Global Poverty & Inequality – PSCI 383w-1 Research Paper Assignment
Global Poverty & Inequality (PSCI 383w-1) (42659) Research Paper Assignment A main component of this seminar is developing a substantive research paper (15-20pp) where you explore any of the issues we will cover in class more thoroughly. A research paper is nothing more than a logically and empirically sound answer to a well-thought-out question. But it is also a form of persuasive writing, which requires not only describing something, but also making an argument about why something is the way it is, as well as providing evidence to support that argument (more on this later).
I want to give you as much freedom as possible to focus on a specific issue that interests or puzzles you (e.g. how do we conceptualize and debate issues of gender inequality?) or policy debate (e.g. is a specific policy approach, such as means-tested welfare, an adequate tool with which to address poverty?). But too much freedom can also get you in trouble, if you can’t focus your interest into a question that you can answer reasonably well within the time and space constraints of the assignment.
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Global Poverty and Inequality – Research Paper Assignment for PSCI 383w-1 Global Poverty and Inequality
Poverty and Inequality in the World (PSCI 383w-1) (42659) Assignment for a Research Paper As a major component of this seminar, you will write a serious research paper (15-20 pages) in which you will delve deeper into any of the topics we will cover in class and present your findings. A research paper is nothing more than a well-thought-out response to a well-posed issue that is supported by logic and empirical evidence. This type of writing is also considered persuasive writing because it needs not only explaining something, but also making a case as to why something is the way it is, as well as offering evidence to support that argument, among other requirements (more on this later).
As much latitude as possible to concentrate on a specific problem that interests or baffles you (for example, how do we perceive and debate issues of gender inequality?) is what I want to provide you. For example, is a given policy approach (such as means-tested welfare) an adequate instrument for combating poverty? However, if you are unable to narrow your interests down to a subject that you can reasonably answer within the time and space limits of the assignment, you may find yourself in difficulty.
