POLA01: Revolutions

Use this website to find scholarly sources for your POLA01 assignment.    Take notes on voluntarist and structuralist factors of your revolution discussed in each of your sources.  See below a note-taking worksheet created by UTSC Writing Support.

Skim the table of contents of the course textbook (see below).  Look for information about your chosen revolution.  You can use one chapter from "Revolutions and Dictatorships" as a source for your assignment.  

More Articles Databases

Another great sources for information for more recent revolutions is NGOS (non-governmental organizations).  Try the following websites.    If you'd like to use information from another NGO, but aren't sure if it's appropriate, ask for assistance. 

Choosing Sources For Your Assignment

• Is the source on your topic?
• Is your source scholarly?
• Will using the source support your discussion of the topic in your academic writing?  How?
  • Ensure incorporating the source will support your discussion of the topic.   Questions?   Ask your TA, instructor, or UTSC Writing Support.   

Using Sources in Your Academic Writing

• Take careful notes from your sources.
  • Reading and Note-taking skills for Research 
• Use the citation style required for your assignment.
  • Citation Style Guides
• Questions about using sources in your writing?   Ask your TA, instructor, or visit UTSC Writing Support.
  • UTSC Writing Support: Using and Citing Resources