POLS 4422: NGOs and World Politics

A starting point for research on NGOs and world politics.

Welcome

Welcome to the library research guide for POLS 4422: NGOs and World Politics. This guide offers subject-specific sources available via the University Library in print and electronic formats. You can use this guide to help you succeed in writing your NGO Strategy Paper for Professor Reimann's course.

Use the tabs to the right to navigate between resources. Here is a brief description of what you will find in each tab:

Your Goal

Your primary goal is to: Identify a serious global socio-economic and/or political problem and present an NGO or activist strategy for a new approach to solving the problem. The problem must be related to international relations, comparative politics, or political economy in some way. It can be a problem happening outside the United States, or it can be a problem with global dimensions that takes place inside the United States.

Library Instruction Goals:

  • Develop a Boolean search strategy to find resources for your paper
  • Apply the search strategy to a database
  • Select two useful resources
  • Evaluate the contents of each resource

Strategy Paper Requirements:

  • 5 parts of the paper
    • Executive summary
    • Description of the problem
    • Past attempts for solution
    • Your proposed strategy
    • Short conclusion
  • MS Word document
  • 8-12 pages in length
  • Double-spaced with 12-point font and 1-inch margins (except for the executive summary)
  • Minimum of 8 sources, including 3 academic sources
  • Proper citation using APSA style