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- 1 - I. Structure of the Thesis 1. What is thesis? 1) An academic research which investigates causal relationship between variables theoretically and empirically as a partial fulfillment of academic degrees such as B.A., M.A. or Ph.D. 2) Thesis is more comprehensive than academic papers published in academic journals.. 2. Structure of the thesis 1) Abstract 2) Introduction Purpose of the thesis Methodology - Theoretical approach - Empirical approach - Case and other approaches Limitations of the thesis 3) Review of the literature related to thesis topic. Theoretical studies Empirical studies Case and other studies Summary and evaluation of the past studies 4) Models and analysis Theoretical models and discussions Econometric models and discussions Analytical methods Interpretation of the results and comparison with the past studies Policy implications 5) Conclusions Summary of the results Limitations of the study <Appendix> <References> 3. Things to keep in mind* 1) Pick a general subject you care about, one you want to explore in your major field. 2) Narrow your topic to a manageable size. 3) Study the areas which are directly and indirectly related to the topic.

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I. Structure of the Thesis

1. What is thesis?1) An academic research which investigates causal relationship between variables theoretically and

empirically as a partial fulfillment of academic degrees such as B.A., M.A. or Ph.D.2) Thesis is more comprehensive than academic papers published in academic journals..

2. Structure of the thesis

1) Abstract2) Introduction

① Purpose of the thesis② Methodology - Theoretical approach - Empirical approach - Case and other approaches③ Limitations of the thesis

3) Review of the literature related to thesis topic.

① Theoretical studies② Empirical studies③ Case and other studies④ Summary and evaluation of the past studies

4) Models and analysis

① Theoretical models and discussions② Econometric models and discussions③ Analytical methods ④ Interpretation of the results and comparison with the past studies⑤ Policy implications

5) Conclusions

① Summary of the results ② Limitations of the study

<Appendix><References> 3. Things to keep in mind*

1) Pick a general subject you care about, one you want to explore in your major field.2) Narrow your topic to a manageable size.3) Study the areas which are directly and indirectly related to the topic.

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4) Make sure you actually have a thesis, that is, a central argument or hypothesis.5) Compare your argument with others and show why yours is better in theories, analytical

methods, empirical findings and policy implications. 6) Frame your thesis in several coherent sections with smooth transitions.7) If you use case studies, explain why you have chosen these particular cases.8) Explain the limits of any generalizations you develop or test in answering the following questions:

① What are your research questions?② Why are they important?③ What are the existing answers?④ What are your answers?⑤ How can you show that you are right and others are wrong?

9) Write and rewrite clearly and succinctly in the active voice, using plain English with quotations and footnotes.

10) Follow the GSIS thesis format guidelines.* Based on “How to write a Thesis,” by Carles Lipson, University of Chicago, 2005

Ⅱ. Guidelines on Thesis Writing

1. IntroductionWriting a thesis is an opportunity to use your knowledge and your learning from your two years at GSIS on a topic that is of special interest to you. Thesis writing is challenging, deserving high intellectual commitment and intellectual stamina. Thesis writing goes through different stages, evolving from your initial choice of subject, finding your resources, your creative and thinking stage, the organizational stage and then the hard graft ‘writing up’ through to your thesis defense. At the end you will have written a solid academic document and you will have earned a personal and professional achievement. Writing a thesis in GSIS is your way of combining all the academic skills you have learnt at GSIS, and out of this you are writing a piece of very substantial work to be read by fellow students, academics, researchers, and policy makers. Writing a thesis requires specific academic skills and these are skills and points of advice to be outlined over the next few pages.

2. Preparation for Thesis WritingDuring your first two semesters at GSIS you will already have an idea of the kind of topic you would like to focus on. A thesis allows you to look at a topic in greater depth and you have a degree of flexibility with this choice. The choice is yours, but it is always a good idea to choose a topic that includes the following questions to consider:

1) Ask other students who have completed a thesis about their experience, what were the positive

benefits of writing a thesis, not simply in terms of your degree but also as intellectual satisfaction and the sense of achievement. Read previous theses in a related area.

2) Ask yourself if the topic you are thinking of choosing is a topic you have already been taught or a topic you have presented in class. What marks or grades did you get? Can you imagine

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yourself writing on this topic for two semesters? What are your interests in this topic? Keep asking yourself if will I be interested in this topic this time next year? How can I judge that?

3) Have a look at some basic resources in the library and on the internet. Do some initial research, read articles, and books, get to know some key books and authors in the field. Familiarity with key texts and writers even at this stage will give you confidence and save time later on. Assess what resources are available, and ask yourself if you can see problems accessing information later on.

When you have decided you want to do a thesis then:

1) Meet and make contact with your supervisor, have a look at your supervisor’s research interests, check what courses the professor’s teach

2) Begin to make a preliminary list of books and references that you have read during your courses, books you are reading and references you think you might want to consider. Remember whenever you find a reference make a note of the author, title of book or article, page numbers and publishers. This will save a lot of time and anxiety later on and it is good practice for students wishing to go on and do a Ph. d.

3. Thesis Proposal Stage

1) A thesis requires a hypothesis and research question(s)2) A thesis requires a title. Make the title clear, no more than 15 words. The title should be

catchy and stand out, but within academic protocol. A general statement then a specific statement is often good. For example, ‘Critically assessing global politics: a Case Study of …’.

3) A thesis has to be framed and written around a central argument or proposition. This is your hypothesis or question that your thesis will show and make an argument for or against. This hypothesis is the central ‘hook’ of your thesis and around which your entire work will be organized. So spend a lot of time on the hypothesis. As your work progresses you should be able to summarise the key argument/hypothesis of your thesis in three sentences. You should be able to explain to someone who doesn’t know the thesis topic what your thesis is in a concise and understandable way.

4) At this stage, before the proposal is finalized, do not worry if your hypothesis changes and you change your mind. In fact this is a sign that your thought processes are working well. But at some time you will have to come down on one side of the argument. Going through the thought process and being aware of different arguments this will make your thesis defence much stronger. Remember that thesis writing is often akin to a legal case; you are stating a problem, identifying ways to approach the problem or issue and defending your case.

5) You will then need to write some research questions such as how, why, what, where and when questions in order to break down your thesis into manageable parts and basics for your chapter outlines. Have a look at previous MA theses in GSIS to get an idea what kind of questions are asked.

6) Your thesis proposal will also require an abstract and a literature review. An abstract is a summary of your main argument, usually about 200 words. Your thesis proposal needs a short introduction of the topic, why you want to study the topic and why you need to place your

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thesis within the literature. The purpose of a literature review, is to help you find a gap in the literature and it is a dynamic process of reflection and rethinking. This gap depends on the kind of thesis you are writing. There are several types of thesis which are not mutually exclusive: ① Primary research thesis which is filling a quantitative data gap ② Assessing a particular academic debate, placing your thesis within this debate and taking the

debate further or critiquing the terms of the debate.③ Identifying a theoretical or conceptual gap in the literature④ Applying empirical examples of theories⑤ Focusing on critiques of existing policies

7) You then need to write a chapter outline and briefly write a couple of sentences as to what each chapter is to include and discuss. Most theses have the following chapter structure: ① introduction, ② History of topic, ③ theoretical approaches/models you are going to use, ④ analysis, ⑤ conclusions and recommendations

4. Thesis Writing Write in precise and straightforward language.

1) Write chapters separately one at a time.2) In each chapter, keep referencing to your hypothesis and explaining in a couple of paragraphs

at the beginning of each chapter why you are writing this chapter, what you are going to write in the chapter and how this links to the other chapters and your overall argument of the thesis. This self referencing is essential to keep the thesis argument consistent and logical. This is why reading is so important, so you can get an idea of good writing organization so it becomes second nature to you.

3) Thesis paragraphs should be clearly marked, either an indentation of the first line or a double space between paragraphs. Paragraphs should be no less than 6 sentences and no more than twenty. This is not a strict rule but a guide.

4) A thesis has to be seen as a holistic piece of work so the reader in theory opens a random page and can immediately follow the argument and see how the argument is progressing

5) Your introduction to your thesis and the conclusion to your thesis should be written at the end so you can make the thesis consistent.

6) Don’t forget to write a contents page with the information of page numbers for each chapter. 7) Remember to check that you have given each chapter a chapter title. Divide chapters into sub

headings to make it easier for the reader, and it will help you organize your thinking. The classic thesis shape is as follows:general-specific-general

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5. References 1) Referencing: each item must be acknowledged to avoid plagiarism. You can use the Harvard

author date system in the text (Smith, 2010: 20) and then you collect all the references at the end of the thesis in an alphabetically based bibliography; OR, you can use the footnote method where you put numbers in the text and then list your sources in footnotes and sequenced in order they are referenced in your text. Once you make your choice, be consistent.

2) Put the page numbers in at the end of the thesis writing. 3) Quoting: ① direct quotes are word for word quotes. Up to three sentences in direct quotes “…..” in the

normal text margins. Anymore than 3 sentences then direct quotes must be indented and the indented sentences DO NOT have inverted commas. Remember direct quotes need author-date AND page number(s). for the Harvard system this comes in the text. For footnote system this information is in the footnotes

② with indirect referencing use of sources, you summarise an authors argument or statement IN YOUR OWN WORDS. You do not need quote marks. Indirect quotes only need author-date

③ If you are quoting a writer but the work is in another book that you are reading then you must reference the book you are reading with page number information.

④ When you list your references either as footnotes or as a bibliography, your references will also need publisher information. PLEASE NOTE the Harvard system does not need page numbers in the bibliography

6. Examples of referencing:

1) Sample References (Harvard)[Book] Giddens, Anthony. (1990) The Consequences of Modernity (Cambridge University Press)[Edited Book] Krasner, Stephen. (1983) (ed) International Regimes(Cornell University Press)[Chapter in an Edited Book] Watson, Iain (2002) 'Rethinking Resistance: Contesting Neoliberal Globalization and the Zapatistas as a Critical Social Movement' in Abbott. Jason and Worth, Owen (eds) Critical Perspectives on International Political Economy (Palgrave: Macmillan), pp.108-139 Article Lee, Shin Wha (2003) ‘Human Security Aspects of International Migration’ Global Economic Review Vol.32no.3,pp.41-66[Sample References (footnote)] Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity (Cambridge,1990),p.25

7. General Advice

1) Keep reading your writing as your thesis progresses. Sometimes it’s a good idea to have a break for a couple of days then go back to the writing and reread. Mix up your rereading of your work, so for example when you have finished chapter three, then go back and read the

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introduction, and so on. You might be surprised at your reaction, and you might find issues in the writing that you would like to change.

2) Check all the technical words and definitions to make sure you are using the words in the right context and in the right way.

3) Time management is important. ① End of Semester 3: thesis proposal/introduction and draft of chapter one and start of two② Summer break/winter break: reading documents/research, draft chapter two/three③ Semester 4: completing thesis write-up

There are no rules on how long each chapter should take to write. After all this will depend on the nature and topic of the chapter and your own experience and knowledge. Remember that we all have different work and study practices. Talking to your colleagues is useful but you must also work at your pace in order to get the job done in the most efficient way. Your supervisor will also guide you and make comments on your progress and the substance of your work. Most of all enjoy your thesis writing. This is your chance to put all your knowledge together in a substantial piece of internationally recognised academic work.

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III. Use of Central Library for Thesis Writing1. Logging into the Library's Homepage To login to the central library homepage, input the student ID and password.

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http://library.ajou.ac.kr

1) Connect to "http://library.ajou.ac.kr" 2) Click the "English" 3) Input the student ID / password and click the "Login" 4) You can find message of login success

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2. EBSCOhostEBSCOhost is a database system that offers indexing/abstracting and selected

full text retrieval of periodical (magazine, newspaper, and journal) articles.

These databases have full-text articles from nearly 10,000 periodicals and indexing and

abstracting for additional journals, magazines, and newspapers.

CASE : You want to search some materials for "Foreign direct investment"

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1) Click the "Digital Library"2) Click the "E-journals"3) Click the "EBSCOhost"

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4) Choose from the following subjects (Click the "Social Sciences")5) Check the box next to the subject name6) Click the "Continue"

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7) Enter the search term in the find field (Enter "Foreign direct investment")8) Click the "Search"9) Click one of the "PDF Full Text" buttons that you want

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3. Article SearchThis is a united search method for foreign academic journals well as central library material and composed of article search and journal search. In the case of an article, input article name and author

CASE : You want to search some materials for "Foreign direct investment"

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1) Click the "Digital Library"2) Click the "E-journals"3) Click the "Article Search"

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4) Enter the search term in the find field (Enter "Foreign direct investment")5) Click "Search" 6) Click one of the article names that you want

* If the Column of Full text is checked in blue ( ), you can get the full text of the article.

Otherwise, if it's checked in red ( ), you can't.

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7) Click the "Full text Information"

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4. DDOD(Digital Dissertations On Demand)The DDOD service which is provided by KERIS provides doctoral theses from top ranking schools in each subject area, assessed by such publications as US News & World Report and the Gourman Report. * KERIS : Korea Education & Research Information Service

CASE : You want to search some materials for "Foreign direct investment"

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❸1) Click the "Digital Library"2) Click the "E-journals"3) Click the "Foreign Full Text Theses(PDU)"

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4) Enter the search term in the find field (Enter "Foreign direct investment")5) Click the "검색" (“검색” means "Search")

* The menu of DDOD service is displayed in korean (not english)

6) Click one of the "원문보기" buttons that you want (“원문보기” means "View full text")

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5. Off Campus AccessTo use academic information resources such as e-journals and academic database of the library from off campus or wireless network, you must install the external connection program for electronic information resources, even to use once.After installation, click the “connection” button and use many academic information resources from the central library.

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1) Click the "Off campus access"2) Click the "Off campus access" again

6. Interlibrary Loan ServiceThe material not owned by the central library can be copied by domestic and foreign institutions in agreement with KERIS, NDSL, or KISTI, and the applicant should defray those costs and postage. You can receive the answer for copy requests and arrival through SMS and e-mail. If you get an arrival message, buy a certificate stamp in the vending machine installed near the circulation desk and take that to the external document service counter of the periodical room.

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1) Click the "Document delivery service"2) Click the "Request"3) Enter the material's information in the field4) Click the "Submit"5) After checking the all information, click the "Submit" again

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Ⅳ. Good Practices

Chapter 1.Chapter 2.

Introduction Theoretical Background

13

2.12.2

Twin Deficit Hypothesis Theoretical Basis for the Twin Deficit Hypothesis

33

2.2.1.2.2.2.

Decomposition of the national income identity Relevant economic Theory

37

2.2.2.12.2.2.2.

Keynesian transmission mechanisms The Ricardian Equivalence Hypothesis

77

2.3. Relevant Literature Review 9Chapter 3.

Chapter 4.

Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Macroeconomic Developments of the

Republic of Guatemala Empirical Analysis

1228

4.14.2

Econometrics Methodology Estimation Results and its Interpretation

2828

Chapter 5.BibliographyAppendix

Conclusions, Recommendations and Limitations Empirical Analysis Econometrics results from E-views software

343740

[Example 1: International Trade]

[Title] AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION BETWEEN THE BUDGET DEFICIT AND

THE CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON THE

MACROECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA

[Abstract]The Republic of Guatemala has always experienced deficits in the fiscal management andin the current account. Under the Twin Deficits Hypothesis the question if these deficitsare related and in some way responsible one of the other arises. The present study aimsto examine if the budget deficit has a direct causal relationship with the current accountdeficit. We conducted a descriptive statistical analysis and an empirical analysis toestablish the relationship between these deficits. Using time series econometrics tests forthe period 1960-2006, the empirical results indicate the existence of a long-runrelationship between the deficits, while the Granger-causality test shows the existence ofa uni-directional causal relationship running from the budget deficit to the current accountdeficit. Even though in recent years the economic outlook of the country has improveddue to prudent fiscal and monetary policies, new increments in the public debt mayimpose additional pressure over these two deficits; therefore, the economic authoritieswill have to adopt another kind of policies to stop further deterioration of these deficits.

[Table of contents]List of Text

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Figure 1.Figure 2.Figure 3.Figure 4.Figure 5.Figure 6.Figure 7.Figure 8.Figure 9.

Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate (%) Budget Deficit as percentage of GDP Inflation Rates (%) Exchange Rate Quetzal/US Dollar Interest Rates (%) Total Public Debt (USD millions) Current Account Deficit as percentage of GDP Value of Trade Balance (USD millions) Exports and Imports Growth Rate (%)

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Figure 10.Figure 11.Figure 12.Figure 13.Figure 14.Figure 15.Figure 16.Figure 17.

Government Tax Revenues and Expenditures (USD millions) Current Account (USD millions) Capital and Financial Account (USD millions) Foreign reserves excluding gold (USD millions) Net National Savings and Budget Deficit Budget Deficit and Current Account Deficit as percentage of GDP Exchange rate transmission mechanism Interest rate transmission mechanism

1921222323242526

Table 1.Table 2.Table 3.Table 4.Table 5.Table 6.

Unit Root Test, Argumented Dickey-Fuller Test, Exogenous: With a Constant Unit Root Test, Argumented Dickey-Fuller Test, Exogenous: With a Constant Ordinary Least Square Test Augmented Dickey-Fuller Test for the Residual of the Regression Equation Error Correction Model Granger Causality Test

292930313233

List of Figures

List of Tables

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Table of ContentList of FiguresList of TablesAppendix

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Chapter 1: Introduction 11.11.21.31.4

Statement of the problem Research questions Importance of the study Organization of the Thesis

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Chapter 2: Literature Review 92.12.22.32.42.52.62.7

Social Presence Theory Real Time Personalization Web Classification Trust Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) Loyalty

92

3039414243

Chapter 3. Methodology 453.13.2

Model and Hypothesis Research Design

4548

3.2.13.2.2

Pilot Test Experiment

4854

Chapter 4.Chapter 5.

Results Discussion

6068

5.15.2

Appendix

Conclusion Further research

707283

[Example 2: International Business]

[Title] The Effect of Real time, Social Presence and Personalization on user’s loyalty

throughout different Websites categories

[Abstract]The use of Social Presence, Personalization and Real-time as applications for Websites in e-business has been a strong topic for research, especially the two firsts. This mainly caused by the wave of social networking sites and the inclusion of user’s contribution and interaction with the Websites (Web 2.0). The focus of this study is to reveal the basis of three selected Websites categories, Retail, Portal and Financial services, the preference of consumer applying Social Presence, Personalization and Real Time and the relationship with loyalty for the Website. Having this results, conclusions can be drawn to provide an objective and empirical evidence for e-business areas. Keywords: Social Presence, Personalization, Real-time, Loyalty

[Table of Contents]

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[Example 3: NGO Studies]

[Title] International Marriages in South Korea (NGOs' Response in an Age of Globalization)

[Abstract]

Globalization increases all kinds of cross-border flows, including movements of people. With Globalization, the number of individuals traveling, working or studying aborad is increasing globally. In recent years, international migration has grown in volume also in South Korea and the number of international marriages is also increasing and is affecting tremendously South Korean society.

International marriage has been contributing to South Korea economically, socially and culturally. Through international marriage in South Korea is benefited by an educated but cheap labor force from peripheral countries. International marriage is also contributing to South Korean society by providing brides to those marginalized males who are not accepted by South Korean brides due to several causes or not able to get a bride domestically. Transforming a homogeneous society to a multicultural society is a major contribution of international marriage to South Korea.

Besides these tremendous contributions, the problems faced by international married women such as domestic violence, sexual abuse, social and culture discrimination, are hinders to naturalization, language and adjustment etc. and are blocking fully-fledged contributions. Among all kinds of such obstacles, Violence against International Married Women(VAIMW) is the most striking one. The issue of fake or paper marriages is another subject for discussion.

List of Figures Ÿ Figure 1. Social Presence Stages by Biocca & Harms (2001)Ÿ Figure 2. Research Model Ÿ Figure 3. Modified Model Ÿ Figure 4. Retail ResultsŸ Figure 5. Portal Results Ÿ Figure 6. Finance Results List of Tables Ÿ Table 1. Social Presence ResearchŸ Table 2. Personalization Research, elaborated from Gao et al. (2009)Ÿ Table 3. Construct Definition and Sources Ÿ Table 4. Pilot Test Results Ÿ Table 5. Survey Construct

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The government of South Korea has tried to handle such problems with its policies and practices of 'multiculturalism' working thorough its agencies. It is also supporting some NGSO to implement its policies, considering the social nature of the problem. But this 'government led multiculturalism; cannot overcome the problems. NGOs are providing supports such as culture and career development, counselling, temporary shelters etc. to the victims of VAIMW. These supports are also not adequate for eliminating VAIMW. If the NGOs adopt a rights based approach rather than a philanthropic approach them they can contribute to overcome problems effectively. South Korea needs an 'alternative multiculturalism' led by NGOs, to wipe-out the obstacles.

[Table of Contents]Chapter One - Introduction 1 1.1 Research Propose 5 1.2 Hypothesis 5 1.3 Key Research Question 6 1.4 Research Method 6 1.5 Procedures 6 1.6 Participants 6 1.7 Limitation of Study 7

Chapter Two:- Theoretical Aspect and Literature Review 2.1 International Marriages: Migration Perspective 82.2 International Marriages: Multiculturalism Perspective 112.3 Citizenship and Human Rights 14 2.4 International Marriage: Gender Perspective 15

Chapter Three:- Multiculturalism and Government Policies in South Korea

3.1 Multiculturalism and Government Policies in South Korea 173.2 Immigrants in South Korea 173.3 Push and Pull Factors for International Marriages 20 3.4 Government Policies and on International Married Women 243.5 Problems of Multicultural Polices and Practices 27

Chapter Four:- International Marriages in South Korea4.1 History of International Marriage in South Korea 294.2 Current situation of International Marriages in South Korea 304.3 Problems of International Married Women 334.4 Fake Marriage in South Korea 404.5 International Marriage and Divorce Rates 424.6 Violence Against International Married Women 43

Chapter Five:- Alternative Multiculturalism in South Korea

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5.1 NGOs' Response in the Age of Glottalization 45 5.2 South Korea NGOs in Practice 45 5.3 NGOs Led Multiculturalism and Rights Based Approach 48

Chapter Six. Conclusion and Recommendation6.1 Conclusion 496.2 Recommendation 51

Bibliography 52Appendix 55

[Example 4: International Development and Corporation]

[Title] Poverty Reduction in Cameroon by Korea's ODA Policy Frame-work: A Search for a New Paradigm.

[Abstract]It is common knowledge that a considerable percent of the world's population still lives below the poverty line, although mankind has achieved economic prosperity at an unprecedental level. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region highly affected by poverty. Cameroon is not exempted from this situation and the need to solicit for an intervention by Korea's ODA is a crucial and sincere plea and this world obviously be a new paradigm, as Korea's ODA has so far, not yet been directly extended to Cameroon. It is not uncommon that a country like South Korea that has catapulated from a similar poverty situation to becoming one of the Asian Tiger would be better placed to provide reliable solution to poverty reduction in Cameroon. In this thesis, I am interested in diagnosing both the old and new paradigms of Korea's ODA while suggesting and emphasizing on the need for a new paradigm by Korea and Cameroon in order to reduce poverty in the latter. The old paradigm is associated with 'Planner' who emphasize on the need for a 'Big push' as advocated by Sachs and which Korea's government is virtually adhering and implementing through the top-down approach. Meanwhile, the 'new paradigm' is associated with practicalities which Easterly refers to as 'Searchers' and implemented through the bottom-up approach which would make it good for win-win cooperation between Korea and Cameroon. The significance of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) is increasingly gaining recognition in the international community as its efforts to eradicate poverty results not only in the protection of basic human rights, but also in the construction of a healthy governance system, the spread of democracy within the recipient country, and ultimately the contribution to world peace. So far, Korea's ODA has strived very well in achieving the MDGs especially the poverty goal. But much is yet to be done as many Less Developed countries (LDCs) are still languishing in abject poverty. I would be using an analtic and descriptive approach to show the nexus between Korea's ODA and the MDGs and making particular reference to poverty alleviation in Cameroon. Some statistical records are equally provided to buttress my facts as I wrap up by suggestion that, there should be a significant reduction in the burden of policy conditionality by 2011 and an ambitious target for demand-led technical assistance by 2015.

Key word: Poverty Reduction, ODA Korea, MDGs, Capacity building and capacity development, Planners, Searchers, top-down, bottom-up, tied-aid, new paradigm shift.

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Scope and limit of Paper Research Objectives Hypothesis Research Questions Research Motivation Methodology Outline of Thesis

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Chapter 2: Post World War II Development Literature 6

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Introduction The Keynesian Theory Development Theory after Keynesian From the Dependency Theory Harrod-Dornar and Solow Model Conclusion

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A Bird's Eye View of Korea ODA Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa The Way Forword; A Search for New Paradigm Conclusion

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Ⅴ. Thesis Writing Reference Books

1. Writing Research Papers in the Social Sciences by Lester2. Writing the Winning Thesis or Dissertation by Glatthorn, Allan A./ Joyner, Randy L. 3. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Turabian, Kate L./ Booth,

Wayne C./ Colomb, Gregor 4. How to Write a Master's Thesis / Yvonne N. Bui /

※ All of the above books are available at the University's Central Library.

Ⅵ. AppendixŸ Information on Thesis Writing Eligibility Ÿ GSIS Thesis Format Guidelines