I just wonder if someone here, especially those who do Political sci, has a similar experience to this: my supervisor doesn't know much about what i am doing (although I submit reports to him every week--which he has never replied). Whenever we meet (two times every term), he just criticizes my project without even knowing what is actually going on. I spent a lot of time telling him that he has missed my arguments but he just doesn't seem satified. OK, then I listen to him and see what kind of suggestions he would give. Unfortunately, many of them are simply self-contradictory. In one meeting he says: "this should be interesting, discuss it in your project." And next time you see him he can tell you something completely opposite ("oh, maybe this is inapporiate") and give you a new issue to examine. Working with him is like chasing wind---you can never tell what does he want.
I really don't know what the hell is going on. Should I start writing my first chapter anyway and seek help from other professors in the department?
