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.

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