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PREPARING & REVIEWING PROPOSALS

PREPARING & REVIEWING PROPOSALS. John Lie University of California, Berkeley July 2012. Proposal vs. Paper. Promise vs. Achievement Distinct modalities of “human sciences” Continuing national differences Disciplinary diversity Stylistic / methodological diversity

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PREPARING & REVIEWING PROPOSALS

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  1. PREPARING & REVIEWING PROPOSALS John Lie University of California, Berkeley July2012

  2. Proposal vs. Paper • Promise vs. Achievement • Distinct modalities of “human sciences” • Continuing national differences • Disciplinary diversity • Stylistic / methodological diversity • Statistical, historical, interview etc. • Nonetheless, a common grammar

  3. Commonalities • Problematic / Topic • Review of the Literature • Thesis / Argument • Methods / Data • Budget, Schedule • Impact, Dissemination • More abstractly: • Originality • Feasibility • Quality

  4. Sources of Excellence • Originality  Mastery & Emulation • Feasibility  Experience • Quality  Exposure • Practically speaking: • Read widely and deeply • Work diligently (10 years / 10,000 hours) • Seek expertise • In Kazakhstan?

  5. General Recommendations • Preparation • Nothing like mastery of one’s field/sub-field, relevant methods etc. • “Push the Envelope” • Theoretical, Methodological, Substantive (Empirical) • Conceptual importation (“ideas that travel”) • Proposal and (the Final) Paper • The short distance between promise and achievement • In short: important to take it seriously

  6. “Think Like A Fish” • The Reviewer & The Reviewed • The Painter & The Studio • Tacit Knowledge • The Point of Post-graduate Education • Structure of Scientific Innovation (& Hierarchy) • Opaque Culture of Review & Publication

  7. Recommendations for the Review Process • Additional information • Scholarly track record • Triage • Some proposals clearly sub-standard • Summary recommendation • “the bottom line” • The whole can be greater than its constituents • Final selection • Common to have an executive committee • Staff enhancement • A key to US success

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