Projects

"What I cannot create, I do not understand." — Richard Feynman

• Policy briefs
• Policy memos
• Comparative case studies
• Political datasets
• Political texts
• Political theory critiques
• Power maps
• Theories of change

Write your own policy briefs

• How to Write a Policy Brief (International Development Research Centre)
• Policy Briefs: Writing Guide & Template (The Writing Center, UNC Chapel Hill)

Write your own policy memos

• Policy Memos Resource (Harvard Kennedy School)

Conduct your own comparative case studies

• The Method of Structured, Focused Comparison (Alexander L. George & Andrew Bennett / ALNAP)
• Comparative Case Studies: Methodological Brief (Delwyn Goodrick / UNICEF & BetterEvaluation)

Analyze your own political datasets

• Lab Guide to Quantitative Research Methods in Political Science, Public Policy & Public Administration (Joseph Ripberger et al. / Bookdown)
• Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration (Hank Jenkins-Smith et al. / Bookdown)

Mine your own political texts

• Text Mining in R with tidytext: Analyzing State of the Union Addresses and Political Speech (Peter Aldhous)
• Text Mining with R: A Tidy Approach (Julia Silge & David Robinson)

Write your own political theory critiques

• Writing Political Theory Papers (University of Washington Political Science Writing Center)
• Political Science Writing Guide (The Writing Center, UNC Chapel Hill)

Draw your own power maps

• Power Mapping: Visualizing Influence to Design Campaign Strategy (Beautiful Trouble)

Map your own theories of change

• Theory of Change: Developing Actionable Strategic Pathways (Beautiful Trouble)