Who: Key groups, thinkers, and institutions

For a particular issue, you may want to limit your consideration to a small number of key groups, thinkers or institutions, and their role or influence on a particular issue. For example, the following examples of “who” can help narrow a particular issue into a more workable topic:

Delivery of aid for developing countries:

• Influence of International Monetary Fund
• Role of Doctors without Borders
• Impact on women

Concept of archetypes:

• Northrop Frye
• Carl Jung
• Claude Lévi-Strauss

To broaden the topic consider the roles played by multiple institutions and individuals. How might these relate to one another or conflict? What comparisons in approach and effect can be made?