1. Outline the structure of (a) a theoretical dissertation investigating racism; and (b) an empirical dissertation investigating the same topic. What headings and subheadings might appear in each one?

2. Choose a social issue that is currently in the news (for example, immigration; climate change; street protests; political corruption). Develop a researchable question about this that involves combining a theoretical and an empirical concept. What research design and methods would you use to answer it? What ethical and practical issues does the project raise?

3. Using a research question you have devised (perhaps in the previous exercise): (a) investigate what secondary sources exist that might enable you to answer this question; and (b) investigate what archived data exists that could be used for a secondary analysis answering the question.