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The guidelines for a research paper and oral presentation assignment in pol 422, focusing on the quality of democracy in a latin american country. Students are required to write a 10-15 page case study, including an annotated bibliography with at least 5 scholarly sources. The final paper should address the minimum qualifications of democracy, the quality of democracy, and potential solutions for deepening democracy.
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Research Paper and Oral Presentation For the research paper, students will complete a 10-15 page case study of the quality of democracy in a single country chosen in consultation with the instructor. Students will make a brief oral presentation of their findings to the class. A typed proposal of 2- pages, with an annotated bibliography, will be due by Friday, February 20 at 12pm. The final paper is due Tuesday, April 21 at 2pm. Further instructions regarding the research paper assignment and oral presentation will be distributed later in the semester.
Topic Proposal (2-3 pages) The purpose of this first assignment is to identify your topic and to provide a brief outline of your paper. You must include an alphabetized **(by author’s last name) and *** annotated bibliography with at least 5 scholarly sources you have accessed, including both books and articles. You are required to search for sources from both the Olin General Catalogue (to identify relevant BOOKS ) and Rollins’ electronic databases (Project MUSE, JSTOR, ProQuest, Lexis-Nexis etc., to identify relevant ARTICLES). In terms of articles, the Journal of Democracy is particularly relevant. The first assignment will be evaluated according to the quality of the sources you have identified in your bibliography. *For an annotated bibliography, you should provide a brief one or two sentence description of the source itself and the information it contains.
Final Paper (10-15 pages) Your task is to evaluate the quality of democracy in a Latin American country of your choosing. As much as possible, your analysis should focus on the current state of democracy in the country and, as a general rule, should be limited to the period from 1991 to the present. Your paper should address the following three points: