Overview
I have provide five readings for you from the ones my professor has given me but I have more to offer if you need. You are open to chose which questions you want to answer and I will give you access to all of the lectures. I didn't do this and gave you the flexibility to do on your own and You are supposed find At least 2 outside sources (major newspaper, academic articles, etc.) – these should be used to bolster the arguments you make from the class readings and lectures. (1 citation from each = 2 citations) d
here is the name of the readings and I have attached them(the ones from my class)Readings
Reading 1-Laruelle, M. (2021). "The Putin Regime's Ideological Plurality," p. 84-99 in Is Russia Fascist? Unraveling Propaganda East and West. New York: Cornell University Press.
Reading 2-Snyder, J. (2022). “Crossing the Economic Threshold in China,” p. 109-125 in Human Rights for Pragmatists: Social Power in Modern Times. Newark: Princeton University Press.
Reading 3- Tucker, P. 2022. "Rising Powers, Norms, and Geopolitics: Party-Led China’s Self-Identity And US Political Nativism As Risks to System and Order," p. 214-234 in Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order. Newark: Princeton University Press.
Reading 4-Linde, Fabian. (2016). “State Civilization: The Statist Core of Vladimir Putin’s Civilizational Discourse and Its Implications for Russian Foreign Policy,” Politics in Central Europe, (12) 1, p. 21-35.
you are required to answer two of the following prompts:
- Do you consider Russia part of the West or its own “civilizational state?” Where do you see Russia in the recent system of sovereign and hegemonic internationalisms? Explain.
- Can liberal internationalism exist without a military hegemon to uphold the system? Or does a hegemon make the ideals of liberal internationalism more difficult to attain? Explain.
- Is China its own “civilizational state?” Where do you see China in the recent system of sovereign and hegemonic internationalisms? Explain.
- What do you see as the relationship between liberal internationalism and tianxia? Explain.
- What might be the implications of multipolar or a sovereign pluralist world for religion and human rights? Explain.
Overall Structure of Your Essay
Introduction Paragraph = 10 Points
Your final sentence(s) of the intro paragraph should be the thesis statement: 1-2 declarative sentences that clearly articulate what you are arguing in your essay.
Tip: Write a practice thesis and revise it as you put your essay together.
Fake Thesis Example: “In this paper, I shall argue that feline civilizational states are incompatible with currently hegemonic canine value systems. Nevertheless, canines could benefit from integrating several features of feline behavior.”
Main Body of Your Paper = 60 Points
- You are trying to support your opinion
- Summarize key concepts and/or theorists,
- Historicize (be aware of temporal dimension of questions); consider historical figures and circumstances
- Consider what the arguments against your case might be. Respond to at least one.
Concluding Paragraph(s) = 10 Points
Citations = 10 Points
Sources that must be included:
- At least 3 of the course readings (2 citations from each = 6 citations)
- At least 2 relevant lectures (1 citations from each = 2 citations)
- At least 2 outside sources (major newspaper, academic articles, etc.) – these should be used to bolster the arguments you make from the class readings and lectures. (1 citation from each = 2 citations)
NOTE: Use in-text citations from almost every paragraph except the introduction and conclusion.
Length: 8-10 pages, double-space, 12 pt. Times New Roman font.
In-text parenthetical citation format: (Hendriks-Kim, 2022: page number).
To cite lecture: Nielsen (Lecture 3, Liberal Internationalism).
Citation Style: APA