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Politics & international affairs

Politics and international affairs tend to be associated with non-fiction writing, but there are numerous novelists who have incorporated political themes into their stories in a powerful way – just think of Orwell’s Animal Farm or Nineteen Eighty-Four. There is so much scope and material in the field of politics, whether it’s elections, political philosophy, ideologies, international diplomacy, local policy making or individual politicians. You’re bound to find your research process absorbing.

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If you’re not familiar with political concepts and terminology, have a look at political

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