Problem
What is the relationship between welfare recipients and their involvement in political activism?
Hypothesis I: The effect of education and its relation to political involvement
Hypothesis II: Welfare recipients are too withdrawn and dependent to shoulder the burden of political activism
A. How does "The Consequences of Public Policy for Democratic Citizenship: Bridging Policy Studies and Mass Politics" article by Suzanne Mettler and Joe Soss relate to or answer the research question and hypothesis?
B. How does "From Policy to Polity: Democracy, Paternalism, and the Incorporation of Disadvantaged Citizens" article by Sarah K. Bruch, Myra Marx Ferree and Joe Soss relate to or answer the research question and hypothesis?
C. How does "Disciplining the Poor : Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race" book by Joe Soss, , Richard C. Fording, , and Sanford F. Schram relate to or answer the research question and hypothesis?
D. How does "Neoliberalism for the Common Good? Public Value Governance and the Downsizing of Democracy" article by Adam Dahl and Joe Soss relate to or answer the research question and hypothesis?
E. Should a research paper rooting of from the Soss, Joe. "Lessons of Welfare: Policy Design, Political Learning, and Political Action" The American Political Science Review, Vol. 93, No. 2 (Jun., 1999), pp. 363-380. 1999. Print. article include small-n research design or large-n design. Why? (Keep in mind the hypotheses and research question)
F. After choosing small-n and large-n, would method of agreement work better or method of difference? Why? What are the potential causes for that?
G. What would be the larger implications when writing a research design. (Answer the "so what?" question by placing the study within the context of Lessons of Welfare article).
H. What would be the importance of the ideas. (Elaborate on the significance of the research design (small-n or large-n/method of agreement or difference).
I. What possible new or expanded ways of thinking about the research problem can be introduced? (how to stop bias and generalization and data collection errors).
J. How could the research questions be best answered through the theories and hypotheses? What "schools of thought" relevant to their research question be build? Is there a dominant view in the literature?