Response paper

“write a response paper following the guidelines I’ve attached on the reading I’ve attached. the chapter is Clientelism and Communal Politics in Lebanon and Yemen in the book “The Price of a Vote in the Middle East.

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Response Papers Guidelines
Introduction to Political Thinking, Spring 2022
You are required to turn in FOUR response papers this semester. Each paper should be 2 pages (and not
less than 2) double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font.
Eligible Readings
For each response paper, you should ‘respond’ to (i.e., critically analyze) a reading that is starred (*)in the
syllabus. Only readings in the course outline that are starred are eligible; response papers about non-starred
papers will not be accepted. For weeks that have two readings with a star, you can choose only one reading
or analyze two readings together.
Two response papers are due from the eligible readingsfrom Section I-V of the course outline (i.e., before
ExamI).The finaltwo response papers should be completed from the eligible readings from Sections VI-IX
of the course outline.
Due Dates
The due date for any response paper is the day before the class – at midnight (GST) – in which the reading
is assigned (i.e., for readings assigned for Monday’s lecture, the response paper is due on Sunday night by
midnight (GST); and for readings assigned for Friday’s recitation, the paper is due on Thursday night by
midnight (GST)). Response papers should be submitted to Brigthspace under the “Assignments” folder by
midnight on the due date. Late papers: 5 points will be deducted from your grade for every 12-hour
delay in paper submission starting from midnight.
Expectations
The goal of the response paper is NOT to summarize the texts, but rather to critically examine and evaluate
how well the text(s) accomplish the author(s’) goal. Make sure you read the example response papers on
Brightspace. Here are the questions that you should consider in your discussion:
• What is the author’s central claim or argument?
• What evidence does the author use to support their claim?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence the author(s) use? Are there flaws in the
authors’ reasoning? What assumptions do the authors make?
• What are possible counterarguments to the author’s claims? Why are these counterarguments are
important to consider?
• Most importantly: Why are the points raised by the author and yourself are relevant to the questions
we are investigating in class (i.e., how does this give us insight on why conflict occurs?) Do the
authors’ arguments support or reject other arguments we talked/read in class?
• You can craft a stronger paper if you analyze more than one text together (and they do not
necessarily need to come from the same topic on the syllabus).
Your paper should include the following sections:
1. Introduction (1-2 paragraphs)
• State what text you are analyzing and state VERY BRIEFLY the author’s central claim or
argument.
• Summarize your argument.
2. Main Body: Support your argument (approximately 1 page):
• Support your argument with relevant evidence from your readings
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• Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the authors’ arguments. State if there are flaws in
the authors’ reasoning. Assess if the assumptions the authors making are reasonable.
• Discuss possible counterarguments to the authors’ claims and mention the reasons why
these counterarguments are important.
• Analyze the reading in connection with the concepts we discussed in class and with other
readings. Explain how the reading relates to other readings.
• In doing so, remember to address these questions: Do the authors agree or disagree? Do
they address different aspects of an issue? Do they formulate a problem in different ways?
Do they use different evidences? Overall, in what way (if any) does the information or
argument of one text strengthen or weaken the argument of others?
• State why it is important to consider the new perspective you bring in (i.e., your argument)
for understanding the broader concept.
3. Discussion and Conclusion (1-2 paragraphs)
• Provide closure to your paper by re-emphasizing your argument and evidence/support.
• Mention potential alternatives and/or counterarguments to your argument and supporting
evidence.
Using Other Sources
For a compelling paper, you should bring your argument into a broader conceptual context we discussed in
the class and draw connections to this broader issue using that week’s readings and/or the previous readings
(starred or non-starred).
You can use outside sources (other than the ones in the syllabus) if you like, but you are not required to do
so. Any additional sources beyond the primary (starred) reading must be cited properly.
Citations: All citations need to be Harvard Referencing Style. In-text citations must be used
throughout the paper and must contain the author’s surname and year of publication. Example: (Dahl,
2015).
At the end of your paper, you should provide the full citations for all the cited works. Example:
Dahl, Robert. 2005. “What Political Institutions Does Large-Scale Democracy Require?” Political
Science Quarterly 120(2): 187-197.
Avoid copying long sentences directly from the text and try to paraphrase the ideas with your own
words. If you need to use quotations, please use double quotation marks to indicate quoted material, or any
wording that is not your own, and make sure to add the page number in parentheses. Example: Skarbek
states that “prison gangs are an important source of governance” (Skarbek, 2014, p.1).
Eligible Readings and Due Dates:
I) Why States?
Due:Thursday, Jan 27 by 11:59 pm (GST)
• Skarbek, David. 2014. The Social Order of the Underworld: How Prison Gangs Govern
American Prisons. Oxford University Press. (Selections)
II) Types of Centralized Authority: Democracy Vs. Authoritarianism
Due: Tuesday, Feb 1 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Svolik, Milan. 2012. The Politics of Authoritarianism, chapter 1.
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Due: Thursday, Feb 3 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Mounk, Yascha and Roberto Stefan Foa. 2018. “The End of the Democratic Century”
Foreign Affairs. May/June 29-36
III) Democratic Institutions I
Due: Sunday, Feb 13 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Drutman, Lee. 2021. “Elections, Political Parties, and Multiracial, Multiethnic
Democracy: How the US Gets it Wrong,” NYU Law Review 96:985-1020.
Due: Tuesday, Feb 15 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Rodden, Jonathan. 2019. Why Cities Lose. Basic Books. p. 1-38
Due: Thursday, Feb 17 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Wong, Stan Hok-Wui. 2019. “Gerrymandering in Electoral Autocracies: Evidence from
Hong Kong,” British Journal of Political Science 49(2).
IV) Democratic Institutions II
Due: Thursday, Feb 24 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Corstange, Daniel. 2016. The Price of a Vote in the Middle East: Clientelism and
Communal Politics in Lebanon and Yemen, chpt. 5.
V) Why are large-scale social movements so rare?
Due: Thursday, Mar 3 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• King G., J. Pan and M. Roberts. 2017. “How the Chinese Government Fabricates Social
Media Posts for Strategic Distraction, Not Engaged Argument” American Political
Science Review
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VI) Why Do We Have Violent Conflict?
Due: Tuesday, March 22 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Fearon, James and David Laitin. 2003. “Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War.” American
Political Science Review 97(1): 75-90.
Due: Thursday, March 24 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Kalyvas, Stathis. 2003. The ontology of “political violence”: action and identity in civil
wars. Perspectives on Politics, 1(3), pp.475-494.
Due: Sunday, March 27 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Posner, Daniel. 2004. “The Political Salience of Cultural Difference: Why Chewas and
Tumbukas are Allies in Zambia and Adversaries in Malawi”
Due: Tuesday, March 29 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Miguel. E. 2004. “Tribe or Nation? Nation Building and Public Goods in Kenya vs.
Tanzania” World Politics 56(3): 328-362.
Due: Thursday, March 31by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Chang, Han Il and Leonid Peisakhin. 2019. “Building Cooperation among Groups in
Conflict: An Experiment on Intersectarian Cooperation in Lebanon.” American Journal
of Political Science 63(1): 146-162.
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VII) How does Politics Affect Economic Development?
Due: Tuesday, April 5 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• North, Douglass. 1991. Institutions. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 5(1): 97-112
Due: Thursday, April 7 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Acemoglu, Daron and James Robinson. 2011. Why Nations Fail. Selections.
VIII) What is the Role of the State in International Politics?
Due: Tuesday April 12 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Baldwin, David. 1993. “Neoliberalism, Neorealism, and World Politics” in Neorealism
and Neoliberalism: the Contemporary Debate. New York, NY: Columbia University
Press. pp. 3-28.
Due: Sunday, April 17 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Mearsheimer, John. 2014. “Can China Rise Peacefully?” National Interest 25: 23-37
• Gartzke, Erik. 2007. “The Capitalist Peace.” American Journal of Political Science 51(1):
166-191.
Due: Tuesday, April 19 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Lake, Martin, and Risse. 2021. “Challenges to the Liberal Order: Reflections on
International Organization,” International Organization. 75(2): 225-257
Due: Thursday, April 21 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Terman, Rochelle and Joshua Byun. 2021. “Punishment and Politicization in the
International Human Rights Regime.” American Political Science Review: 1-18
Due: Sunday, April 24 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Broz, Frieden, and Weymouth. 2021. “Populism in Place: the Economic Geography of
the Globalization Backlash” International Organization. 75(2): 464-494
• Mansfield and Rudra. 2021. “Embedded Liberalism in the Digital Era.” International
Organization. 75(2): 558-585
Due: Tuesday, April 26 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Solodoch, Omer. 2021. “Regaining Control? The Political Impact of Policy Responses to
Refugee Crises.” International Organization 75: 735-68.
Due: Thursday, April 28 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Colgan,Jeff,JessicaGreen,andThomasHale. 2021.“Asset revaluation and the existential
politics of climate change.” International Organization. 75(2): 586-610.
IX) Contemporary Politicsin the Middle East
Due: Wednesday, May 4 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
• Bellin, Eva. 2004. “The Robustness of Authoritarianism in the Middle East.”
Comparative Political Studies 36(2): 139-157
• Lust, Ellen. 2011. “Missing the Third Wave: Islam, Institutions, and Democracy in the
Middle East” Studies in Comparative and International Development 46(2): 163-190.
Due: Sunday, May 8 by 23:59 / 11:59 pm (GST)
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• Jamal, Amaney. 2012. Introduction in Of Empires and Citizens: Pro-American
Democracy or No Democracy At All? Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press
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