ABSTRACT

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.
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’s major subfields, Research and Writing in International Relations gives students a classroom-tested approach that leads to better research and writing in introductory and advanced courses.

part |4 pages

PART I The Research and Writing Process

chapter 1|10 pages

Topic Selection and Question Development

chapter 4|21 pages

Analysis and Writing

part |1 pages

PART II Project Resources

chapter |12 pages

CHAPTER 6U.S. Foreign Policy

chapter 7|9 pages

International Political Economy

chapter 8|11 pages

International Organization and Law

chapter 9|10 pages

Globalization/Global Issues

part |1 pages

PART III Writing Resources

chapter 10|8 pages

Organizing Sources and Notes

chapter 11|8 pages

Citing Sources

chapter 12|4 pages

Following Style Guidelines