Political science

1) Did the state response to the COVID 19 pandemic follow this process? 2) Which of the actors/factors noted above were most influential in shaping the state’s policy response to COVID 19. 3) Was the state’s response driven more by rational calculation or symbolic politics? Please be sure to explain why you take the positions you do.

Pick one international organization (UN, EU, ICC, etc.). Explain its mission and function. Assess issues of state sovereignty are dealt with for member countries. Use evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned readings or online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.

In 4-6 pages, Assume the role of Bernard Baruch on the eve of briefing President Truman about your plan and do the following:  Outline the essential elements of your plan Describe the key points of disagreement with the Soviets Explain why the Plan should not be compromised to reach an agreement Describe what you think will happen if we fail to reach an agreement

A little understood, but nonetheless important, legislative/procedural maneuver in the U.S. Senate is the filibuster. For this topic, I want you to do some research on recent uses of the filibuster and discuss precisely how the filibuster works.  How is the filibuster used as a procedural tool in the legislative process?  How is a filibuster defeated?  Why doesn’t the filibuster exist in the U.S. House of Representatives?  Give an example of a recent legislative issue/topic in the U.S. Senate in which the filibuster was used.  What was the outcome?

This assignment is intended to ensure that you fully understand the role of theory in IR and that you understand the major IR theories enough to apply them to international relations and the events that arise in the world.   Learning Outcomes After successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to: Describe why we use theory in International Relations Identify the major IR theories (including Critical Theories) Describe the main ideas and assertions of the major IR theories (including Critical Theories) Apply an IR theory to important global issues Assignment Instructions Answer the questions below in a Word document. Be sure to number your questions and include the question with your answer. You can use information from the modules, videos, textbook, or any sources that you use for your research. Use the rubric for guidance on ensuring that you answer each question accurately and effectively. Be sure to incorporate the module into your answers. Cite your information using the How to Cite Information from Modules Guide  and Owl Purdue’s MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources  page. Questions Explain why theory is important in IR. And choose 1 of the 4 questions below to answer:  How would you explain Realist IR theory to someone who has never heard of it? Give an example of how Realism can be applied to a current event or situation in the world.  How would you explain Liberalist IR theory to someone who has never heard of it? Give an example of how Liberalism can be applied to a current event or situation in the world.  How would you explain Constructivist IR theory to someone who has never heard of it? Give an example of how Constructivism can be applied to a current event or situation in the world.  Choose one Critical Theory that you think helps to explain global inequality between and/or within countries. Describe this theory and why you believe it explains global inequality.

Describe how the promise and pitfalls of exporting, importing, and countertrade for a company moving from a national market into a global market. Consider the following topics: Describe the typical international trade transaction. Discuss the advantages and risks associated with exporting. Identify the basic steps involved in export and import financing. Describe how countertrade can be used to facilitate exports. Include APA formatted citations of your credible sources cited within the document and in the reference section.

1. Go to the web site of the American Civil Liberties Union (click here  (Links to an external site.) ). Click “Issues” from the banner. 2. Under your issue, select one and only one of the “current issues” and expand it using the “More +” button. For example, under the first issue, Capital Punishment, the “current issues” are: Execution Methods Innocence and the Death Penalty Mental Illness and the Death Penalty Prosecutorial Misconduct and Capital Punishment Racial Disparities and the Death Penalty Select one and only of the “current issues” categorized under any one of the main “issues” headings. Do not choose Reforming Police. We are writing on that  topic on one of the discussion boards. Also, please do not choose abortion policy. It’s an important topic, but off limits for this assignment.  3. Read several articles (at least 4) from your chosen area of the web site.  4. Based on these several articles, write a 600-word paper in essay form which:  a) summarizes the issue  b) explains the position the ACLU takes on this issue and the work the organization has undertaken c) argues whether or not you believe the ACLU is on the right side of the issue.

Cover Sheet: please use the cover sheet to help you verify that you have all of the required information. Refer to the assignment for specifics about each component Introductory paragraph: introduces the purpose of the paper, to compare two countries to better understand… Conclusion: please summarize the paper and then give some big picture analysis about your comparisons Citations: make sure you are using Chicago Author-Date, there is style information in Module 13 TEXTBOOK!!!: The textbook should be one of your sources both for information about the countries and for basic concept definitions and relevance. Prove you understand course content! (Orvis Drogus Introducing Comparative Politics Fourth Edition) First Person? Please try to write without first person pronouns. Instead of “I will compare…” you can try “This brief compares…”   Students will write a final brief that describes each of their cases, and compares and analyzes differences between them of approximately 10-12 pages. (30%) Briefs must address the following (Please use the CP Brief Cover Sheet.docx  to help identify where the required components are located in your paper):: Ch 2: How did each of your countries become modern states? (brief history that explains how X arrived at this modern moment) Describe (these elements of your case will likely be expanded on the more you learn): Territory Sovereignty Legitimacy Bureaucracy Is your state: Strong, Weak, Quasi-, or Failed? Explain Ch 3: Describe the Regime of your country, including claim to legitimacy and key institutions.  What is the relationship of the people to the regime? Ch 4: Using the categories of Identity discussed in the book (and of course there are others…) describe the politics of identity issues in your state. Please select one issue or particular claim. You do not need to cover all of these issues or categories of identity. Please consider prioritizing claims/issues that contribute effectively toward your comparison between states. Nation, Ethnicity, Religion, Race, Gender/Sex/Sexuality Vocabulary (Identity Group Demands): Recognition (Rights), Autonomy, Representation/Participation, Improved Social Status Ch 5: Describe the governing institutions for your country: Executive Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy (IF your country is not a democracy, you will still need to account for governing institutions which likely look similar to these categories.) Ch 6: Describe the mechanisms of Participation and Representation in your state. Specifically: Electoral system Discuss the Party System and Political Parties In a 2-party system, what are the parties and what are the key differences, in a multi-party system, describe some of the issues or major cleavages between parties What is the role of civil society and interest groups? Ch 7: Please identify any current/recent examples of social movements, terrorism, civil war, revolution, etc. You need only address instance. Please consider prioritizing an instance that contributes effectively toward your comparison between states. How are people mobilized to participate in contentious politics? How do social movements and other forms of contentious politics function? (What are the actual behaviors/what are people doing? Who supports them? etc) What effects do contentious politics have on governments and policies? What effects have globalization and the advent of internet-based communications and social media had on contentious politics? Why does contentious politics sometimes turn violent and take the forms of terrorism, civil war, or revolution? Ch 8: If your country is authoritarian, Describe the regime Answer should include the institutions of governance and political actors we’ve already discussed (legislatures, parties, judiciary, bureaucracy, elections, and civil society) How does this regime maintain power? Answer should include measures of repression and adaptation Address the problem of succession? If your country is NOT authoritarian: Are there or behaviors that current leadership employs that are characteristic of authoritarianism? Ch 9: Please identify an important regime change in your country. Who was involved? What happened and how? Why? What was the outcome? (P. 471 in the book lists some important events/dates of the 20th century for each country except the UK, y’all will have to look further back. You do not need to use an event from this list however.) Ch 10: Discuss the political economy of your country. This means some basic economic information including resources/trade/etc. and the measures below, but should also include a discussion about the political involvement/interventions of the state in the economy. GDP, Unemployment, Inflation, Absolute Poverty, Inequality (Gini) Ch 11: Discuss the political economy of your country. If your country has a weak economy this may mean discussing the mechanisms targeting development in may forms. What does development look like in your country?  Ch 12: NONE   Rubric

Here, you put yourself in the shoes of Joseph Stalin, and provide a description and analysis of the national strategy of that time. Your analysis ought to continue the following:- -Identification of the most dangerous internal threat to power of the Russian state. –Identification of the most dangerous external threat to the power of the Russian state. –Policies intended to preserve national cohesion (both “sticks” and “carrots”), including economic and social policy. –Policies aimed at preserving and expanding the country’s international influence.–The role of allies and use of military force in that strategy. –Relative success or failure (in other words, does the leader go down in history as a Great Russian Leader?) and causes—which specific policies proved the weak link? –Last but not least: comparison to contemporary Russia and its own current policy took kit. Have lessons been learned? Are mistakes being repeated?    Research Paper Grading Criteria:Each paper will be evaluated according to the following:–Introduction that establishes what the topic of your paper is, and its importance to understanding international conflict. –A clear hypothesis which explains the argument you are making in the paper.–Extensive empirical evidence backing up your hypothesis. –Supporting your assertions and evidence with bibliography and citations.–Proper grammar, syntax, spelling.Each of these categories will receive a mark of 1 (inadequate), 2 (adequate), or 3 (outstanding). A paper which scores nothing but 1s will receive a comprehensive grade of F (40%), a paper with nothing but 2s will receive a comprehensive grade of C- (70%), and a paper with nothing but 3s will receive a comprehensive grade of A (100%). Course Schedule

Papers must be typed and double-spaced. Use a 12-point font and one-inch margins. When quoting or paraphrasing the text, please cite the page number you are quoting or paraphrasing.Question:Who had a better understanding of the relationship between personal motivation and the achievement of social order: Smith or Plato?* There is no need for footnotes or endnotes in this paper. Merely cite,at the end of the sentence, both the title of the book (in italics) and the page from which you are quoting or paraphrasing, like so: (Republic, 143) or (Wealth of Nations, 356). If you are citing two sources in one sentence, you should cite them like so: (Republic, 143; Wealth of Nations, 356). There is no need for secondary sources.The main concern is an argument that MUST be defined in the first paragraph. This professor is very critical about that, he never gives an “A” grade and the last paper that I’ve ordered by a professional writer was graded as “C-” because of the problem with an argument.The books we are using for this paper are”Plato Republic” translated by G.M.A. Grube revised by C.D.C. Reeve (Hackett Publishing Company, INC Indianapolis/Cambridge)”An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith (both vol 1 and 2) edited by R. H. Campbell and A. S. Skinner/ The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith