Politics: Referencing & Writing
Citation Styles
- APA ReferencingAPA is the most commonly used referencing style in Politics at Otago. This link will provide you with a guide to using the style.
- Chicago BThe 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.
Managing Your References
- Managing References GuideReference 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.
Referencing & Writing
This page contains links to useful guides that will help you with your referencing and writing, and further information about the citation styles used by the Department of Politics.
Student Learning Development Centre
- Student Learning Development: WritingThere 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.
Thesis Information
- Thesis InformationThis 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.
Political Studies Writing Guides
These books may help you with your writing
The Political Science Student Writer's ManualA practical guide to research and writing in political science.
Style Manual for Political ScienceThe style manual of the American Political Science Association. Also available online.
Writing a Research Paper in Political ScienceThis book guides you through all the stages of writing a research paper.
