{"id":7,"date":"2016-04-06T14:09:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T14:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ec2-52-33-35-210.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/bluetheme\/conferences\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T20:00:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T20:00:35","slug":"other","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu\/esivan\/other\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Writing and Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-wysiwyg widget_mit_pf_wysiwyg panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Tips &#038; Guides for Social Scientists<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li>\"<a href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=7627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tips to Article-Writers<\/a>.\"\u00a0 This is far and away the most popular piece of writing. That's because it's just a page!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/a3n1ux6lnu7wbpe\/On%20Genre.pdf?dl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"On Genre: A Few More Tips to Article-Writers.\"<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\"<a href=\"http:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?DocumentID=2467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Words in memory of my late father, Alan S. Zuckerman<\/a>.\" This is personal but also includes guidance from the social scientist who was most impactful on me<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-wysiwyg widget_mit_pf_wysiwyg\" data-index=\"1\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Public Commentary, (twitter etc) in Oct-Nov 2023, in Wake of 10\/7 Hamas Massacre<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AACO8WZfpWB8fFShM-2KriP6a?dl=0&amp;e=1&amp;preview=Comment+on+Butler%27s+10-13+LRB+essay+on+condemning+Hamas.pdf\">Comment on Butler's 10-13 LRB essay on condemning Hamas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AACO8WZfpWB8fFShM-2KriP6a?dl=0&amp;e=1&amp;preview=Critique+of+Oct+14+Beinart+NYT+Op_Ed%2C+10-16.pdf\">Critique of Oct 14 Beinart NYT Op<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AABuNsujno7QWAhhgWEUDXY1a\/Why%20massacre%20of%201200%20having%20such%20a%20big%20impact.pdf?e=1&amp;dl=0\">On Why a Massacre of 1200 is Having Such a Big Impact, 10-15<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AACO8WZfpWB8fFShM-2KriP6a?dl=0&amp;e=1&amp;preview=Frame+of+References+Explain+Our+Interpretive+Crisis+10-16.pdf\">Frame of References Explain Our Interpretive Crisis 10-16<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AAD19ZE8SGNGsvziLruDikCaa\/Response%20to%20Bennett%20video.docx?e=1&amp;dl=0\">Response to Bennet video, 10-18<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AACO8WZfpWB8fFShM-2KriP6a?dl=0&amp;e=1&amp;preview=Response+to+Sociologists%27+open+letter--+sociologists+in+solidarity+with+Gaza.pdf\">Response to Sociologists' open letter-- sociologists in solidarity with Gaza, 10-18<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AACj3v3W9Eh3F5ZDqOvxmvXQa\/Response%20to%20Intl%20Sociological%20Association%20Petition.pdf?e=1&amp;dl=0\">Response to Intl Sociological Association Petition, 10-24<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AADCbfzH1HtwsnIXZTiShddNa\/On%20the%20organizational%20roots%20of%20the%20left%E2%80%99s%20crisus%20%26%20Jewish%20resilience.pdf?e=1&amp;dl=0\">On the organizational roots of the left\u2019s crisis &amp; Jewish resilience, 10-29<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AACmPkUkU7ru05qx8cp5BFSua\/Thread%20on%20the%20moral%20obtuseness%20of%20Columbia%20and%20the%20global%20left%20(represented%20by%20Butler).pdf?e=1&amp;dl=0\"><span class=\"dig-Text dig-Text--variant-paragraph dig-Text--size-large dig-Text--color-standard dig-Text--isBold dig-6lejgsc_20-8-0 dig-6lejgs0_20-8-0 dig-6lejgsm_20-8-0 dig-6lejgsr_20-8-0 dig-6lejgss_20-8-0 dig-6lejgsk_20-8-0 dig-6lejgsd_20-8-0 _file-name__font-change_1vccf_42\">On the moral obtuseness of Columbia and the global left (represented by Butler), 10-31<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AACTUgVydQaUYORSnx4mVb0Na\/Thread%20on%20why%20From%20River%20to%20Sea%20is%20so%20Unproductive.pdf?e=1&amp;dl=0\"><span class=\"dig-Text dig-Text--variant-paragraph dig-Text--size-large dig-Text--color-standard dig-Text--isBold dig-6lejgsc_20-8-0 dig-6lejgs0_20-8-0 dig-6lejgsm_20-8-0 dig-6lejgsr_20-8-0 dig-6lejgss_20-8-0 dig-6lejgsk_20-8-0 dig-6lejgsd_20-8-0 _file-name__font-change_1vccf_42\">On why From River to Sea is so Unproductive, 10-31<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AADdhpG81srfRNibEhRPmLo-a\/Thread%20on%20the%20dangers%20of%20too%20much%20attention%20paid%20to%20Jews.pdf?e=1&amp;dl=0\">On the dangers of too much attention paid to Jews, 11-1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AABJowngcvDes2jtrQXcTS0ea\/On%20the%20great%20challenges%20from%20how%20difficult%20moral%20choices%20drive%20moral%20insensitivity.pdf?e=1&amp;dl=0\">On the great challenges from how difficult moral choices drive moral insensitivity, 11-9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AADlRh4k_D-2DIG4kLhA_2Iga\/Reckoning%20with%20the%20moral%20dilemmas%20of%20the%20Israel-Hamas%20war.pdf?e=1&amp;dl=0\">Reckoning with the moral dilemmas of the Israel-Hamas war, 11-9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0yckflsxy4700u2\/AACO8WZfpWB8fFShM-2KriP6a?dl=0&amp;e=1&amp;preview=On+how+the+current+situation+is+a+dual+moral+panic.pdf\">On how the current situation is a dual moral panic, 11-10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-wysiwyg widget_mit_pf_wysiwyg\" data-index=\"2\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Literary-Sociological Analysis of Hebrew Bible (and some Rabbinic texts)<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Since 2017, I have been publishing essays that use modern literary tools, coupled with sociological ideas, to analyze biblical (and some rabbinic) texts. Many of these essays are building blocks for my book project on the invention and spread of the seven-day week.<\/p>\n<p>Almost all of these essays are published in the online journal <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thelehrhaus.com\/author\/ezrazuckermansivan\/\">The Lehrhaus<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-wysiwyg widget_mit_pf_wysiwyg\" data-index=\"3\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Miscellaneous<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n \t<li>\"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csun.edu\/~egodard\/asatheory\/newsletters\/Perspectives-2010-May.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Social Networks are Overrated: Downsides of the Commensuration that Underlies Social Network Analysis<\/a>.\" Sivan, Ezra Zuckerman. <em>Perspectives: Newsletter of the ASA Theory Section<\/em>, May 2010.<\/li>\n \t<li>\"Economic Sociology of Organizations.\" Sivan, Ezra Zuckerman. <em>Accounts: A Newsletter of Economic Sociology<\/em>, Fall 2006.<\/li>\n \t<li>\"<a href=\"http:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?DocumentID=2469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bringing (Crude) Functionalism Back In<\/a>.\" Sivan, Ezra Zuckerman. <em>Accounts: A Newsletter of Economic Sociology<\/em>, Spring 2003.<\/li>\n \t<li>\"<a href=\"http:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?DocumentID=2470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Some Notes on the Relationship between Sociology and Economics (and Political Science): Cross-Disciplinary Citation Patterns over the 20th Century<\/a>.\" Ezra Zuckerman Sivan.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-wysiwyg widget_mit_pf_wysiwyg\" data-index=\"4\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Opinion Pieces in Jerusalem Post, 2017-2018<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li>\"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/opinion\/the-ambassadors-misuse-of-the-torah-557992\">The ambassador's misuse of the Torah<\/a>\" <em>Jerusalem Post, <\/em>May, 2018<\/li>\n<li>\"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/opinion\/meeting-trumps-moral-and-strategic-challenge-518412\">Meeting Trump\u2019s moral and strategic challenge<\/a>.\"\u00a0<em>Jerusalem Post<\/em>,\u00a0December 2017<\/li>\n<li>\"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Opinion\/Netanyahu-is-playing-a-dangerous-game-481109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netanyahu is Playing a Dangerous Game<\/a>.\" <em>Jerusalem Post<\/em>, February 2017.<\/li>\n<li>\"<a href=\"http:\/\/m.jpost.com\/#\/app\/article\/479949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netanyahu's Mexican Tweet<\/a>.\" <em>Jerusalem Post<\/em>, January 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-wysiwyg widget_mit_pf_wysiwyg\" data-index=\"5\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Guest Blog Posts for the Orgtheory Blog, October 2008 (in midst of financial crisis)<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/orgtheory.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/06\/3139\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Self-interest and the Financial Meltdown, Part I<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/orgtheory.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/13\/self-interest-and-the-financial-meltdown-part-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Self-interest and the Financial Meltdown, Part II<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\"<a href=\"https:\/\/orgtheory.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/08\/help-me-obi-wan-bernanke-youre-my-only-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help Me Obi-Wan Bernanke. You're My Only Hope!<\/a>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<a href=\"https:\/\/orgtheory.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/26\/realists-constructionists-and-lemmings-oh-my-part-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Realists, Constructionists, and Lemmings Oh My! Part I<\/a>.\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<a href=\"https:\/\/orgtheory.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/31\/realists-constructionists-and-lemmings-oh-my-part-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Realists, Constructionists, and Lemmings Oh My! Part II<\/a>.\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<a href=\"https:\/\/orgtheory.wordpress.com\/2008\/11\/03\/let-us-now-praise-short-term-profits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let Us Now Praise Short-Term Profits<\/a>.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-wysiwyg widget_mit_pf_wysiwyg panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips &#038; Guides for Social Scientists &#8220;Tips to Article-Writers.&#8221;\u00a0 This is far and away the most popular piece of writing. That&#8217;s because it&#8217;s just a page! &#8220;On Genre: A Few More Tips to Article-Writers.&#8221; &#8220;Words in memory of my late father, Alan S. 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