Topic: Border security and global migration are intimately related phenomena that break geopolitical barriers. Yet, if mass migration continues there is the danger of neo-fascist/conservative reaction. Do you agree?Link analysis to recent events between EU/Afric
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UNIT OF STUDY: GEOPOLITICS
TOPIC/QUESTION: Border security and global migration are intimately related phenomena that break geopolitical barriers. Yet, if mass migration continues there is the danger of neo-fascist/conservative reaction. Do you agree? (Link analysis to recent events between the European Union/Africa OR America/Mexico).
Assessment (35%): Research Essay
The essay is designed to further test your critical, analytical and research skills. Information about the design of your essay is presented below. Students are reminded to start preliminary research for the essay within the first few weeks of commencement of the semester as it will require substantial reading and research.
Assessment instructions:
• The essay is worth 35% of your overall mark.
• The essay is to be 1800-2000 words long, excluding references and bibliography.
• The essay must include references within the text and a correct bibliography at the end.
The objective of this essay is to develop an essay which defines the major parameters of an important issue, analyses the issue and concludes with a series of possible resolutions. This essay teaches students how to construct a persuasive argument that is substantiated with evidence. This is not an exercise in writing polemical or unprovable arguments.
The KEY ELEMENTS of this essay will include:
1. An overall theoretical approach using geopolitical terms developed from first assignment
2. Relevant and well researched background information
3. Analysis of the key elements of the geopolitical issue
4. Analysis of which organisations and governments are involved in this issue
5. Reference to key geopolitical thinkers as presented in this unit Choice of Topics
Comments to Expect on this Essay
1. Is the argument of this paper interesting?
2. What questions do this paper’s conclusions raise for the reader?
3. Does the conclusion resolve the questions raised by the argument?
4. Was the paper pertinent to topics in this unit, especially regarding the specific issue chosen?
