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GovWrites
Writing in Government
Writing a Gov Paper
Defining the Discipline
Decoding Prompts
Posing a Question
Developing an Argument
Writing an Introduction
Reviewing the Literature
Tying in Evidence
Paragraph Structure
Writing a Conclusion
Citation and Plagiarism
Style & Syntax
Reading Political Science
Advanced Writing
Genres of Gov Writing
Collaboration
Literature Reviews
Research Proposals
Interview and Archival Evidence
Op-eds and Policy Briefs
Grant Applications
Quantitative Analysis
Qualitative Analysis
Writing Political Theory
Two Faces of Theory
Interperative Evidence
Flavors of Interpretation
Normative Evidence
Principals and Premises
Thought Experiments
Writing a Thesis
Thinking about the Thesis
Chapter Organization
Writing Case Studies
Writing Statistics
Interdisciplinary Writing
GovWrites
Writing in Government
Writing a Gov Paper
Defining the Discipline
Decoding Prompts
Posing a Question
Developing an Argument
Writing an Introduction
Reviewing the Literature
Tying in Evidence
Paragraph Structure
Writing a Conclusion
Citation and Plagiarism
Style & Syntax
Reading Political Science
Advanced Writing
Genres of Gov Writing
Collaboration
Literature Reviews
Research Proposals
Interview and Archival Evidence
Op-eds and Policy Briefs
Grant Applications
Quantitative Analysis
Qualitative Analysis
Writing Political Theory
Two Faces of Theory
Interperative Evidence
Flavors of Interpretation
Normative Evidence
Principals and Premises
Thought Experiments
Writing a Thesis
Thinking about the Thesis
Chapter Organization
Writing Case Studies
Writing Statistics
Interdisciplinary Writing
Folder: Writing in Government
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Writing a Gov Paper
Defining the Discipline
Decoding Prompts
Posing a Question
Developing an Argument
Writing an Introduction
Reviewing the Literature
Tying in Evidence
Paragraph Structure
Writing a Conclusion
Citation and Plagiarism
Style & Syntax
Reading Political Science
Folder: Advanced Writing
Back
Genres of Gov Writing
Collaboration
Literature Reviews
Research Proposals
Interview and Archival Evidence
Op-eds and Policy Briefs
Grant Applications
Quantitative Analysis
Qualitative Analysis
Folder: Writing Political Theory
Back
Two Faces of Theory
Interperative Evidence
Flavors of Interpretation
Normative Evidence
Principals and Premises
Thought Experiments
Folder: Writing a Thesis
Back
Thinking about the Thesis
Chapter Organization
Writing Case Studies
Writing Statistics
Interdisciplinary Writing

GovWrites

GovWrites is a joint venture of the Department of Government, the Harvard College Writing Program, and the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. The site, an extension of HarvardWrites, is designed to assist Government concentrators with their transition to the study of political science, and to acquaint them with the norms, expectations, and best practices of the discipline.

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Department of Government
1737 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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