Here's a tough question for you lot. PhD students are always encouraged, it seems, to blog. Now only doe it help them establish a consistent schedule of always writing, but allows them to get stuff off their stuff and disseminate small parts of their research.
Here's the question: If a PhD student, say in political science, write a blog on their research, could they also include political opinions (based in their research)?
I think it depends on a few factors.
a) Is this a personal blog or a contribution to something like 'The Conversation'? If it's something like the latter then unless other contributors are overtly political I'd avoid it.
b) Are your views likely to be viewed as extreme? If so, would you be happy for potential future employers to be able to read the blog posts? And if you are currently teaching or will in the future, would you be happy for students to know your views?
c) Especially if you are female, unless comments are disabled / moderated, are you resilient about any online abuse you might get?
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