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| Brief Contents | |
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| Preface | |
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| The Research and Writing Process | |
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| Topic Selection and Question Development | |
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| Choosing a Topic | |
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| Writing an Initial Subtopic Question | |
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| Defining Variables | |
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| Researching Your Dependent Variable Beyond the Textbook | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Exercises for Chapter 1 | |
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| Scholarly Literature and the Literature Review | |
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| Getting Started on Your Literature Review | |
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| Scholarly Journals | |
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| Peer-Reviewed Books | |
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| Edited Books | |
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| Electronic Sources | |
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| How to Search the Literature | |
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| Finding Scholarly Journal Articles | |
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| Searching for Scholarly Books | |
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| Using a Review of the Literature to Shape Your Project | |
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| How to Read a Scholarly Journal Articles | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Exercises for Chapter 2 | |
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| Project Definition and Systematic Investigation | |
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| Project Frameworks | |
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| Choosing Independent Variables and Hypotheses | |
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| Choosing Cases for Research | |
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| Defining and Operationalizing Your Variables | |
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| Collecting Evidence | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Exercises for Chapter 3 | |
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| Analysis and Writing | |
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| An Overview of the Writing Process | |
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| Writing Each Section of Your Research Paper | |
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| The Abstract | |
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| The Introduction | |
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| The Literature Review | |
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| Organization of the Literature Review | |
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| Content of the Literature Review | |
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| The Research Design (Methodology) | |
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| Discussion of Cases | |
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| Discussing Hypotheses | |
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| Discussing Measurement and Sources of Data or Information | |
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| The Case Presentation, Analysis, and Discussion of Findings | |
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| Analyzing Data | |
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| Discussing Hypotheses | |
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| The Conclusion | |
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| The Bibliography or Reference List | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Exercises for Chapter 4 | |
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| Project Resources | |
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| International Conflict and National Security | |
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| Types of Conflict | |
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| Levels of Violence | |
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| Types of Intervention | |
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| Actors and Interstate Conflict | |
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| Conflict Resolution | |
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| Terrorism | |
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| General Data Sources for Choosing Cases and Gathering Evidence | |
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| U.S. Foreign Policy | |
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| Individual Characteristics | |
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| State-Level Analyses | |
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| Bureaucratic Politics | |
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| Public Opinion | |
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| Interest Groups | |
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| Terrorism | |
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| General Data Sources for Choosing Cases and Gathering Evidence | |
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| International Political Economy | |
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| IPE and the Role of International Actors | |
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| Multinational Corporations | |
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| The World Trade Organization | |
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| Political Leaders | |
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| The Role of People in Development | |
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| Gender | |
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| Corruption | |
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| General Data Sources for Choosing Cases and Gathering Evidence | |
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| International Organization and Law | |
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| Issue Areas | |
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| Environmental Treaties | |
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| Human Rights | |
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| War Crimes | |
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| Actors | |
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| Joining International Governmental Organizations | |
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| States as UN Members | |
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| International Courts as an International Actor | |
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| General Data Sources for Choosing Cases and Gathering Evidence | |
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| Globalization/Global Issues | |
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| Resources on Globalization | |
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| Movement of Information: International Communication and Media | |
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| Internet policies | |
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| Transnational Advocacy | |
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| Movement of People | |
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| Migration | |
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| Health | |
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| Effects of Globalization | |
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| National Identity | |
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| Culture-UNESCO Sites | |
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| General Data Sources for Choosing Cases and Gathering Evidence | |
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| Writing Resources | |
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| Organizing Sources and Notes | |
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| Using Note Cards | |
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| Using a Written or Electronic Journal | |
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| Using Software | |
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| More Suggestions for Keeping Track of Resources | |
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| Keeping Track of Print Resources | |
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| Keeping Track of Web Resources | |
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| Citing Sources | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| General Rules for What to Cite | |
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| Turabian Style | |
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| The Basic Citation for a Book | |
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| Using Parenthetical Citations | |
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| Using Footnotes | |
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| Hard Cases | |
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| Component Parts | |
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| Secondary Sources of Quotations | |
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| APA Style | |
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| Citations for Online Sources | |
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| Remember the Basics | |
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| Following Style Guidelines | |
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| Academic Writing | |
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| Gender-Neutral Terminology | |
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| General Rules on Capitalization for Leaders' Titles | |
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| Parties, the Constitution, and Treaties | |
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| Proper Nouns and Adjectives | |
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| Titles of Newspapers | |
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| Foreign Words | |
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| Recommended Writing and Style Manuals | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |