POLB80H3 Lecture Notes - Falsifiability, Research Question, Dependent And Independent Variables
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The study of international relations is the science of how states behave. Midterm: 10 multiple choice questions, 2 short answers. Involving detecting whether theory a or theory b is being in an analysis. How to write a theory paper: a puzzle research question or problem for which there is not clear answer, around which a debate has emerged among theorists and practioners alike. A puzzle: research question or problem for which there is not clear answer, around which a debate has emerged among theorists and practioners alike. A good research question must be falsifiable (have to be able to empirically tested to be either true or false). What is a causal explanation: a causal explanation is the answer to a why question, which provides a theoretically coherent because answer. Wars are caused by different ethnicities clashing correlation does not equal causality. You cannot ignore all other factors/possible causes of war.
