Masters Dissertation Help

Hello everyone!

I am writing my dissertation in politics, and I need a bit of help. My topic (chosen by my supervisor, who has now gone on holiday...) is this: The Effect of Public Opinion on State Aid to Non-State Groups. In this respect, 'non-state groups' refers to non state actors such as rebel groups, refugees or separatist movements. I was thinking about looking into how public opinion shapes aid, based on their feelings towards the groups, which could be shaped by media coverage, personal bias or socialisation.

I have barely any idea what I'm doing. I know almost nothing about this topic, and I have been informed I cannot change it now.

My skeleton structure so far is:
Introduction
Section 1 - Literature Review
Section 2 - Case Studies (two of these)
Conclusion

Therefore, I was hoping I could get some help with fleshing this out. In regards to my Literature Review, are there any works that people think may be useful on the topic? I have two, but they may not be as relevant as I'd hoped.

In regards to case studies, can anyone think of any I could use here? I was thinking of Kosovo (the public demand for something to be done) and perhaps the crisis in Ukraine? I'm not sure.

I also have plenty of sociological theories that work with this topic (thankfully) but I would love to hear any suggestions on this, in case I've missed some!

Thank you in advance to anyone who replies. I'm slightly panicking now, as I have a month to go (I have been very, very ill for a few weeks, which is why this is so late!), and not much work done.

So, thank you!

I can't give any specific advice, however two points
-if you've been ill it might be worth considering extenuating circumstances & applying for an extension, especially if you are so unsure of what you are doing.
-I went into my dissertation, also in Politics, not knowing who any of the key authors were but a combination of google and my uni library search function soon showed me who the big names were.

Thank you for your answer.

I have been informed that I was not ill enough (bronchitis) to warrant any extenuating circumstances, which is a pity! My uni is very strict about this, and require a shed load of evidence before extra time is even considered. I do not have time to collect all the information especially with no guarantee I'll be awarded any extenuating circumstances. (Very unlikely, I had a death in my close family and was told that without getting the real death certificate prior to my hand in date, I would not be allowed extra time on an assignment to grieve and go to the funeral)

While I have found some authors on Google, they are not directly relevant to my work. I'll still find a way to work them in, though! I will look through my uni's library again though. Maybe I missed some? Thanks again for your answer.