Political Research Proposal

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Requirements:  •File in Word format  ❑Font size 12  •Minimum 900 words  ❑Excluding tables and references – table and ddata required •Citing research articles using Chicago Style ❑Chicago Style •Making the same level of effort in finishing the following parts Part 1: Research Question and Significance (5 points) The question under investigation must be: •Politics •General: not a single event •Positive: empirically testable •Not a normative question •Explanatory: a why question •Not a descriptive question •Not a forecasting question Significance (at least, two out of the following three): •Theoretical, empirical, and policy Part 2: Literature Review (5 points) •Review at least four articles ❑Published in academic journals ❑Representative research ➢Number of citations •Organize the review by theme ❑Example: two strands of research disagree with each other •Use your own words to summarize ❑Main arguments and evidence provided ❑Avoid using direct quotes Part 3: Your Hypothesis and Research Design (5 points) The quality of your hypothesis: • One independent variable determines one dependent variable • The direction of effect • Plausible • Falsifiable • Different from those reviewed in Part 2Research design • Justify the appropriateness of your research design for the question • Feasibility

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