Your term project is an of at least seven short papers.
Each paper that you read must be at least three pages long. For example, if you read a newspaper article that in only 2 pages long, it will not count as one of your papers.
For each paper that you read, you must summarize the paper in approximately one page
Each paper that you read must be preceded by a bibliographical citation.
After summarizing all the papers, you must write an Integrative Summary that ties all the papers together and demonstrate how they address a narrow topic. For example, How Pharmacies in England resisted resisted laws to limit the free distribution of addictive opium during the 19th Century.
The bibliographical selection may address topics from the examples listed below or other topics that you may select:
Comparative international policies
Historical analysis of policies in different countries
Socio-Economic analysis of drug policies
Social and Psychological Issues of Drug Use and Policies
The Politics and Economics the War on Drugs
International Drug Cartels and their Activities / Violence and Corruption
European colonialism and the drug trade in history
Foreign Trade and the History of Drugs (Opium and Cocaine)
Your short integrative bibliographical paper of no more than 10 pages for this course, the short paper will consist of SEVEN journal articles or working papers on Trade Policies, Economic Analysis, Economic Historical Analysis, Trade Conflicts, Regional Arrangements, International Diplomacy and International Political Economy Perspectives.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS CLARIFIED
few students have requested further clarification on the Final Project. A sample of the project is in the Project folder. Nevertheless, here is further clarification which had been sent in a previous announcement.
Identify a narrow topic. If you select a broad topic such as the Global Political Economy, you will be penalized heavily (30%)
Read seven articles on the topic.
Every article you read must be at least 3 pages long. If you read an article that is not at least 3 pages long, such an article will not count as one of your 7 articles
Summarize each article in one page or at least 3/4 page.
Write an Integrative summary that ties the articles together and identify or describe lessons learned or conclusions (thesis)
The integrative summary precedes the summaries
There should be a title page
At the end of your document, please provide a bibliographical listing.
Please see the Project folder for an example.
read 7 papers, magazine articles, newspaper article academic literature or current news on drug controls, the drug war, history of illicit or psychoactive drugs or drug policies from anywhere in the world. You may select articles from journal articles or working papers on Drug Policies, Economic Analysis, Economic Historical Analysis, Medical History, Scientific Analysis, International Diplomacy, and Social and Philosophical Analysis or government policy documents published during the last 10 years at least 3 pages long.
docs cited must be research papers, magazine articles, newspaper article or government policy documents published during the last 10 years
You cannot select papers that address the War on Drugs in general. An example of an acceptable topic could be “The Medellin Cartel: It’s Rise and Fall” or Comparing the Methods of Pablo Escobar and Other Drug Gangs or How the Dutch Profited from the Trade in Opium and Why and When they Ceased to Trade in Opium
write a 1 or 1.5 page summary on all 7 readings
write a integrative summary that ties all of your 7 page summaries into 1 thus all of your 7 summaries should be related in some manner
Each paper that you read must be preceded by a bibliographical citation.
the order goes as follows
1. cover page (1 page)
2. integrative summary (1 to 1.5 pages)
3. 7 different summaries (3/4 to 1 page with the bibiligraphical cited on the topof the page see the example)
4. Bibliographical summary
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