Comparative Politics: Essay #1 /re-5
D. This essay should be 750-1100 words of text (equal to 3-4 typed pages, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, 12 pt.), not including the bibliography, and will require both using material from class (readings and/or lectures) and outside research. Topics (Select one of the following): 1) Democracy. Choose one of the following cases: Germany, Japan, Russia, India, South Africa. Using the definition of representative democracy from class, evaluate to what extent this country qualifies as democratic. Are there areas that might be considered shortcomings, where democracy is either deteriorating or could be stronger? A strong essay will (1) clearly define terms; (2) systematically examine each element in the case; (3) provide researched-based evidence to back up any claims; and (4) have a clear thesis statement, tight organization, and careful writing. 2) Liberalism and/or socialism. Choose one of the following cases: France, China, Mexico, South Africa. To what extent does the regime and government seem to be liberal, clarifying whether that means a liberal ideology or a liberal attitude? To what extent does this regime and/or government seem to be socialist, again, clarifying whether that would refer to state socialism or democratic socialism? A strong essay will (1) clearly define terms; (2) systematically examine each element in the case; (3) provide researched-based evidence to back up any claims; and (4) have a clear thesis statement, tight organization, and careful writing. Sources: Use at least three scholarly sources from outside of class (books, book chapters, or articles from academic journals). One of those outside sources should be the chapter on your country from the O’Neil textbook. Your second source should be a book or article from an academic journal that you find in the Whittier College library. Use Political Science Complete or Academic One file to locate relevant journal articles, and EBSCO for books. You may also use additional sources, such as encyclopedia articles (not Wikipedia), news articles, government documents, or well-respected non-governmental organizations or think tanks (i.e. Transparency International, Amnesty International, Freedom House). Try to use the most recent sources you can. Deeper research, using additional scholarly sources, is always welcome and will lead to a higher grade. Bibliography: Include a bibliography using APA, Chicago or MLA citations, including both class and outside sources. When you need to use citations to acknowledge ideas, specific data or quotes, use in-text citations, for example: (Kopstein, Lichbach and Hanson, p. 4). Please note: this essay must be based on independent work. You are welcomeand encouragedto have a classmate read over a draft to give you feedback about whether the essay is clear, and whether there are writing issues you should address, but the research, analysis and writing need to be your own. The essay will be graded on four elements (1) effectively answering the question; (2) quality of research (nature of sources and information), including careful documentation of where you found your information, (3) clarity of argument and analysis (clear thesis statement in the introduction!); and (4) quality of writing. Reminders: Define terms and do your research. Make sure to find evidence for your arguments; if you claim it, prove it! And, use citations and quotation marks, as needed! **Plagiarism will be penalized and reported to the Dean of Students. **Late papers will be penalized 10 pts for each day late.
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