Writing a Research Paper in Political Science - International Student Edition - A Practical Guide to Inquiry, Structure, and Methods (Paperback, 4th Revised edition)

Even 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. New to the Fourth Edition: A non-causal research paper woven throughout the text offers explicit advice to guide students through the research and writing process. Updated and more detailed discussions of plagiarism, paraphrases, "drop-ins," and "transcripts" help to prevent students from misusing sources in a constantly changing digital age. A more detailed discussion of "fake news" and disinformation shows students how to evaluate and choose high quality sources, as well as how to protect oneself from being fooled by bad sources. Additional guidance for writing abstracts and creating presentations helps students to understand the logic behind abstracts and prepares students for presentations in the classroom, at a conference, and beyond. A greater emphasis on the value of qualitative research provides students with additional instruction on how to do it.

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Lisa A. Baglione
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Edition:	4th Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-5443-7172-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Writing & editing guides > Technical writing
LSN:	1-5443-7172-1
Barcode:	9781544371726

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