Politics: Referencing & Writing

APA is the most commonly used referencing style in Politics at Otago. This link will provide you with a guide to using the style.

The Chicago B guide will help you to find more detailed information on using the 'Chicago B' (also known as the Author/Date style) citation style correctly.

Reference managers (also known as bibliographic management software) provide many useful features to help you with your research. This guide contains more information about these tools.

There are some excellent resources available on the Student Learning Development website. Many are designed to help you improve your writing. SLD is located in the South-West corner of the Central Library (ISB) Building.

This guide offers essential information and advice for Postgraduates on each stage of the research thesis journey. It also includes tips for finding dissertations and theses from Otago and elsewhere.