Please help me choose a research topic.

[niv_12]

I'm a master student in International Relations field. I still don't have a title for my thesis. I really interested to do a research about Israel-Palestine conflict. My lecturer said it was okay, but I need to find a focus about this issue, which mean I have to find a research title that never been done before. Can anyone suggest to me what title should I pick regarding to this Israel-Palestine conflict.

Thanks in advance.

[MoJingly]

I'm confused. Do you want a title or a topic? A title would come pretty easily once you know what your project is about. Other people can't really give you a topic, especially in grad school. Part of the advanced degree is the ability to come up with a good question or perspective. Read lots of papers that are similar to what you have in mind, and see what they talk about. Does this spark any ideas for you?

[Dal PhDer]

A 'title' will come after the project is determined. A 'topic' is a whole other giant bubbly kettle of fish... (wait, bubbling fish in a kettle is horrible!) ...back to the topic.

I don't think we can come up with a topic for you. This is something that you, along with your supervisor, should come up with. However, we can offer you some steps to forming an interesting and needed question.

The first step would be to do a broad search of the literature in the area you are interested in. Since you're proposing a HUGE area, the first step would be to narrow it down to a sub-focus of Israel-Palestine conflict...is there something specific about this topic that you're interested in? Political climate? Economic impact? Longterm health impact? etc...What about this topic interests you. Once you narrow down that area, it's time to do a more specific literature search. Look for articles that have done research in the area, and focus in on what they are saying are the gaps. Reading 5-7 articles and looking at the limitations and future recommendation sections will help you see where more work needs to be done!

I would try and generate 2-3 potential thesis topics and present them to your advisor. This will allow you to get their opinion on the most reasonable and realistic project!