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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Feb 12

Publication day!!!

It was a great honour to co-edit the Palgrave Handbook on the Pedagogy of International Relations Theory, and today we are absolutely delighted to share all 894 pages of insights with the world.

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The Palgrave Handbook on the Pedagogy of International Relations Theory

This handbook is a compilation of approaches and tactics for how to teach theories of International Relations and Global Politics

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Feb 1

Voted!

Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Dec 12

What can the climate lockdown conspiracy teach us about the philosophical challenges of “fact checking”? Click here for my latest in the Harvard Misinformation Review: misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-...

The climate lockdown conspiracy: You can’t fact-check possibility | HKS Misinformation Review

The climate lockdown conspiracies claim that a clandestine group of elites are planning to use climate change as a justification to enact widespread lockdowns and curtail freedoms. This conspiracy dra...

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Dec 5

My latest working paper is now out with the CIGI Digital Policy Hub! This paper focuses on the possibility of Canada's quantum science and technology strategy contributing to alliance politics aims

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Canada’s Alliance Politics and the Revolution in Quantum Military Affairs

Canada has recognized the importance of the next generation of quantum technologies for a variety of applications; however, Canada’s level of public investment remains somewhat modest compared to othe...

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Dec 3

Were you the other reviewer on that piece? Hmmm…..

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Dec 3

AVAILABLE NOW

“Teaching Political Science and International Relations for Early Career Instructors,” a collection of chapters on the unique challenges and opportunities facing early career instructors - co-edited with Misbah Hyder!

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Teaching Political Science and International Relations for Early Career Instructors

This edited collection introduces the term early career instructor (ECI) as a novel concept in understanding the experience of graduate students...

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Dec 2

That’s a wrap on classes for fall 2024! The headlines about the higher ed sector are often full of uncertainty and gloom, but this past semester has been another great reminder of how much I enjoy teaching - even at 8:30 on Monday mornings.

Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Nov 20

Nice to see the 2023 KCIS volume published - including my chapter on how shifts in security studies can improve academics’ engagement with security and conflict studies

Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Nov 20

Delighted to be at the KCIS conference today to present my research on quantum science and tech policy. #polisky

Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Jun 17

Many, many thanks to the reviewers on this one. A thought-provoking and challenging set of comments that pushed the manuscript to its best version.

Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Jun 17

Forthcoming at @IntRelationsJ - a rereading of Hans Morgenthau’s critique of scientism in “Scientific Man Versus Power Politics” and “Science:Servant or Master” in light of recent quantum approaches to international relations theory.

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · May 1

A fantastic day in Waterloo with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Digital Policy Hub for the capstone conference for this term. My first working paper in the CIGI DPH series will be released in the coming weeks - stay tuned!

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Mar 9

Too kind! I’m excited to be back on campus to share this work.

Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Mar 9

I wrote a book!

Due out this June, “Weak Utopianism in Education” is the culmination of a multi-year project at the intersection of political theory and philosophy of education.

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Jan 26

Some great local news coverage of a couple new research projects that I will be leading at Queen’s! We will be examining issues related to emerging technology, climate change, and the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda.

www.kingstonist.com/news/two-res...

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Nov 7

Thank you!

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Oct 22

Does Canada’s approach to quantum in security and economic policy live up to the government’s feminist branding? See my latest in the CDN Foreign Policy Journal: doi.org/10.1080/1192... polisky

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ISA-Canada @isa-canada.bsky.social · Oct 11

ISA-Canada vous invite à soumettre des propositions spécifiquement en français pour notre conférence régionale! Nous invitons des communications individuelles et des panels complets dans des domaines d'intérêts reliés à l'étude des relations internationales.
Date limite : 6 novembre 2023

CPSA | ACSP

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Sep 15

The Canadian Political Science Association #CPSA_ASCP24 call for proposals is now open! The conference will be June 12-14 in Montreal.

@vmkitchen.bsky.social and I are looking forward to seeing your IR submissions!

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our first fall blackberry flower has opened, and….wow

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Walking past the majestic Theological Hall (where I taught my first tutorial class) on my way to the Queen’s Teaching Development Day 2023

Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 27

Looking forward to the start of phase three of my postdoc project tomorrow! This term, I am partnering with a selection of “case study courses” to take a deep dive into student and instructor perceptions of assessment and evaluation techniques!

Polisky

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 26

This Fall, I will be the lead instructor on an interdisciplinary experiential learning course for fourth-year students across the Arts & Sciences at Queen’s. For more information on the “Standing Whale” project, check out the original announcement:
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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thanks(?) I think that a lot of the review requests came out of my work on “emergency eLearning” during the first year of the pandemic.

Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 25

During CV updating, I realized that I have now peer reviewed over 50 journal articles. Do we celebrate reviewing milestones?

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 24

Me too please!

Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 24

It was especially popular in one course where a bunch of students had government summer job experience, because they shared first-hand examples about other examples of “insider language”

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 24

Late to the party on this post, but I assign Cohn’s “Sex and Death in the Rational World of Defence Intellectuals” because the article has a number of different entry points for students in terms of content (language, gender, rationality, nukes, peace, etc etc).

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 24

I had enough large ones for two batches of pizza sauce, but with the wild weather I’ve had a LOT of splitting with the larger tomatoes this summer.

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Michael Murphy @michaelpamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 24

First post on the new platform is a good news story - it’s been a great summer for cherry tomatoes!

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