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

在一个日益相互联系的世界中，研究塑造国家行为和相互作用的力量越来越重要。在以往成功的基础上，本提案延续了俄克拉荷马州立大学的民主、相互依存和世界政治暑期研究项目。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，研究具有重要学术和流行价值的问题。每年，8名学生与教师导师一起开发研究项目，收集和分析数据，并撰写学术论文报告他们的发现。活动包括研究方法研讨会、密集的项目开发讲习班、客座学者的演讲、社区活动以及在有研究和出版记录的项目导师的指导下进行的研究。与大多数REU项目不同，该项目不仅关注国际关系，而且强调独立的、由教师指导的学生项目和广泛的研究培训。知识价值。最近的地缘政治事件和民主的全球传播使得研究民主对世界政治的影响变得引人注目。主要问题包括民主国家制定和维持成功的外交政策的能力、民主化和促进民主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大学生对这些及时研究领域的研究，它建立在世界政治领域不断增长的调查基础上。高质量的学生研究项目考察影响国家行为和相互作用的关键因素，并通过在国际研究协会年度会议上的演讲公开传播，该项目将与国际研究协会合作，以确保项目的传播和影响。此外，学生参与者极有可能继续研究生学习，因为暑期项目的强化训练使他们为研究生学习做好了充分的准备。更广泛的影响。这个独特的项目扩大了国家对政治学本科教育的理解，这方面的本科生与教师合作研究的例子有限。其次，该计划为学生提供了参与国际研究的有意义的机会，并为该学科的话语贡献研究项目。第三，与NSF强调指导研究对本科教育的积极影响的原则相一致，该项目开发和提高了学生的研究技能，为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队列中相互挑战和支持。最后，通过提供有竞争力的津贴，该项目可以为来自中下层经济阶层的学生提供暑期就业机会，丰富他们的教育。

In an increasingly interconnected world, study of the forces that shape state behavior and interactions is increasingly essential. Building on previous success, this proposal continues the Democracy, Interdependence and World Politics Summer Research Program at the Oklahoma State University. Within the overall project theme students devise and complete independent, mentored research projects on issues with significant academic and popular value. Each year, 8 students work with faculty mentors to develop research projects, gather and analyze data and produce scholarly papers reporting their findings. Activities include research methods seminars, intensive project development workshops, presentations by guest scholars, community events, and research under the guidance of project mentors with established records of research and publication. Unlike most REU programs, not only is the focus on international relations, but the program emphasis is on independent, faculty-mentored student projects, and extensive research training. Intellectual Merit.Recent geo-political events and the global spread of democracy make studying democracy's consequences for world politics compelling. Key concerns include the ability of democracies to formulate and sustain successful foreign policies, the prospects and implications of democratization and democracy promotion, and the effect of democracy on violent conflict. Because this project promotes undergraduate research into these timely areas of study, it builds on growing areas of inquiry in world politics. High quality student research projects examine critical factors impacting state behavior and interactions, and are disseminated publicly through presentation at the annual International Studies Association meetings, with whom the programwill partner to ensure dissemination and impact for the projects. Moreover, student participants are highly likely to go on to graduate study, for which they are substantially better prepared because of the intensive training of the summer program.Broader Impacts.This unique program expands national understanding of undergraduate education in Political Science, which has limited examples of undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research. Second, the program provides meaningful opportunities to students to engage in international studies research and contribute research projects to the discipline's discourse. Third, consistent with NSF principles emphasizing the positive impact of mentored research on undergraduate education, the program develops and enhances research skills and prepares students for graduate study and other applications. Fourth, the program enables diverse students from different 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.