THE WRITING-UP PROCESS
An outline for 3000 words essay
1. INTRODUCTION(500words)
1.1 Research ques4on (explanatory, descrip4ve, predic4ve, prescrip4ve
and norma4ve) and then your primary argument.
1.2 Significance (relevance)
1.3 Scope and limita4on
1.4 Methods [ if qualita4ve]
2. LITERATUREREVIEW(1000words) Narra4ve, Scope, Systema4c, Meta-analysis
3. THEORETICALFRAMEWORK(500words)
3.1 Modernisa4on theory
3.2 A scholar (define the terms wealth, democracy)
3.3 Correla4ons (what of wealth affects what of democracy) indicators –
based on this scholar’s work
3.4 Hypothesis measuring wealth with educa4on and basic needs and
measuring democracy with par4cipa4on and rule of law. Which type of hypothesis: explanatory, descrip4ve, predic4ve, prescrip4ve or norma4ve
[if quan4ta4ve 3.5 Methodology]
4. EDUCATION ANDPA RTICIPATION(500words)
5. BASIC NEEDS AND RULEOFLAW(500words)
6. CONCLUSION(500words)
6.1 Review the main findings.
6.2 Tell us how you did it (hypothesis and methods) for future research.
hint: use modernization theory for this
general question: economy and democracy