Writing a research paper in political science a practical guide to inquiry, structure, and methods

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index.

So you have to write a research paper -- Getting started: Finding a research question -- Learning proper citation forms, finding the scholarly debate, and summarizing and classifying arguments: The annotated bibliography -- Making sense of the scholarly answers to your research question: Writing the literature review -- Effectively distilling your argument: The thesis, model, and hypothesis -- Revising and editing your work: The research-writing-thinking spiral -- Making your plan and protecting yourself from criticism: The research design -- Evaluating the argument: The analysis and assessment section -- Bringing the paper together in three essential ways: The conclusion, introduction, and title.