Is economic development a source of security and stability in global politics?

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  1. Is economic development a source of security and stability in global politics?
  2. Essay
  3. The essay will be 3,500 words in length (+/- 10%), including footnotes and bibliographic references. A list of approved essay questions is provided below.
  1. Please do not go beyond the maximum word limit; essays that breach this limit by more than 10% might have marks deducted or might not be marked at all.

It should be Harvard system of referencing but other established systems are acceptable provided they are correctly and consistently employed. For guidance on how to reference books, journal articles, and other material, see:

 

Define the following terms: filibuster, cloture, senatorial courtesy, conference committee, whip, Speaker of the House and the Senate Pro-Tempore.

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Please include how a Bill becomes a law in Congress. Also, define the following terms: filibuster, cloture, senatorial courtesy, conference committee, whip, Speaker of the House and the Senate Pro-Tempore.

Provide an assessment on how recommendations will be implemented.

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Focus recommendations on regulations and preventative measures. Consider your perspective to represent the Cancer Society of Canada, Consider a few options or recommendations, in turn, for their strengths and weaknesses. Think about the advantages and disadvantages of each option/recommendation as well as their feasibility. Provide an assessment on how recommendations will be implemented. Be as precise as possible about what you are suggesting to the decision-maker.

What does voting have to do with social work? How can voting be considered social work?

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SW220 Written Assignment on Social Work and Political Office

 This assignment must be written using APA format, including the use of a title page. For 5 extra credit points, correctly use two peer-reviewed articles to support your arguments, including the use of in-text citations and a reference page.

Question 1 – Generalist Practice and Voting (1/2 page)

What does voting have to do with social work? How can voting be considered social work?

Question 2 – Underrepresentation in Voting (1/2 page)

BLM’s #WhatMatters2020, at https://blacklivesmatter.com/blms-whatmatters2020, “aims to vigorously engage underrepresented communities in the electoral process.” According to #WhatMatters2020, which groups are underrepresented in the electoral process? What does voter repression have to do with racial injustice?

Question 3 – Client Systems and Voting (1-2 pages)

Social work practice can take place at the microlevel, the mezzo-level, or the macro-level. Describe interventions that social workers could potentially use to address issues of voter repression among underrepresented groups at the each of these three levels.

 

 

 

 

Research and write a detailed Background Research Paper intended to bring forward the latest findings from expert sources and to lay out a clear argument in favour of policy action.

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Teachers paper details:

students will research and write a detailed Background Research Paper intended to bring forward the latest findings from expert sources and to lay out a clear argument in favour of policy action.

In preparing these assignments, you are mimicking what policy analysts do. You should therefore think in terms of the relevant government department(s), the appropriate level of government (federal, provincial, territorial, first nation, local), and the party in power. This is, of course, an imaginary exercise. When considering the appropriate political party, I encourage you to consult the recent major party platforms posted on D2L for guidance.

For this assignment, you will prepare a detailed background research paper on the topic you have chosen. The BRP must feature a bibliography of no fewer than 12 scholarly or otherwise reputable sources, such as government documents, statistical analyses, etc.
Suggested format:
The format sketched below may be altered to suit your specific needs, given your topic and approach. For example, if you plan to include a statistical or other primary source analysis, a section (following the literature review) discussing your methodology would be warranted.
• Introduction
o Topic and thematic summary
o Summary of central thesis

• Literature Review
o A summary of the major themes drawn from your review of the relevant
literature
o Consideration, where relevant, of differing schools of thought

• Findings
o Presentation of major conclusions

• Discussion
o Discussion of major findings as they pertain to the policy issue
o A detailed overview of your major policy recommendations in light of your
findings

• Conclusion
o Summary of your main argument

• Works Cited
o An alphabetized list of the works you’ve consulted and cited* All sources must be scholarly and preferably Canadian

Discuss the kind of evidence that would provide support for the hypothesis, and what kind of evidence would indicate against it.

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For this assignment present at least three alternative hypotheses that provide possible answers to your research question. For each hypothesis, discuss the kind of evidence that would provide support for the hypothesis, and what kind of evidence would indicate against it. This is called an “observable implication” or “indicator.”

Please read this instruction sheet carefully! Hypotheses paper info sheet.docxPreview the document

You may fill out the outline provided in the info sheet and turn that in, or you may also turn in the assignment by filling out this table: Detailed hypotheses table.docxPreview the document *Note this file has been updated as of 10/6/2020

You do not need to fill out the whole table or outline, just some combination of theories/arguments and hypotheses that lead you to having at least 3 hypotheses overall.

Here is a resource on Model (another term for “theory”) and Hypotheses which we used in class: Baglione book worksheetPreview the document

Please use complete sentences for anything you submit.

Explain why millions of Americans don’t vote

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Why millions of Americans don’t vote

Is it possible to identify a set of features which are essential to all states?

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Need to look at the definition of what a state is and how essentially modern states came into being through 1648 Treaty of Westphalia. Why is there the need for the concept of the state and to whom is the state answerable? How has, and is, the state defined, looking at:
1. Charles Tilly:
2. Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States (1933)
3. G W F Hegel
4. Vladimir Lenin
5. Max Weber
6. Andrew Heywood
7. Errico Malatesta
8. Catharine MacKinnon
Need to look at:
1. What is common to all or most of these definitions?
2. What is distinctive about each definition?
3. Is it possible to say that one definition is right?
4. Or at least that it is better than the others?
Need to look at defining features of what we perceive as states, looking at arguments put forward by Dryzek and Dunleavy:
1. A unified set of institutions
2. Controlling a given territory
3. Making and enforcing collectively binding decisions
4. Monopolizing the legitimate use of force
5. Operating in a distinctive public realm
6. Deciding citizenship and controlling entry
7. Claims to advance common interests
8. Is generally accepted as legitimate
9. Has a bureaucracy and tax system
10. Has a constitution and legal system
11. Is recognized as a state by other states
Compare Dunleavy and Dryzek’s arguments to those of:
Marxists, Anarchists, Feminists, Communitarians?
What differences do these different definitions make?
What sorts of states are there? Micro-states / super-states Vatican City / European superstate’
Focus on size of territory and population
Strong, weak, failing and failed states
Failed states – Somalia, Afghanistan
Focus on state ‘capacity’ – its ability to do what it wants
From unitary to federal states
Need to also look at:
Are there other important differences between types of states?
Given all of these differences, is it possible to talk simply about ‘the state’?
Are there, and if so, what are the core characteristics of all states?
Which other characteristics may states possess?
Why is there disagreement about such characteristics?
Why is there disagreement about how to define a state?
Is it possible to agree on a single definition of the state?
Should such a definition include super-states and micro-states, strong states and weak states, federal and unitary states, democratic and authoritarian states?
Looking at:
Micronation, entity that claims to be an independent state but whose sovereignty is not recognized by the international community. Micronations are distinct from microstates, whose sovereignty over extremely small territories and populations is internationally recognized’1
And superstates, Europe. Is Europe nothing more than a sovereign state – a tried and tested type of polity that predominates in the modern world – operating on a European wide scale?
Full democracies: … basic political freedoms and civil liberties are respected. The functioning of government is satisfactory. Media are independent and diverse. There is an effective system of checks and balances…
Flawed democracies: … free and fair elections and, even if there are problems …, basic civil liberties are respected. However, there are significant weaknesses in other aspects of democracy, including problems in governance…
Hybrid regimes: Elections have substantial irregularities that often prevent them from being both free and fair … Serious weaknesses …—in political culture, functioning of government and political participation …
Authoritarian regimes: … state political pluralism is absent or heavily circumscribed. Many … are outright dictatorships. Some formal institutions of democracy may exist, but these have little substance. Elections, if they do occur, are not free and fair?

Based on the video and the reading, even when ample data is available, how does the data mask or cover the underlying cause(s)?

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After dominating the last video session,  Please watch the below video from Rohini Pande and Asim Khwaja. Both are associated with the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and together, they direct the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). In this 30-minute video, they will discuss some of the things that we have covered over the last few weeks when it comes to defining the policy problem and designing a policy solution. After watching this video, review the short EPoD Document on Policy Formulation and Implementation and then respond to the following questions in a single, double-spaced page paper (Times New Roman, 12pt. font).

Smart Policy Design: Why the Obvious Is So Hard To Do

Policy Formulation and Implementation Actions

1. Based on the video and the reading, even when ample data is available, how does the data mask or cover the underlying cause(s)?

2. Recalling our previous discussion and the video, what makes the silver-bullet solutions so alluring?

3. Thinking of the major current policy issues (immigration, climate change, gun control), how could a dose of humility change the way we define these problems? Why is being humble a political challenge?

4. Smart policy design, as described by the EPoD group, is focused on engineering and scientific processes that allow for testing, evaluation, and refinement. What concerns may stakeholders (politicians, public, and bureaucrats) have with this type of process?

5. Finally, what are your key takeaways when considering policy design and implementation?

Course Text:
Kingdon, J. W. (1997 — 2nd Ed. is ok) Agendas, Alternatives and Public Policies. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN-13: 978-0673523891; ISBN-10: 0673523896

Theodoulou, S. Z. & Cahn, M. A. (2012). Public Policy: The Essential Readings. 2nd Ed. Pearson. ISBN-13: 978-0205856336; ISBN-10: 0205856330

ADDRESS linkages among environmental context, policy selections, and ESPECIALLY intelligence analysis.

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The purpose of this format is to enable the student to understand the necessity of brevity and accuracy, but neither should be attained at the cost of comprehensiveness. There is responsibility in preparing information for policymakers whose choices bear serious ramifications such as war. Even in the business environment, the ability to condense large amounts of material into key points is a marketable skill. This course provides the student an opportunity to hone such skills.Suggested Point Range Presentation Page Point Length Range Term, concept, 1-2
Biographical 2-3 sketch Intelligence 3-7
apparatus
Book digest 5-10
Operation eventFormat of the brief should be as follows: Introduction: What is the subject of investigation?Executive summary: Findings are presented in condensed form, maybe incorporating bullets. Body: Support material, data. Conclusion:Analysis Students should use these categories as headings to help focus the information in their briefs.

PLEASE ADDRESS linkages among environmental context, policy selections, and ESPECIALLY intelligence analysis.

Also please emphasize why this operation was a failure.