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Developing a research question in International Relations
Developing a research question in International Relations

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This free course was written by Filippo Boni and Thomas Martin.

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Section 2.1: A student engages in an online supervision with their supervisor. Photo: fizkes/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Section 3: Activists participate in a protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline March in Washington, DC, 2017. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Section 4: Illustration of thinking/reading. Photo: Carlos Villada via Pixabay

Conclusion: A group of students sit around a table discussing their research. Photo: SolStock/Getty Images

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Abstract 1: Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, M. (2021) ‘What kills international organisations? When and why international organisations terminate’, 27(1), pp. 281–310, European Journal of International Relations.

Abstract 2: Shilliam, R. (2006) ‘What about Marcus Garvey? Race and the transformation of sovereignty debate’, 32:3, July 2006, pp. 379–400. International Review of International Studies. Cambridge University Press. https://www-cambridge-org.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/core/journals/review-of-international-studies/article/what-about-marcus-garvey-race-and-the-transformation-of-sovereignty-debate/82EB0F78BD1970612442A8079DE4C510

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