Scope and Methods of Political Science Questions and Arguments
1. Research Methodology
Topic -
Democracy or democratization
Economic development or poverty
Violence or peace
Question -
How does something happen?
- How does a country go to war?
- How does a country democratize?
- How does a country remain poor?
Why does something happen?
- Why does a country go to war?
- Why does a country democratize?
- Why does a country remain poor?
- Why do some countries go to war, while the others don't?
- Why do some countries democratize, while the others don't?
- Why do some countries remain poor, while the others get richer?
Arguments -
1. How does a country democratize?
2. Why does a country democratize?
3. Why do some countries democratize, while the others don't?
Evidence -
1. How does a country democratize?
2. Why does a country democratize?
3. Why do some countries democratize, while the others don't?
2. Exercise - Question and Arguments
Step 1. Write your question and arguments to the question.
Step 2. Think about evidence you'd need to find.
Step 3. Talk to the student next you.
Attachment:- Assignment.zip