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OverviewEven students capable of writing excellent essays still find their first major political science research paper an intimidating experience. Crafting the right research question, finding good sources, properly summarizing them, operationalizing concepts and designing good tests for their hypotheses, presenting and analyzing quantitative as well as qualitative data are all tough-going without a great deal of guidance and encouragement. Writing a Research Paper in Political Science breaks down the research paper into its constituent parts and shows students what they need to do at each stage to successfully complete each component until the paper is finished. 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lisa A. BaglionePublisher: SAGE Publications Inc Imprint: CQ Press Edition: 4th Revised edition Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9781506367422ISBN 10: 1506367429 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 19 March 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPREFACE CHAPTER 1: So You Have to Write a Research Paper What Is a Research Paper? A Few Helpful Metaphors What Research Paper Writing Entails Blueprint of the Book CHAPTER 2: Getting Started: Finding a Research Question Characteristics of a Good Question Practical Summary Recipe 1: The Research Question Exercises CHAPTER 3: Learning Proper Citation Forms, Finding the Scholarly Debate, and Summarizing and Classifying Arguments: The Annotated Bibliography What Are Bibliographies, and Why Do We Bother With Them? Plagiarism versus Paraphrasing and Avoiding Drop-Ins and Transcripts, Too Annotating the Bibliography Identifying the Key Conceptual Issues Searching for Sources Identifying Similar Arguments and Grouping Your Sources One Last Word of Advice: Generic Schools of Thought Writing the Annotated Bibliography Practical Summary Recipe 2: The Annotated Bibliography Exercises CHAPTER 4: Making Sense of the Scholarly Answers to Your Research Question: Writing the Literature Review Preparing for and Understanding the Literature Review The Fundamentals of the Literature Review Writing the Literature Review Practical Summary Recipe 3: Literature Review Exercises CHAPTER 5: Effectively Distilling Your Argument: The Thesis, Model, and Hypothesis The Thesis The Model The Hypothesis Applying These Insights Practical Summary Recipe 4: Thesis or Model and Hypothesis Section Exercises CHAPTER 6: Revising and Editing Your Work: The Research-Writing-Thinking Spiral Practical Summary Recipe 5: Revising and Editing Exercises CHAPTER 7: Making Your Plan and Protecting Yourself from Criticism: The Research Design Research Design: The Courtroom and Medical Science Analogies Writing the Research Design, Focusing on Hypothesis-Driven Research The Research Design: Two Examples Practical Summary Recipe 6: Research Design Exercises CHAPTER 8: Evaluating the Argument: The Analysis and Assessment Section Qualitative Analysis Mixed (Qualitative and Quantitative) Analysis Quantitative and Statistical Analysis Practical Summary Recipe 7: Analysis and Assessment Exercises CHAPTER 9: Bringing the Paper Together in Essential Ways: The Conclusion, Introduction, Title, Abstract, and the Utility of a Presentation Considering the Significance and Limitations of Your Findings: The Conclusion Writing a Good Introduction A Last Element in Attracting Readers: Developing an Appealing Title Almost Done: Writing an Abstract and Giving a Presentation Are You Done? The Joy (and Continued Responsibilities) of Finalizing Your Draft Practical Summary Recipe 8: Conclusion, Introduction, Title, and Abstract Exercises BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEXReviewsWriting a Research Paper in Political Science is an essential text for every political science major. -- Steve B. Lem With clarity and compassion, Lisa A. Baglione leads undergraduates step by step through the morass of empirical research. -- William M. Flanik Lisa A. Baglione's book is a highly accessible resource to help undergraduate students transition from writing about politics to writing about empirical political science research. -- Ashlie B. Delshad Writing a Research Paper in Political Science is a helpful research and writing guide for students from various disciplines and undergraduate levels. -- Dorian Brown Crosby Author InformationLisa A. Baglione is a Professor and the Chair of the Political Science Department at Saint Joseph′s University. Her major fields of study are International Relations and Comparative Politics. Dr. Baglione has published works exploring contemporary Russian foreign policy, post-settlement peacebuilding, the arms control decision-making process in the United States, the Soviet Union, and Russia, and the research-paper writing process, and has co-authored articles on the transformation of the Russian polity and economy in the early post-communist period. Currently, she is researching conflict transformation in the twenty-first century and contemporary Russian center-periphery relations. At Saint Joseph′s, Dr. Baglione teaches courses in which she developed the ideas, advice, and techniques offered in this work. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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