Analyze a contemporary issue in international political economy.

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Each student will complete a FIVE to SEVEN-page analysis of some contemporary issue in International Political Economy – IPE (e.g. NAFTA, trade and the WTO, trade and the environment, the EMU, the role of the IMF and the World Bank in less developed countries, the nascent anti-globalization backlash, etc.). Students will need to do original research on their particular topic, but all papers will be required to also:
(1) apply insight from IPE theory and
(2) place their topic in historical perspective.
1. Analyze a contemporary issue in international political
economy.
a. Contemporary: last 30 years or so
b. Issue must be analytical, not normative
(i) Analytical: why a policy was adopted;
consequences of a policy, such as a trade
agreement; evaluation of international financial
institutions, codes of conduct, or fair trade;
causes of land grabs; politics of tax havens….
(ii) Normative: what should be done? This is not the
purpose of this assignment.
c. Paper must use International Political Economy
(IPE) theory to analyze/explain the issue.
d. Some suggestions for picking a topic.

2. Structure of Paper.
a. Intro – clearly defined thesis statement (no more
than 1 page)
b. History – most important junctures to situate the
issue and give relevant background (1-2 pages)
c. Theory and Analysis: which theories best apply and
why? (2-3 pages)
(i) Competing hypotheses: how would the relevant
theories explain the issue and which
explanation is more persuasive and why.
d. Conclusion- restate main argument. Implication for
theory and future research/policy (1 page)

3. Other Information:
a. 5-7 pages (quality not quantity), double-spaced,
with page numbers on the pages
b. MLA citation style
c. MLA citation style
d. Sources: newspapers (at least one newspaper)
periodicals (at least one), newsweeklies (at least
one), academic journals (as many as you need to).
Use the library’s academic databases – Use many
as you think necessary but I think at least 10
sources would be fine from these 10 sources two of
them should be from the two text books Cohn’s text
and Broad’s text.

Critically evaluate the emergence of the notion and practice of “peace-building” since the end of the Cold War and the rising to prominence of “Liberal Pea

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1. The Emergence of Peace-Building, and “Liberal Peace”: Critically evaluate the emergence of the notion and practice of “peace-building” since the end of the Cold War and the rising to prominence of “Liberal Pea

2. “State-building” and “Peace-building”: Evaluate the theoretical and practical differences and convergences between “state-building” and “peace-building”, and critically reflect on their implications.

3. Critiques of “Liberal Peace”: Assess the various critiques in relating to “Liberal Peace” in the peace-building literature, and the implications of these for current and future peace-building practice.

4. “Post-Liberal Peace”: Critically evaluate “post-liberal” approaches to peace-building, and the implications of these for current and future peace-building practice.

Explain the basis of the Supreme Court’s power: What is the power of judicial review and how was it created?

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Explain the basis of the Supreme Court’s power: What is the power of judicial review and how was it created? Does this power limit or expand the power of the federal government? What impact, if any, does it have on the power of the states? Explain your position on judicial review: do you support the federal courts’ use of judicial review, is it too much power for the court to have, or do you believe that it is unconstitutional? Would you support a constitutional amendment to limit the court’s power of judicial review when it is applied to state laws that have been passed by state legislatures or passed by citizens via referenda?

Explain why some reforms have been far from optimal from an economic perspective and use the practice assignment to do so.

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International Relations – Economics in the EU: Critically examine the European Union’s efforts to reform the Common Agricultural Policy from the 1980s on. Explain why some reforms have been far from optimal from an economic perspective and use the practice assignment to do so. For those who are writing a research paper on this: you may also choose to focus on recent developments and explain in what direction you believe that the Common Agricultural Policy should develop in the future.

compare citizen attitudes towards political institutions in two European countries of your choice from the list provided

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2,000 words report addressing a research question and offering a piece of quantitative analysis. 45% of overall grade.
All of the needed files have been uploaded.
Option 1: “Trust in political institutions. A comparison of political attitudes in two European countries”
If you choose option 1, you will explore differences in levels of trust in a range of political institutions. You will compare citizen attitudes towards political institutions in two European countries of your choice from the list provided (see below). The research questions guiding your analysis will be: “Which political institutions do citizens trust more? Which ones do they trust less? How do attitudes towards political institutions in *country 1* compare to attitudes in *country 2*?”

Discuss the differences between these two, or any other pair of thinkers who follow in their footsteps

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In The Republic, Plato crowned philosophy as the highest of all human endeavours, making politics and earthly pursuits secondary. Aristotle flipped this picture and examined politics in its concrete sense, toward a view of human flourishing. Discuss the differences between these two, or any other pair of thinkers who follow in their footsteps, explaining how they are opposed and whether any possible synthesis between them could bring about a reconsideration of the relationship between philosophy and politics.

How are state judges selected in Texas? Discuss two different methods used in other states for selecting judges.

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How are state judges selected in Texas? Discuss two different methods used in other states for selecting judges. What are the arguments for each of the selection methods you discussed? Do you think that judges should be elected or appointed? Explain your reasoning. How informed do you think the public is about judicial elections and judicial candidates? If you were voting for a judge, would you research the candidates and their qualifications or would you vote based on party affiliation?

What does the literature say about the ignorance of Americans?

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When writing your paper, consider the question being two parts: Americans being “too ignorant” and democracy working. What does the literature say about the ignorance of Americans? Also, you should think about what it means for a democracy to work. For instance, should people pay know something about what is going in government or is it enough that people vote?

Required Reading:

Menand – The Unpolitical AnimalPreview the document
Schudson – Ignorant VotersPreview the document

 

Is this what the framers intended and/or anticipated.

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Today the American president is said to have the most powerful job in the entire world by Scholars like neustadt Barbar, Beschloss and others that study the institution. The impasse over the country election and all the hoopla surrounding is astounding American voters. Is this what the framers intended and/or anticipated.

Consider the contribution of the 2015 Paris Agreement of the UNFCCC to international ‘climate justice’.

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Question : Consider the contribution of the 2015 Paris Agreement of the UNFCCC to international ‘climate justice’.

The purpose of the assessed essay is to encourage you to apply ideas and information discussed in the module seminars to relatively recent events – ‘the changing agenda’. Thus even when not explicitly stated in the question you should do some independent research on recent cases.