Updated new edition of the successful guide. Those who dedicate years of their lives to their doctoral thesis need not only a clearly defined research topic and subject matter expertise but also the right strategies to organize their dissertation. In addition to time management, creative academic writing, and persuasive presentation, the framework conditions play an important role: individual promotion with a doctoral supervisor or structured promotion in a graduate school? How can one successfully pursue a doctorate while working part-time or raising children? Helga Knigge-Illner explains the problems and obstacles that arise on the path to a doctoral degree. Using case studies and exercises, she demonstrates how these challenges can be overcome. The third, revised edition has been expanded to include many new aspects: the increasing internationality of research cooperation, stays abroad during the doctoral program, and new doctoral models.