It’s January 3rd, I’m still on holidays, but it’s also a Monday and therefore I am going to share two threads that explain why I am upset at political science Twitter (broadly speaking).
I wrote neither thread but both of these capture why I think we need a reset on Twitter.
I wrote neither thread but both of these capture why I think we need a reset on Twitter.
1) @AnnaMeierPS captures very well the multiple layers and reasons why I found the incivility towards a junior scholar based in Chile (yes, status and location both matter) rather upsetting. She expressed it so much better than I could have.
https://twitter.com/annameierps/status/1477581797584166913
2) read her entire thread, but this particular tweet by @erinrpineda ALSO captures the reasons I got upset. If I write within a tradition and field I cite within that tradition and field. This is customary. Don’t tell me we (PS) are great at citing across disciplines/fields.
https://twitter.com/erinrpineda/status/1477681244523700244
Critique is important in academic work. Fundamental, I would say. But it should be well informed, within the norms of decency and appropriate communicative action. Otherwise we descend on to the depths of baseless ad hominem attacks. Seek to advance constructive discourse.
That this debacle occurred within the end of the year made me upset as I consider my participation in academic conferences (ISA, MPSA, APSA) over the next few months. Very unappealing at the moment and I hope this thread explains why.
Enjoy your beginning of the year, all.
Enjoy your beginning of the year, all.
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