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Writing a Research Paper in Political Science

A Practical Guide to Inquiry, Structure, and Methods

This writing guide breaks down the research paper into its constituent parts and shows students what they need to do at each stage to successfully complete components until the paper is finished. Even writing an introduction, coming up with effective headings and titles, presenting a conclusion, and the important steps of editing and revising are covered with class-tested advice and know-how.

... plan for her hypothesis, much like the medical researchers try to design an
appropriate study for evaluating the impact of vigorous but not daily exercise. As
Sam begins the analysis, she might want to make some adjustments in her
strategy.

Writing a Research Paper in Political Science

A Practical Guide to Inquiry, Structure, and Methods

In Writing a Research Paper in Political Science, author Lisa Baglione breaks down the research paper into its constituent parts and shows students precisely how to complete each component. The author provides encouragement at each stage and faces pitfalls head on, giving advice and examples so that students move through each task successfully. Students are shown how to craft the right research question, find good sources and properly summarize them, operationalize concepts, design good tests for their hypotheses, and present and analyze quantitative and qualitative data. Even writing an introduction, coming up with effective headings and titles, presenting a conclusion, and the important steps of editing and revising are covered. Practical summaries, recipes for success, worksheets, exercises, and a series of handy checklists make this a must-have supplement for any writing-intensive political science course. In this Third Edition, updated sample research topics come from American government, gender studies, comparative politics, and international relations. And now, more extensive materials are available on the web, including checklists and worksheets that help students tackle each step, calendar ideas to help them complete their paper on time, and a glossary.

... whether the various values of cable television access, media openness, and
social media penetration are “high,” for instance. To convince readers that his
strategy is reliable, he needs to be transparent about how he will make his
judgment.