Research and Writing in International Relations

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ISBN: 9780205060658 | 020506065X
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Copyright: 2/10/2011

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Research and Writing in International Relations offers the step-by-step guidance and the essential resources needed to compose political science papers that go beyond description and into systematic and sophisticated inquiry. #xA0; This text focuses on areas where students often need help-finding a topic, developing a question, reviewing the literature, designing research, and last, writing the paper. Including current and detailed coverage on how to start research in the discipline#x19;s major subfields, Research and Writing in International Relationsgives students a classroom-tested approach that leads to better research and writing in introductory and advanced courses.

Brief Contents	p. iii
Preface	p. ix
The Research and Writing Process	p. 1
Topic Selection and Question Development	p. 5
Choosing a Topic	p. 6
Writing an Initial Subtopic Question	p. 8
Defining Variables	p. 10
Researching Your Dependent Variable Beyond the Textbook	p. 11
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 14
Exercises for Chapter 1	p. 14
Scholarly Literature and the Literature Review	p. 15
Getting Started on Your Literature Review	p. 16
Scholarly Journals	p. 17
Peer-Reviewed Books	p. 20
Edited Books	p. 20
Electronic Sources	p. 21
How to Search the Literature	p. 21
Finding Scholarly Journal Articles	p. 21
Searching for Scholarly Books	p. 25
Using a Review of the Literature to Shape Your Project	p. 26
How to Read a Scholarly Journal Articles	p. 28
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 30
Exercises for Chapter 2	p. 31
Project Definition and Systematic Investigation	p. 32
Project Frameworks	p. 33
Choosing Independent Variables and Hypotheses	p. 34
Choosing Cases for Research	p. 35
Defining and Operationalizing Your Variables	p. 38
Collecting Evidence	p. 40
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 45
Exercises for Chapter 3	p. 45
Analysis and Writing	p. 46
An Overview of the Writing Process	p. 46
Writing Each Section of Your Research Paper	p. 49
The Abstract	p. 50
The Introduction	p. 51
The Literature Review	p. 52
Organization of the Literature Review	p. 52
Content of the Literature Review	p. 53
The Research Design (Methodology)	p. 58
Discussion of Cases	p. 58
Discussing Hypotheses	p. 58
Discussing Measurement and Sources of Data or Information	p. 59
The Case Presentation, Analysis, and Discussion of Findings	p. 61
Analyzing Data	p. 62
Discussing Hypotheses	p. 64
The Conclusion	p. 64
The Bibliography or Reference List	p. 65
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 65
Exercises for Chapter 4	p. 65
Project Resources	p. 67
International Conflict and National Security	p. 68
Types of Conflict	p. 69
Levels of Violence	p. 71
Types of Intervention	p. 73
Actors and Interstate Conflict	p. 74
Conflict Resolution	p. 75
Terrorism	p. 78
General Data Sources for Choosing Cases and Gathering Evidence	p. 79
U.S. Foreign Policy	p. 81
Individual Characteristics	p. 82
State-Level Analyses	p. 85
Bureaucratic Politics	p. 85
Public Opinion	p. 87
Interest Groups	p. 89
Terrorism	p. 91
General Data Sources for Choosing Cases and Gathering Evidence	p. 92
International Political Economy	p. 93
IPE and the Role of International Actors	p. 93
Multinational Corporations	p. 94
The World Trade Organization	p. 95
Political Leaders	p. 97
The Role of People in Development	p. 98
Gender	p. 99
Corruption	p. 100
General Data Sources for Choosing Cases and Gathering Evidence	p. 101
International Organization and Law	p. 102
Issue Areas	p. 102
Environmental Treaties	p. 103
Human Rights	p. 105
War Crimes	p. 107
Actors	p. 108
Joining International Governmental Organizations	p. 108
States as UN Members	p. 109
International Courts as an International Actor	p. 110
General Data Sources for Choosing Cases and Gathering Evidence	p. 112
Globalization/Global Issues	p. 113
Resources on Globalization	p. 113
Movement of Information: International Communication and Media	p. 114
Internet policies	p. 115
Transnational Advocacy	p. 116
Movement of People	p. 117
Migration	p. 117
Health	p. 118
Effects of Globalization	p. 119
National Identity	p. 120
Culture-UNESCO Sites	p. 121
General Data Sources for Choosing Cases and Gathering Evidence	p. 122
Writing Resources	p. 123
Organizing Sources and Notes	p. 124
Using Note Cards	p. 125
Using a Written or Electronic Journal	p. 127
Using Software	p. 128
More Suggestions for Keeping Track of Resources	p. 129
Keeping Track of Print Resources	p. 129
Keeping Track of Web Resources	p. 131
Citing Sources	p. 132
Avoiding Plagiarism	p. 132
General Rules for What to Cite	p. 132
Turabian Style	p. 134
The Basic Citation for a Book	p. 134
Using Parenthetical Citations	p. 134
Using Footnotes	p. 135
Hard Cases	p. 136
Component Parts	p. 136
Secondary Sources of Quotations	p. 136
APA Style	p. 137
Citations for Online Sources	p. 137
Remember the Basics	p. 138
Following Style Guidelines	p. 140
Academic Writing	p. 140
Gender-Neutral Terminology	p. 140
General Rules on Capitalization for Leaders' Titles	p. 141
Parties, the Constitution, and Treaties	p. 142
Proper Nouns and Adjectives	p. 142
Titles of Newspapers	p. 143
Foreign Words	p. 143
Recommended Writing and Style Manuals	p. 143
References	p. 144
Index	p. 154
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