This assignment is the literature review portion of a larger Political Science research proposal/research design paper. For the literature review, I must combine a review/summary of the existing scholarly research projects and literature related to my research question (my question: Are Black voters more likely to support Black candidates with stronger ties to Black institutions than those with weaker connections? How does white voter support for similar candidates compare?) while also synthesizing the existing literature to show how they are all connected, how the inform each other, how they may relate to/answer or help contextualize my research question. Furthermore, because my research question is very specific and unique, there are not too many sources that can answer it directly- that is why this literature review must be an in-depth analysis that examines the literature that is as closely related to my research question while also acknowledging shortcomings about how the literature does not directly point to or and encompass the specifics of my research question. I have selected 5 sources currently (THEY ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ON MY BRAINSTORM DOCUMENT UNDER QUESTION #6), but please find and use at least 2 additional sources for the literature review that can be used for in-depth analysis or just referencing.
- Lit Review Assignment rubric. Please abide by the instructions carefully: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZK1C0KR3cmHGNCWpyf4aQ4HTaoy1k0JjosZiSPR5Faw/edit?usp=sharing
- Sample literature review. Do not copy but please use this as a guidline for how the literature review should be written: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uhbwpdzimdtsHxSKNLZdPl4w8Axy9KKf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100101596478660707834&rtpof=true&sd=true
- My brainstorm document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19OE2ikeMZfRDyy5uj-BlZmRN7lqcr5H4HqaQJPjvKcY/edit?usp=sharing
- What I have so far for my paper. The introduction especially, and everything else I have written so far on this document is very helpful to look at to understand my writing and what exactly my research question is. This will be helpful in finding sources and explaining concepts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11CAOQDVhkKF6PLVIPUs5rmuqtPj2jD6wNt3er0jidbk/edit?usp=sharing
- Breif summary of my question and resrearch motivatio/goal: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eGDZphj0qa1NvH3OF5gsqKjOPywB-nUDHr3kZv7MkSQ/edit?usp=sharing
- Key concepts I want to touch on: Black linked fate; descriptive representation; the black church and other black political information networks
PLEASE DO NOT USE AI! Also please follow the instructions given, and the sample literature review my professor provided can be a helpful resource / guildine for how the literature review should be written: a mix of summary, analysis, and synthesis that connects each source to one another and connects to my research question overall