Each essay should be double-spaced and 2000-2500 words long (approximately 8-10 pages, if using a standard 12-point font). Papers may be longer, but under no circumstances should they be shorter than 2000 words.
Aims and Content
The aim of these essays is to (1) demonstrate students’ comprehension of class materials and (2) provide an opportunity to apply these tools to understand ‘real world’ politics.
Essays should include three components:
- Analysis, not merely description: Present a clear argument in the first paragraph, with the remainder of the essay used to develop and support this argument.
- Readings and in-class materials: Incorporate theories, concepts, and/or empirical information from readings and lectures.
- Outside sources: Draw on outside readings, both academic and non-academic, to extend, support, and/or flesh out the argument. Academic sources are most easily found via Google Scholar (login at RU libraries: https://login.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/login?qurl=https%3a%2f%2fscholar.google.com%2f
), and non-academic pieces via a normal Google or Google News search.
Any citation style is acceptable, but students may find it helpful to use the Style Manual of the American Political Science Association, available here: https://mk0apsaconnectbvy6p6.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2018/11/Style-Manual-for-Political-Science-2018.pdf
i’ve also attached some readings from the class this semester start off by stating that I didn’t really know too much about the UN when I first started this class nor about the problems I generally facing the UN to be honest taking this course was just a whole new direction into finding out what I really truly want to do with myself such as one day becoming a diplomat