Author profile: Daniel Clausen

Daniel Clausen is a full-time special lecturer at Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies. His research has been published in Asian Politics and Policy, Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies, and East Asia Forum, among other publications. His teaching experience includes over seven years of experience as a TESOL instructor. He has also written several novels and short story collections. You can learn more about his work on his Amazon page here or on his Goodreads page here.

 

City Diplomacy: The Case for Eclectic (and Humble) Theorizing

Daniel Clausen • May 15 2022 • Articles

Cities can respond to issues of global concern in ways that may be difficult for states, but there is more work to be done in theorizing best practices.

World Security in the 21st Century: Re-evaluating Booth’s Approach to Critical Security Studies

Daniel Clausen • Mar 11 2022 • Articles

World Security works best when it is a community of lowercase ‘world securities’, fails ambitiously and continuously, collaborates, and learns.

What English Language Teachers Can Teach IR about Pedagogy

Daniel Clausen • May 9 2021 • Articles

At their core, English language teachers (and their IR active learning compatriots) believe that more people should be empowered to speak, and should help others find their voice.

Getting the Most Out of Class Discussion

Daniel Clausen • Apr 8 2019 • Articles

Good and bad discussions seem to occur at all levels, introductory levels, advanced classes, even graduate classes. For teaching academics, this raises some interesting issues.

Turning Students into Professionals

Daniel Clausen • Dec 11 2017 • Articles

The transition between university and professional life can be jarring. Ideals help students sail in the right direction in a turbulent professional world.

The Weird and Wonderful Virtues of Human Geography

Daniel Clausen • Oct 14 2017 • Articles

When one reads Human Geography seriously, one is more open to the creative dance of complex causes and open to lumpy landscapes.

Why IR Scholars Should Try to Write Fiction

Daniel Clausen • Sep 17 2017 • Articles

We should be aware of the ways in which real life can start to mirror genres or even the way politicians will shape politics to meet the rules of certain popular genres.

Reasonable Testing Accommodations for English Language Learners in IR Classrooms

Daniel Clausen • Aug 14 2017 • Articles

As the number of ELLs increase in university classrooms, it will be important for instructors to develop supporting approaches that are both fair and effective.

Barbarism and What is to be Done: Reforming Discourse in the Classroom

Daniel Clausen • May 26 2017 • Articles

The potential barbarism of discourse in future classrooms is discussed along with ways to promote civilisation amongst divergent students.

How to Stay Grounded in the Age of Information Overload

Daniel Clausen • Apr 30 2017 • Articles

If you’re a beautiful and benevolent outsider, speak up! In the age of information overload, your services are desperately needed.

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