IP2021 Research Proposal

Students are expected to answer ALL the questions in this form. The length of each box does
not indicate how much you should write (you do not need to fill the entire length of each box.
Please exclude the template (250 words) and bibliography from the total word count.

RESEARCH TOPIC
What is the topic explored in this research paper? Why is it worth investigating?

RESEARCH QUESTION
What is the research question answered in this research paper? (Note: Please
indicate only one research question)
LITERATURE REVIEW
What are the main points of agreement/contention/gaps within the scholarly literature on
your research topic? (Note: You should review the literature as a whole rather than
summarizing individual readings)

THEORY AND HYPOTHESES

What is the main hypothesis (or hypotheses) explored in this research paper?
CONCEPTS
What are the main concepts investigated in your research? (Note: You should provide
a conceptual definition of theoretical concepts and explain how you will be able to
observe them)

RESEARCH DESIGN
Which research design will you employ to investigate your hypothesis?

Which units/cases will you analyse in order to investigate your hypothesis? How have
these been selected?

DATA
What type of evidence you will analyze to investigate your hypothesis?
RESEARCH ETHICS
Does the proposed research raise ethical issues? (Note: Research projects involving
human subjects require the approval by the IP Department Ethics Committee)

WORKS CITED
Add here only the bibliographical references of the sources cited in the proposal, not
of all of the sources you have read in preparing the proposal.