REU Site: Democracy, Interdependence and World Politics Summer Research Program

REU 网站：民主、相互依存和世界政治夏季研究计划

• 批准号: 1143601
• 负责人: James Scott
• 金额: $ 13.5万
• 依托单位: Texas Christian University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-06-08 至 2015-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1143601&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Democracy; Interdependence; World

Project SummaryIn an increasingly interconnected world, study of the forces that shape state behavior andinteractions is increasingly essential. Building on previous success of this program since 2004,the Democracy, Interdependence and World Politics Summer Research Program at TexasChristian University in Fort Worth, Texas will be held in the summers of 2012 and 2013. Withinthe overall project theme students devise and complete independent, mentored researchprojects on issues with significant academic and popular value. Each year, 7 students will workwith faculty mentors to develop research projects, gather and analyze data and producescholarly papers reporting their findings. Activities include research methods seminars, intensiveproject development workshops, presentations by guest scholars, community events, andresearch under the guidance of project mentors with established records of research andpublication. Unlike most REU programs, the focus on international relations and independent,faculty-mentored student projects, and extensive research training.Intellectual MeritRecent geo-political events and the global spread of democracy make studying democracy?sconsequences for world politics compelling. Key concerns include the ability of democracies toformulate and sustain successful foreign policies, the prospects and implications ofdemocratization and democracy promotion, and the effect of democracy on violent conflict.Because this project promotes undergraduate research into these timely areas of study, it buildson growing areas of inquiry in world politics. High quality student research projects examinecritical factors impacting state behavior and interactions, and are disseminated publicly throughpresentation at the annual International Studies Association meetings, with whom the programwill partner to ensure dissemination and impact for the projects. Moreover, student participantsare highly likely to go on to graduate study, for which they are substantially better preparedbecause of the intensive training of the summer program.Broader ImpactsThis unique program expands national understanding of undergraduate education in PoliticalScience, which has limited examples of undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research.Second, the program provides meaningful opportunities to students to engage in internationalstudies research and contribute research projects to the discipline?s discourse. Third, consistentwith NSF principles emphasizing the positive impact of mentored research on undergraduateeducation, the program develops and enhances research skills and prepares students forgraduate study and other applications. Fourth, the program enables diverse students fromdifferent regions and institutions of the country to challenge and support each other in a cohort.Finally, by offering a competitive stipend, this project is accessible to students from middle andlower economic strata as a summer employment opportunity that enriches their education.

在一个日益相互联系的世界里，对塑造国家行为和相互作用的力量的研究越来越重要。在该方案自2004年以来取得成功的基础上，得克萨斯州沃斯堡的得克萨斯基督教大学的民主、相互依存和世界政治夏季研究方案将于2012年和2013年夏季举行。在整个项目主题内，学生设计并完成独立的、有指导的研究项目，这些项目涉及具有重大学术和流行价值的问题。每年，7名学生将与教师导师一起开发研究项目，收集和分析数据，并撰写报告他们发现的学术论文。活动包括研究方法研讨会，密集的项目开发研讨会，客座学者的演讲，社区活动，以及在具有研究和出版记录的项目导师的指导下进行研究。与大多数REU计划不同，该计划侧重于国际关系和独立的，教师指导的学生项目，以及广泛的研究培训。对世界政治的影响引人注目。主要关注的问题包括民主国家制定和维持成功外交政策的能力，民主化和民主促进的前景和影响，以及民主对暴力冲突的影响。因为这个项目促进了本科生对这些适时研究领域的研究，所以它建立了世界政治中不断增长的研究领域。高质量的学生研究项目检查影响国家行为和互动的关键因素，并通过在年度国际研究协会会议上的演讲公开传播，该计划将与之合作，以确保项目的传播和影响。此外，学生参与者很有可能继续研究生学习，因为暑期项目的密集培训，他们更有可能获得更好的成绩。更广泛的影响这个独特的项目扩大了全国对政治科学本科教育的理解，这是本科生与教师合作研究的有限例子。该计划提供了有意义的机会，学生从事国际研究和贡献的研究项目的纪律？的话语。第三，与NSF原则一致，强调指导研究对本科教育的积极影响，该计划开发和提高研究技能，并为学生的研究生学习和其他应用做好准备。第四，该项目使来自全国不同地区和机构的不同学生能够在一个群体中相互挑战和支持。最后，通过提供有竞争力的助学金，该项目为中低经济阶层的学生提供了一个暑期就业机会，丰富了他们的教育。