POLI 130: Introduction to Comparative Politics: Home

Research Design

What Makes a Good Research Question?
Handout from Duke University's Thompson Writing Program Writing Studio. Has good guidelines for and examples of research questions in the social sciences.
Concept Mapping
Brainstorming technique that helps you visualize your topic, narrow it down, and think about the relationships between your concepts. Tutorial from Appalachian State University Library.

Finding Books

Start with a keyword search in the catalog. Once you have located a relevant item, you can look at the Library of Congress Subject Headings within the full record tab and follow those links to find related books.

You can also refine your results by using the facets on the left side of the screen.

Keyword: majoritarian democracy or consensus democracy
- Associated Subject Heading: Majorities
- Associated Subject Heading: Consensus (Social sciences)

Keyword: democracy and South Africa
- Associated Subject Heading: Democracy -- South Africa or, Democracy -- [name of country]
- Associated Subject Heading: South Africa -- Politics and government or, [name of country -- Politics and government]