How to Generate Keywords from your Topic / Research Question
Break down your research question into concepts
Example: "How does US foreign policy affect the Gulf States?"
Your main concepts could be "US foreign policy" and "Gulf States"
Turn your concepts into keywords
Example: one of your concepts is "Gulf States"
Find broader terms: "Arab states"
Find alternative terms: "Gulf Countries", "GCC countries"
Find narrower terms: "Qatar", "Bahrain" etc
Combine your keywords with Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and use them in different tools like HoyaSearch or other databases:
Example: "Qatar" AND "US foreign policy" to search for resources that contain both keywords| "Qatar" OR "Bahrain" to search for resources with keyword Qatar or Bahrain which are both Gulf States
