4SK103 Global Politics, 7

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4SK103 Global Politics, 7.5 credits

Final paper

The final paper consists of one question. Your answer should be between 2500 and 2800 words, not including cover and reference list. Explicit references or footnotes (meaning page numbers, e.g. Smith 2019:234) to the course literature or other types of material are required throughout the text. It is ok to use other sources than the course literature, but the course literature should form the basis of your answer.

Question:

Discuss how the course literature can be applicable for explaining and understanding the crises that have occurred after the main course books (Collier + Acemuglo/Robinson) were published (for ex Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, economic downturn and inflation)?

Criteria of assessment for the take-home exam

Relevance: The question should be correctly analyzed concerning the topic and the concepts, and the student must have answered the central part of the question.

Independence: The student should demonstrate critical thinking, independent reasoning and ability to analyze.

Breadth: The student should consider a reasonable number of different angles, areas and aspects in her/his answer. What is “reasonable” depends on the character of the question.

Depth: The student should be able to value the body of knowledge acquired in the course related to the question and from that pick out the central parts. The answer should be thorough and precise. Long reviews or quotes should be avoided. And quotes and reviews should not be left uncommented.

Disposition: The answer should be structured, logical, understandable and coherent.

Strategy: The question is of the character that there rarely is a “correct” answer. There can therefore be different strategies in answering the question. Some strategies are more appropriate, creative and independent than others when it comes to clarifying the main message in the answer to the question.

Usage of literature: The assessment concerns how well the student has managed to use the

course literature in answering the question. The student is expected to make explicit

references to the course literature, including page number, when used. The reader must

always know what the author (in this case the student) has thought her/himself, and what has

been brought from other sources. It is never acceptable to present the result of others work as

a result of one’s own work. The usage of notes and references is central in separating what

the author has used from others, and the author’s own analysis and ideas. The presentation of

data, ideas or something written by someone else without references is called plagiarism. It is

ok to use other sources than the course literature, but the course literature should form the basis of your answer.

The University Library has rather extensive pages on proper referencing. Use them!

https://lnu.se/en/library/Writing-and-referencing/referencing/

Your texts will be run through anti-plagiarising software. If you are caught with plagiarism you will fail and be reported to the disciplinary committee.

The language: The take-home exam should be written in coherent sentences and paragraphs and have a good “flow.” The text should be well?formulated and proof-read. The form of the text is also important for the overall assessment, e.g. clear headings, paragraphs and punctuation.

Good luck!

Anders & Elvis

Important litterature! Use these:

Collier:

Collier, Paul (2007). The bottom billion. Why the poorest countries are failing and what can

be done about it. Oxford: Oxford University Press, (224 p.).

Acemoglu/Robinson:

Acemoglu, Daron & Robinson, James (2012). Why nations fail. The origins of power,

prosperity and poverty . New York: Chrowne Publishers, (545 p.).

Use either the Harvard or Oxford reference system!