. Moss demonstrates how states exercise coercive power across borders in her comparative case study of Libyan and Syrian exile communities and encourages further research into other […]
Research Portfolio Post #7: Qualitative Data Sources
1 Given that there is no existing database that accurately monitors the trend of state-sponsored assassinations on foreign soil, I had to reconceptualize my original research puzzle to accommodate a Large N methodology. I began by questioning what is it about this form of state violence that strikes me as particularly […]
Research Portfolio Post #6: State Repression Transcends State Borders
2 I am proposing to research the Soviet Union and Russian Federation’s relationship with International Law because I am seeking an explanation for trends of extrajudicial assassinations on foreign soil (EJAFS), starting from the Stalinist Soviet Era to Putin’s current regime. This will help readers understand how international law has been […]
Research Portfolio Post #5 : Research Proposal
2 Both researchers, Stephen de Wijze and Susanne Krasmann, opt for the same type of introductory hook. While de Wijze starts his paper with the date of the targeted killing of Salah Shehada by Israeli Defense Forces, Krasmann begins hers with the date of President Obama’s speech announcing Osama bin Laden’s […]
Research Portfolio Post #4: The Moral and Legal Implications of ...
1 I met with my faculty mentor, Professor Bachman, on August 30th and September 6th. The first time I stopped by his office, we spent some time getting to know one another and spoke of our respective research interests for about thirty minutes. I briefly outlined my proposed puzzle, making sure […]
Research Portfolio Post #2: Mentor Meeting
3 What explains the trends of extrajudicial assassinations on foreign soil from the Stalinist Soviet Era to Putin’s current regime? The state-sponsored assassination of defectors on foreign soil may not be exclusive to Russia; but, a comprehensive look at its historical timeline exposes a politically oscillating phenomenon. It is often the secret […]