Posted: December 29th, 2015

To what extend has post-cold war era changed the nature of human rights and democracy particularly in the global south’

Please note that your 2000-word introductory outline should include the following elements:

‘To what extend has post-cold war era changed the nature of human rights and democracy particularly in the global south’

1. the title of the dissertation as well as your specific research question(s) and any research hypothesis (if applicable) that you wish to evaluate;
2. The motivation for your research, as well as its potential empirical and analytical contribution to the understanding of real-world issues in Politics & IR.
3. The relevant literature and the theoretical/analytical angle the dissertation adopts.
4. The type and range of the sources or data to be evaluated and the specific methods through which this evaluation is carried out.
5. A full chapter outlines detailing the content and purpose of each chapter.
6. A preliminary bibliography.

Assessment criteria
• Clarity and suitability of the proposed title, topic and research question(s).
• Feasibility and strength of the dissertation research design.
• Breadth of literature discussed and suitability of the analytical/theoretical angle adopted.
• Awareness of methodological issues and feasibility of the proposed methodology.
• Coherence of the dissertation chapter structure.
• Clarity of writing style.
• Presentation, including academic conventions