Assignment and Exam Dates Blog assignment (date to be determined)  20% Mid-term examination (week of Oct. 16-23)                                   25% Discussion board (each week from Sept. 11 to Dec. 4)                 15% Online Symposium (week of Dec. 4-11)           […]

Assignment 1: The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy Due Week 5 and worth 135 points Select a president from the table, “Presidents and Their ‘Doctrines,’” in Roskin, Chapter 6. Then write a three to five (3-5) page paper on the doctrine that a president used according to Roskin. Your research must include at least four (4) credible sources, apart from your textbook. Your paper must […]

  Select one of the following topics for this assignment: What are globalization’s effects on wages and inequality, on social safety nets, on production, and on innovation? The purpose of a policy position presentation is to generate support for an issue. It describes a position on an issue and the rationale for that position. In writing about this issue, you must examine your opinion of […]

   This assignment is to demonstrate how much you have learned about organized crime. You are to supply the called information and any additional information you believe should be included to make this assignment complete. Use APA format and include at least four references. ORGANIZED CRIME I. What is organized crime (not just a definition of organized crime but an explanation of what is organized.) […]

This week we are reading about experiments and qualitative field research. In your research paper for this class, you are using data, which have already been collected and are ready to be used for statistical analysis. Drawing on this week’s material how do you think the research question for your paper could potentially be answered using an experiment or qualitative field research? What would be […]

This version of the paper pulls combines your (previously drafted, and hopefully reviewed/edited) Introduction and Literature sections with the remaining sections of the paper. The main effort for this assignment revolves around describing your data and methods, identifying your hypotheses, conducting your analysis, and presenting your results.  While this is still a draft, and does not have to be perfect, I expect it to be […]

Memo Requirements All students must submit a simulation memo through the Statecraft online messaging system before each turn ends—your instructor may ask you to focus on strategies for the upcoming turn, or reflect on the actions that just took place. These memos must be at least 300 words in length. Memos that are posted late or are too short will NOT be counted. Your memo […]

In 2007, the United Nations adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP). That document can be found here: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf Find a case related to the rights of indigenous people. This can be a case brought to a treaty body (e.g., CESCR, Human Rights Committee), national courts, or other fora. Summarize the case, controversy or contested claims. Who are the relevant […]

 Due midnight on Wednesday May 2nd according to New York time zone. Assess democracy in the United Kingdom on ONE of these bases: 1. Representation  2. Participation 3. Freedom of speech 4. Rule of law Consider both the formal and informal aspects of British politics, as well as all relevant institutions, actors, attitudinal information, issues, and processes.  You may structure your analysis as a case […]

 Updated Critical Review: In this assignment you must do accomplish two things:  Address feedback given to you by me after your graded first draft.  Include another scholarly author to critique the scholarly source you reviewed. The purpose of this is for you to demonstrate that you can integrate a previous class reading into your current analysis in the essay. How does this new source support […]