Other Relevant LibGuides
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Grey Literature GuideDiscusses the basics of grey literature and provides various databases, search tools, and strategies for finding grey literature.
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Global Studies Research Guide (general guide)This is the broadest Global Studies research guide and features many database suggestions separated by theme and geographic area. This is a great place to start if you are unsure what databases might be relevant to your research question.
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This guide helps students form proper research questions grounded in existing methodologies and scholarship with an emphasis on Global Studies. Many of these resources separated by methodology under the Methods tab including GIS, Large Language Models and AI, Policy Analysis, Discourse / Text Analysis, etc. The Open Source Intelligence Data and Information and Research Resources for Graduate Students tabs are starting points to find data sets, and help for in-depth questions, access issues, and anything else you may need as you work on your project! Enjoy!
Theory
The resources below provide a recent overview of theoretical arguments in the broad field of Global Studies and its methods through summary and analysis of recent scholarship and terminology. This will provide you with the background information and theoretical base to better articulate why your research questions and methods matter. It is important to understand and use the terminologies in these sources, as they are the language of global studies and methods used to communicate with other researchers and practitioners in the field.
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The Global Turn: Theories, Research Designs, and Methods for Global Studies
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Call Number: JZ1318 .D366 2017 and OnlineISBN: 0520966309Publication Date: 2017A guide for students and researchers researching in global studies, this book introduces key theories, methods, and research designs while explaining why the global perspective is vital for research questions. Students looking for a broad introduction to the field and its stakes will find Darian-Smith and McCarty's work useful. -
The Rise of the Global Imaginary
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Call Number: 320.5 St329rISBN: 0199286930Publication Date: 2008In this book, Steger explores how imaginations and ideologies of community moved from the local to the global and the implications of this shift. This book provides an important introduction to theoretical arguments in the global studies field and the connections between ideologies and religion. -
What Is Global Studies?
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Call Number: LC1090 .S75 2017ISBN: 9780415684835Publication Date: 2016Steger and Wahlrab tackle the title question of this book to provide the first comprehensive overview of global studies as a field and its history to the mid-2010s. Students looking to find their footing within the field will find this overview useful as the authors move through theories and methods used, lauded, and questioned in global studies.
