Bibframe Work

Preview. Introduction : why you should read this book

Your quest in context. Perception and misperception in life and scholarship

Social science and history

Scholarship as social process and as politics

progress in the social sciences : real and imaginary

Dimensions in the social sciences

Your quest : weighing intellectual choices. Building professional relationships and preparing for your doctoral exams

Choosing research problems : personal values and disciplinary agendas

Concepts and concept formation

Theories, hypotheses, and research designs

Case studies and comparative methods

Logics of explanation

Your quest : from planning to finishing. Planning your project and writing a prospectus

Mapping research resources and gathering evidence

Producing a draft

Through the jungle : guiding your reader (and yourself)

Getting to go : defending and passing

Your choices and your futures