Category Archives: Exercises

Make like MacGyver

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

During the past week I’ve been engaging with some very different groups of people. On the one hand, I’ve spent time with some people talking about public communication and on the other, I’ve attended a workshop on using stories in … Continue reading →

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Surprise! A Simulation on Statelessness

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Each week students in my introduction to international relations course are required to lead a discussion on a ‘current issue’ in international politics.  Next week, the Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at my university is hosting a conference … Continue reading →

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Susherwood…!

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

It’s the last morning of TLC, but I’m not going to be there because of flight commitments (and I’m sulking about getting beaten by Amanda in Innovation last night). As last time, it’s been such a rich experience that I … Continue reading →

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Money/mouth (again)

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

Let’s put this one down to jetlag (since I’m in my Long Beach hotel room at 5am, having spent an hour doing this), but I’m making good on my previous post. On my ‘How To Do Simulation Games’ website, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Putting your money where your mouth is

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

One of the more useful realisations in my professional life has been that my practice often advances best when I put myself in a somewhat awkward position. Thus, by committing to a conference paper, for instance, I lock myself into … Continue reading →

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Co-constructing Learning

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

After last week’s adventure to the West Balkans, I’m back in the UK, finalising my prep (and my paper) for APSA TLC in Long Beach and generally wading through piles of work. But before I leave on another trip, I … Continue reading →

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Failsafes

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Sat, as I am, in the departure lounge at Heathrow, I’m struck by two thoughts. First, blogging’s a pain on a phone (so I’ll keep it short). Second, I’m thinking about failsafes. I’m off to do my trainer teaching and … Continue reading →

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World Without Oil: An Alternate Reality Game

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

A great resource for anyone teaching courses in environmental or energy politics, World Without Oil is an alternate reality game that took place in 2007, where participants imagined how their lives would change as a result of a steep increase … Continue reading →

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Know your audience

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

Next week, I’m flying down to a small resort town in South-East Europe to train some South-East Europeans about the European Union. They will then train other South-East Europeans about the EU, using the materials and techniques that I share … Continue reading →

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Evetrything I learnt about norms, I learnt from zombies…

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

I’ve finally succumbed to the virus that is zombie sims. As Dan Drezner has extensively developed, zombies sometimes appear to be as important in IR as realism, but until now I’ve stayed away, mainly because I mis-spent my youth reading … Continue reading →

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