A complete, professional resource for writing an effective paper in all subfields of political science, Diane Schmidt’s 25th anniversary edition provides students with a practical, easy-to-follow guide for writing about political ideas, events, policies, passions, agendas, and processes. It offers additional formats and guidelines focusing on the growing use of social media and the need for professional communication in blogs, tweets, forums, media sites, lectures on demand, and postings on websites. A collection of student papers shows students how to write well for better grades.
After reading Writing in Political Science, students will know how to:
- choose and narrow a research topic
- formulate a research agenda
- quickly locate reputable information online
- execute a study and write up findings
- use the vocabulary of political science discourse
- follow the criteria used to evaluate student assignments when writing
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