Should a student be bothered about joining the Princeton Politics department for a PhD in their Political Economy program given the imminent departure of Adam Meirowitz and ongoing stories about internal political battles in the department.
Candid answers please. Thanks a lot.
The best political scientists are the ones who know politics well. I'd jump in if I were in the position. It's not like it is Ohio or Michigan.
If you think you know politics, real politics, the kind of politics that psychologists call "social intelligence," then do it. You need to be (most of the following with only few exceptions) ambitious, likeable, intelligent, witty, articulate, outspoken *and* cunning, devious, observant, and dissimulative. Notice that principles and honesty are absent from requisites, and for good reason.
What do you mean "be bothered"? Is it a factor to consider? Obviously. Should you go? Depends on your outside options (thanks Econ 101!).
Not sure how "social intelligence," "real politics," and your dissimulative(ness?) factor in. I don't know what any of those words and phrases mean, and I did fine.