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riting a Research Proposal
11. The project’s main proposition is that ….
12. This case study seeks to examine the changing nature of ….. 
13. This project assesses …. The specific focus is not so much on …, but on …. In particular, we 
are interested in … 
14. This research proposes to test the hypothesis that… / to determine whether/ … 
15. This thesis intends to determine the extent to which …… and whether ….. 
16. Thus, a fundamental hypothesis advanced here is that …
17. What further distinguishes our project is its … approach. To our knowledge, nobody has ever 
attempted to systematically ….
B.
1. 
All of these observations highlight the fundamental importance of … and the need for schol-
ars to evaluate …. 
2. An inquiry into … would make a significant contribution to [the field of ] … not only by elu-
cidating the importance of … in …, but also by broadening the empirical basis for …, while 
simultaneously helping to provide much-needed evidence for a more systemic or structural 
reading of …. 
3. By examining the logic and reasoning behind …, this paper can contribute to a greater under-
standing of the changing nature of
4. Hence, it could conceivably be hypothesised that ……
5. I shall confine my attention strictly to …
6. In particular the research focuses, firstly, on …. Secondly, the project investigates the extent 
to which…. Finally, this research explores …
7. 
It can thus be suggested that ……
8. Overall, while the study is useful in gaining an understanding of … , it is clear that more de-
tailed studies should be undertaken to ….
9. The guiding question in this research is essentially “evaluative” in that it seeks to evaluate what 
is the impact of X on Y
10. The hypothesis that will be tested is that ……
11. The objectives of this research are to determine whether ……
12. The proposed research aspires to make an important contribution to political theory and…. in 
that the study of methodological tools is supplemented by….
13. The specific goal of this paper is to examine the factors that have led to
14. There are two limitations that need to be acknowledged and addressed regarding the present 
study. The first limitation concerns …. The second limitation has to do with ….
15. This essay seeks to remedy these problems by analyisng the literature of …… 
16. This question is important for students of international relations, as …. 
Ex. 4. Make up your own list of vocabulary necessary to write about the research 
problem and rationale of your thesis and share it with the class.
Ex. 5. Paraphrase the relevant parts of the sample analyzed in the previous exercise 
using these phrases.
Ex. 6. Use the phrases from ex. 3 and 4 in sentences about your research.

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