At the beginning of the document, outline your paper topic proposal as follows:

Topic (global issue):

Case study (example) 1:

Case study (example) 2:

Theory 1:

Theory 2:

Level of analysis 1:

Level of analysis 2:

(if applicable, choose the human rights as one of the two levels)

Role of globalization:

Then, in about a paragraph, please do the following:

-Describe the topic you're proposing for your research, explain why that topic is important;

-State which two case studies (examples) you plan to discuss in your paper and why

-State which two international relations theories you plan to use to analyze the issue and why (refer to the theory sampler handout and/or chapter 3 of the textbook for a review of the theories)

-State which two level(s) of analysis you're planning to apply to analyze the issue and why (one of them should be the human rights level, if appropriate for your topic)

-State your initial view on the role of globalization in the global issue you want to research. Is globalization part of the problem or of the solution, or both? How?

-List one or two preliminary sources you found so far on the topic, use APA format.