My research question is: How has the Taliban’s return to power affected terrorism in Afghanistan, and what are the effects on the country’s security and international anti-terrorism efforts?
List of 4 readings to use as references too- Alexander Lee – Who Becomes a Terrorist? Poverty, Education, and the Origins of Political Violence.pdf, Martha Crenshaw – The Causes of Terrorism.pdf, Bjørgo, Tore – Counter-terrorism as crime prevention, a holistic approach.pdf and Rascoff, Samuel – Establishing Official Islam? The Law and Strategy of Counter-Radicalization.pdf.
Grading Criteria-Effort 25%: word count respected, absence of padding, a good amount of references (at least 10-15), consistency when citing sources (choose one citing style and stick to it),
student progression since the beginning of the semester, citation from the syllabus readings when relevant
Content/Research 25%: engagement with existing literature, free of factual errors, use of factual elements from reliable (news) sources, exploitation of gathered data (interviews, surveys, tweets, etc…)
Content/Research 25%: engagement with existing literature, free of factual errors, use of factual elements from reliable (news) sources, exploitation of gathered data (interviews, surveys, tweets, etc…)
Ideas/Analysis/Nuance 30%: original and critical thinking, balanced and specific content, well-developed ideas, paragraph on methods in your introduction
Structure 15%: introduction (including your research question, methodology paragraph, and outline paragraph), controlled and fluid organization, titles (and subtitles), outline in your introduction, conclusion, and bibliography
Style 5%: word choice, sentence structure, writer’s voice, etc..
Structure 15%: introduction (including your research question, methodology paragraph, and outline paragraph), controlled and fluid organization, titles (and subtitles), outline in your introduction, conclusion, and bibliography
Style 5%: word choice, sentence structure, writer’s voice, etc..