Welcome to my Blog

In this space, I mean to write for reflective practitioners who work with people to solve problems. I have spent decades in complex systems and am an experienced executive in the military and defence, security, and diplomatic sectors. In the beginning, I’ll focus on speaking about publishing from my dissertation work.


Thank you for taking the time to read. Comments are welcome via the contact form at the bottom of each blog entry.

— John

John V. Pumphrey
Doctor of Social Sciences (DSocSci)

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Progress Update: Turning a Doctoral Dissertation into Scholarly Contributions (22 July 2025)
Progress Update: Turning a Doctoral Dissertation into Scholarly Contributions (22 July 2025)

This blog will update on my progress from the awarding of my doctorate and share some of my thoughts and details on developing a journal article for publication. This is a series of blogs on this topic.

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The 12-year journey of balancing military life, family, and a ‘part-time’ doctorate (2 July 2025)
The 12-year journey of balancing military life, family, and a ‘part-time’ doctorate (2 July 2025)

This blog entry will cover the background of my academic journey and share some details concerning my doctoral dissertation. Future blogs will offer insights into my thinking and writing, with an initial focus on “what’s next” now that the dissertation has been published.

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