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Dear friends every semester hundreds and thousands of students apply all over Pakistan for MS-PhD in Social Sciences. Most people fail to secure admission in MS/MPhil and Ph.D. International Relations, Political Science, DSS, Strategic Studies, Peace & Conflict Studies, and other related Social Science Degrees.
Reason: they do not prepare as per requirement. In today’s video, I will be guiding you on how to secure admission in MS or PhDs in IR/Political Science/DSS/Strategic Studies/Defense and Diplomatic Studies/American Study/ Pakistan Study/ History/Peace and Conflict Studies, etc.
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Three main things are required
1. Theories/Conceptual Part
2. Current Affairs/Applied Question
3. Research Methodology
4. Research Proposal for PhD
International Relations
1. You must cover theories of IR especially
a. Realism, Neo-Realism, Structural Realism, Offensive, and Defense Realism
b. Liberalism
c. Marxism
d. Constructivism
e. Feminism
f. Institutionalism
Books
1. John Baylis, Steve Smith, Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (Oxford University Press, 2017)
2. Walter Carlsnaes, Thomas Risse, Beth A Simmons, Handbook of International Relations (SAGE, 18-Sept-2012)
3. Sandrina Antunes and Isabel Camisão, Introducing Realism in International Relations Theory Feb 27, 2018.
4. Stephen McGlinchey, International Relations Theory: E-Book Available online: [ Ссылка ]
2. For Current Affairs and Analytical Skills- List of Think Tanks
a. Carnegie Endowment
b. Brookings Institution
c. Rand Corporation
d. Council on Foreign Relations
e. Stimson Centre
f. Atlantic Council
g. Jamestown Foundation
h. RUSI
i. Chatham House
j. The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
k. Congressional Research Services
l. Centre for Strategic and International Studies- (CSIS)
a. Centre for Research and Security Studies- (CRSS)
b. Islamabad Policy Research Institute
c. Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad
d. Institute of Regional Studies
3. Research Methodology
5. A Basic understanding of Research Methods
a. Qualitative Research
b. Quantitative Research
c. Research Design
d. Sampling
e. Primary sources
f. Secondary sources
g. The basic idea of citations
i. Chicago manual style
ii. APA Style
iii. Turabian
h. Types of Data Analysis Plans
i. Independent variable
j. Dependent variables
6. Some Pro-TIPS
a. Improve your Writing Skills
b. Improve Your knowledge and Analytical Skills
c. Improve your Communication Skills.
7. Conclusion
a. Dear friends MS/Ph.D. Admission tests are not difficult at all. All you need is the right direction. These guidelines are not only confined to Admission Tests but they will also help you in your preparation for competitive exams, Job Interviews, etc. so this lecture is very useful for you. You must share it with other friends as well and make their lives easy. Help others Allah will help you. This is what we have learned. And this is the motto of our channel, Learn, Share and Grow…Don’t forget to subscribe to the channel and press the bell icon. Inshallah, I will be uploading more videos related to the subject above to sharpen your skills for the market. Muje dain ijazat International Affairs with Dr- Masood kay sath apna khayal rakhien Take Care Allah Hafiz.
