Developing A Research Question
You should answer each part of each question below
(1) Choose and identify a political research topic that has caught your interest recently.
You might start with an event that has been in the news lately or something you have learned about in a class or in your own reading, etc. If you are thinking about a current event, you should begin by defining a general topic that it fits within.
E.g. you might be interested in what is happening to people trying to flee Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover. If so, you should identify a general topic of research that this might fall under, such as:
● the treatment of citizens in regimes where the government is taken over by militant groups
● the evacuation of refugees from fallen states
● the moral and/or legal obligations allies of the former Afghan government have to those fleeing the Taliban
Briefly explain your interest to indicate why you have chosen the topic you have identified.
