This post part of my continuing “Walkabout in Thailand”, after leaving my regular position at Chico State in northern California in January 2016. The subtitle for this series might be: “free unsolicited advice for university administrators.” One of the reasons for this walkabout was frustration with the Chico State bureaucracy. Officially, Chico State is about … Continue reading Walkabout 3: Distributional Coalitions and Bureaucratic Silos in Chico and Thailand
Month: February 2017
International Borders and Border Guards
I don’t like international borders. I have been through many of them, and at each one there is the potential that you will be detained, and disappear into a system which is not accountable to anyone, much less you. Agents make decisions to arrest and detain you based on information they can see on their … Continue reading International Borders and Border Guards
Why the Super Bowl Matters, Especially to Sociologists
I think I’ve mentioned before, but I really don’t understand the lure of watching sports on TV. Or in person. Or from a skybox in a stadium with 50,000 other people. Generally, I don’t understand watching sports. So when I moved to Manhattan, Kansas, home of the Kansas State Wildcats with a Big 12 football … Continue reading Why the Super Bowl Matters, Especially to Sociologists