Posted: February 26th, 2015

Eradicating Terrorism

Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

This is a Book Proposal Project. (No references needed). 

Narrative:
The narrative should provide an intellectual justification for the project, addressing the four areas listed below: the intellectual significance of the project for general audiences; work plan; competencies, skills, and access; and final product and dissemination. A simple statement of need or intent is insufficient. The narrative should not assume specialized knowledge and should be free of technical terms and jargon.

Significance and contribution:

Describe the significance and appeal of the proposed project for general audiences. Explain why your topic matters, and why it will be of interest to general readers. Provide an overview of the book, explaining its scope and the basic ideas, problems, questions, texts, people, and/or events that it will explore. Discuss the project’s scholarly basis, and how you will convey this scholarship to general audiences.

Work plan:
Describe your research and specify the part or stage of the project that will be supported by the fellowship. Provide a work plan describing what will be accomplished during the award period. Your work plan must be based on a full-time commitment to the project; part-time work is not allowed. Provide a chapter outline for your book, with brief indications of each chapter’s contents. Such an explanation is particularly important when a chapter title does not clearly indicate the contents of the chapter.

Competencies, skills, and access
Explain your competence in the area of your project, and describe your experience in conveying scholarship to a broad audience. If the subject is new to you, explain your reasons for working in it and your qualifications to do so. Specify the level of competence in any language or skills needed for the study. Describe where the study is being conducted and what research materials (primary and/or secondary) are being used. If relevant, specify the arrangements for access to archives, collections, or institutions that contain the necessary resources.

Final product and dissemination:
Explain how you plan to couch the contents of the book to appeal to a broad audience. Describe the audience you aim to reach and discuss why your treatment of the subject is appropriate to the subject matter and audience. Describe the plans that you and your publisher (if you already have one) have developed for disseminating and marketing the book.