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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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