Please upload your city papers here. based on the learning objective of Applying models and themes from the course to a specific case study of an American city, as well as the syllabus parameters, which are listed below as a final refresher:
You will select a U.S. city for a case study. Find a public policy/political problem related to themes from this class.
- Explain the problem.
- Cite the origins of the problem, why it is a problem, why the problem is contested, and if there seems to be a solution to the problem.
- Situate the problem in themes we covered in the course: the organization of politics in cities, federalism, race and ethnic tensions, economic concerns, forces from outside the city.
- What is distinctive about your city? Why might your city be better able to handle the problem or less able to handle the problem than other city governments?
- Can you draw broader conclusions the city under study? If the case runs contrary to other themes that you find out about your city (an exception to a rule) then that can serve as the basis of a thesis as well.
- Final papers are expected to be 6-10 pages (double-spaced, regular sized font). Title page and references do not count toward page count.
If the syllabus description starts dragging down your momentum, just write in a clear, lucid style and reasonably support your ideas and statements, like good old term paper wisdom 🙂
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