Research outline

    Order Description       Select a research topic of their interest on particular issues related to gender and global policy. A brief outline (4 pg.) explaining the research questions, key arguments, and brief research plan must be submitted by October 12. Detailed guidelines for the research topic are attached.   Step 1: Choose a research Topic: Decide on what do you want to research on? At this point you must have clear questions in your mind that needs to be elaborated for your outlines. This can be emerged either from your readings or observations in the current perspectives of gender and public policy, the challenges, trends and the practices. Choose one that interests you most, and develop a paper in a regional context.   Step 2: Research Outlines (Due on Oct. 12): The next step is to elaborate your research questions identifying the major issues and challenges, and explaining the rationale of doing your research.   Why is it of interest and how it fits within the broader perspectives of gender and public policy? Thesis statement: What is your preliminary thesis that suggests a direction to pursue your paper? Rationale of your paper: Why your thesis and topic is significant? Statement of key arguments: What are the key issues that you have learned from the scholarly debate in literatures?