Overview
these are the readings required:
A Look Back at American Reactions to the Jan 6. Riot at the U.S. Capitol. (2022). Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/short- reads/2022/01/04/a-look-back-at-americans- reactions-to-the-jan-6-riot-at-the-u-s-capitol/ Baum, Matthew et. al. (2024). The Political Consequences of Depression: How Conspiracy Beliefs, Participatory Inclinations, and Depression Affect Support for Political Violence. American Journal of Political Science 68.2: 575-594. Eady, Gregory, et. al. (2023). Do Violent Protests Affect Expressions of Party Identity? Evidence from the Capital Insurrection. American Political Science Review 117.3: 1151- 1157.
This paper should be under 5 pages and include:
a. An Introduction summarizing the major components of the case study readings, b. An overview of the case study topic; c. One paragraph summarizing each reading; d. At least one paragraph analyzing the readings: i. Whether the arguments are convincing, and ii. What are potential flaws of the readings e. At least one paragraph examining how the case study relates to students’ research question and thesis.