User:Nick Bagnall

I graduated from university in 2009 with a BA in political science. My fields of interest include international relations, economics, education, and public policy—in particular research on vulnerable populations in both the United States and developing nations. I also have entirely amateur interests in Korean folk art, Japanese architecture, Native American history, linguistic relativity, and astronomy.

As someone dissatisfied with Wikipedia's editorial guidelines and culture, I'd like to help promote Citizendium's goal: to create a kinder, gentler, and better-written Wikipedia. I appreciate Citizendium's guidelines for article organization and presentation. Wikipedia articles generally do not flow well: a Wikipedia article's sections can often be arranged arbitrarily with no change in the article's readability. If Citizendium articles are supposed to flow like well-written essays, then it's a challenge I look forward to undertaking.

My contributions to Citizendium include:

• program evaluation
• impact evaluation
• casualty assistance officer