ssess how the tool, issue, or the approach, influences the state’s ability to govern. Analyze how the specific issue influences the overall domestic context of the state.

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Comparative domestic context

Participants will be expected to analyze a specific state’s domestic context utilizing two tools or approaches introduced in the course. (Geography, State Capacity, Political Systems and Government Structure, Economic System, Institutions and Legitimacy) in an analytical paper of between 800-1,200 words.

Specifically, participants are required to assess how these influence the state’s domestic context. For example, how does a state’s geography influence its domestic situation, or how does a state’s level of state capacity impact its ability to govern?

Participants are free to choose their state, but it cannot be the same one used in other assessments in this course. Participants are strongly encouraged to meet with their facilitators if they have questions regarding this assessment.

Learning Outcomes for Analytical Paper

Assess how the tool, issue, or the approach, influences the state’s ability to govern.

Analyze how the specific issue influences the overall domestic context of the state.

 

Do you need a majority government to solve? Do you need to persuade stakeholders? Do you need to mobilize advocates? Do you need to engage the media?

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Policy Brief on enhancing livability in the city of Toronto through the arts, economic programs, transportation or housing

This paper is in the form of a policy brief. It is a proposal to solve a challenge – enhancing livability in the city of Toronto through the arts, economic programs, transportation or housing.

In this paper, identify:

  1. The crisis/challenge
  2. Stakeholders: who has created the crisis/challenge, who is advocating for solutions
  3. Summary of the crisis/challenge
  4. Conditions necessary to solve the crisis/challenge, such as:

Do you need a majority government to solve?

Do you need to persuade stakeholders?

Do you need to mobilize advocates?

Do you need to engage the media?  include sources and/or supplementary materials.

 

Identify Mazower’s main argument; Evaluate it. Do you agree or disagree with Mazower’s “alternative” history of Europe in the 20th century? What evidence—or lack thereof—does Mazower present which leads you to supporting or disagreeing with his claims?

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Democracy

Read Chapters 1,6,7,9-11 of the 

Documents and answer the following questions

As indicated by its subtitle, Mazower’s Dark Continent offers a history of “Europe’s Twentieth Century.” Like all histories, Mazower’s account is not simply a telling of names, dates, and facts, but advances a particular argument with respect to 20th Century European history. Write an essay in which you do two things:

  1. a) Identify Mazower’s main argument;
  2. b) Evaluate it. Do you agree or disagree with Mazower’s “alternative” history of Europe in the 20th century? What evidence—or lack thereof—does Mazower present which leads you to supporting or disagreeing with his claims?

Mark Mazower dark continent Europe’s Twentieth Century

What exactly are we comparing when we compare political systems? What are some of the key words we should be careful to define for comparative politics, according to your reading of our Week 1-2 readings? How should we define these words, according to the sources?

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Comparative Politics Terms and Subject Matter

Discuss the following question:

In the Preface of one of your assigned readings, Philippe Schmitter and Marc Blecher discussed the challenges of defining our subject matter when we study comparative politics. They wrote that one important objective of comparative analysis is to choose “the right words and associations to capture the similarities and differences in politics across space and time” (2021: xvii).

This raises some questions for our discussion: what exactly are we comparing when we compare political systems? What are some of the key words we should be careful to define for comparative politics, according to your reading of our Week 1-2 readings? How should we define these words, according to the sources? Considering some of the examples in our lesson content, what are some of the pitfalls of not having a clear definitichoon of our subject matter?

 

Prepare an annotated bibliography for your paper topic. The annotated bibliography should be in the proper format and cited using APA guidelines.

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Annotated Bibliography

Prepare an annotated bibliography for your paper topic. The annotated bibliography should be in the proper format and cited using APA guidelines. You must include at 8 sources, though you can have more. You will use this information to help prepare for your presentation so make sure it relates to your topic and is thorough.
My topic: What are commonalities and differences in immigration policy in Latin America and Eastern Europe?

Sources:
https://americanhistory.si.edu/many-voices-exhibition/peopling-expanding-nation-1776–1900/european-immigration

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/how-united-states-immigration-system-works

Trends in Migration to the U.S.

https://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/usim_wn.html

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/european-immigrants-united-states-2016

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/south-american-immigrants-united-states

How Democratic is the US Constitution? Why should Americans consider themselves bound by a document that is more than 200 years old and that few people proportionally or absolutely voted to ratify?

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How Democratic is the US Constitution?

Answer the following questions

How Democratic is the US Constitution?

Why should Americans consider themselves bound by a document that is more than 200 years old and that few people proportionally or absolutely voted to ratify?

Your paper must give Dahl’s arguments careful consideration. You need a total of three to four references.

Discuss how As Dahl (2003) argues, it is not clear by what standards our Constitution serves us well today. Dahl asks us to think about whether the Constitution meets the democratic standarchods of the present day.

 

Identify Mazower’s main argument; Evaluate it. Do you agree or disagree with Mazower’s “alternative” history of Europe in the 20th century? What evidence—or lack thereof—does Mazower present which leads you to supporting or disagreeing with his claims?

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Democracy

Read Chapters 1,6,7,9-11 of the 

Documents and answer the following questions

As indicated by its subtitle, Mazower’s Dark Continent offers a history of “Europe’s Twentieth Century.” Like all histories, Mazower’s account is not simply a telling of names, dates, and facts, but advances a particular argument with respect to 20th Century European history. Write an essay in which you do two things:

  1. a) Identify Mazower’s main argument;
  2. b) Evaluate it. Do you agree or disagree with Mazower’s “alternative” history of Europe in the 20th century? What evidence—or lack thereof—does Mazower present which leads you to supporting or disagreeing with his claims?

Mark Mazower dark continent Europe’s Twentieth Century

Situate the policy issue and concisely summarize the argument. Apply and explain the idea/theory more broadly. Based on your analysis, discuss what you believe to be the future of this aspect of public policy?

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Green Drift Analysis

Writing Assignments — Critical response essays

  •  Klyza, M. & Sousa, D. (2010). Beyond Gridlock: Green Drift in American Environmental Policymaking. Political Science .Quarter#, 125:3, 443-463.
  • Mosley, J. & Gibson, K. (2017). Strategic use of evidence in state-level policymaking: matching evidence type to legislative stage. Polity Selena,.

Do not use more than one direct quote in your paper, rather you should synthesize the information and explain the argument/article. Do not use contractions in academic writing, do not editorialize in the response papers unless instructed to do so; proofread your work; I expect you to produce good and thoughtful work, and will work with you to improve your writing skills.

Sample instructions for the writing assignments. Write a one-page response paper with 1-inch margins, single-spaced, 12point font, one-sided only. In your mitical response:

1. Situate the policy issue and concisely summarize the argument.

2. Apply and explain the idea/theory more broadly.

3. Provide critical feedback on the argument.

  • a. How is the argument supported?
  • b. VC/hat is not accounted for?
  • c. What are a couple of implications of what is discussed?

4. Based on your analysis, discuss what you believe to be the future of this aspect of public policy? (This should be a very short part of your paper; no more than two or three sentences).

 

What do experts say we actually look for in a U.S. President–the informal qualifications we as voters actually look at in determining who to vote for? What do you believe we should look for in a U.S. President?

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Analysis of the Political Campaign

Select from the following noteworthy Presidential Campaigns:

  • Harry S. Truman vs Thomas Dewey (1948) Al Gore vs George W. Bush (2000)
  • Richard Nixon vs John F. Kennedy (1960) Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton (2016)

Paragraph 1: Name the candidates of your chosen campaign and give a brief biography of each. Use an in-text citation (parenthetical reference with name of source, date, page). This should be roughly one-half page.

Paragraph 2:

(a) What do experts say we actually look for in a U.S. President–the informal qualifications we as voters actually look at in determining who to vote for? Use an in-text citation (parenthetical reference with name of source, date, page). This should be roughly one-half page.

(b) What do you believe we should look for in a U.S. President? This should be roughly one-half page to one page.

Paragraph 3:

(a) Analyze and describe media use and campaign tactics in the campaign you chose. This could include newspaper ads, posters, cartoons, flyers, billboards, social media, and local media outlets (such as blogs). Use an in-text citation (parenthetical reference with name of source, date, page). Would negative campaigning sway your vote? Why or why not?

This should be roughly one-half page.

Paragraph 4: If you could have predicted the winner, who would you have predicted to win? Who should have won the campaign? This should be roughly one-half page

 

Discuss policy, health care and citizens and government response and responsibility. Present any necessary background information, including pertinent personal narrative.

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COVID-19 and Texas.

Discuss policy, health care and citizens and government response and responsibility.
Cover Page Abstract 2-3 Pages Paper APA 6 Style Reference (Must have a minimum of 3-5 references)

Write your abstract of 60-100 words.
I. Introduction.
• Clearly defines the issue addressed in the statement

II. Background
• Present any necessary background information, including pertinent personal narrative

III. Writer’s Position
• Present your case accurately, coherently, logically, consistently, and clearly

IV. Consideration of Opposing Arguments; Make Recommendations. Make subheadings.
V. Conclusion

VI. Recommendations
Students are encouraged to give your opinion with policy recommendations on the topic
• Gain the reader’s attention and interest
• Clearly state your position on the issue
• Defend your position
• Provide facts, statistics, testimony, and pertinent details when appropriate
• Examine opposing viewpoints and explain why you chose a different view.
• Use APA style
• Paper must have three-to-five academic references from peer reviewed journals no later than 10 years old