the proposal below (attached) has been approved for the next step. draft the research paper using the proposal attached. there are comments within the proposal to guide you. Also use the structure provided below to draft the research paper
structure
intro
what is the puzzle/question
why is the research question important
how does research relate to globalization, development and social justice
what methods will you use to address research question
what theories will be used to frame the research question
thesis statement “in this paper I will..”
theory and literature review
-annotated bibliography becomes part of the literature review “my paper builds on these sources…” or “ my paper differs from these sources…”
cite Sarah Babb and Valentine Moghadam for world polity theory/ world system theory, and cite Downey for decoupling, and many more.
used scholarly articles, newspapers, IO’s and IGO’s websites to make the research paper data rich
historical background and context
provide historical context of Rwanda including postcolonial Rwanda, genocide against the Tutsi (and restoring) (summarize first two bullet points in a table), political system ( mixed economy), and economic system ( which was adopted after the genocide)
already existing timeline to be added in the appendix*
Human rights in Rwanda and world polity theory
human rights strengths and weaknesses (discuss economic, social, refugees, … state of human rights in Rwanda)
discuss and analyze treaties signed by Rwanda (reference to it’s table in the appendix)
discuss and analyze IOs and IGOs in Rwanda (reference to it’s table in the appendix
discuss countries that have contributed to the rebuilding of the country after the genocide
case 1: UK refugee agreement (what does it outline, what is the opposition in uk and Rwanda)* (https://www.unhcr.org/uk/what-we-do/uk-asylum-policy-and-illegal-migration-act/uk-rwanda-asylum-partnership)
case 2: women in parliament (alignment to human rights, what changes have they brought, eg violence against women) (explain how this is a great contemporary change) (have they proposed any new bills)
Discussion and conclusion
-return to the thesis statement
remind “in this paper I have shown….” or suggest future research (gaps future research should focus on)
measuring success of rwanda in terms of socio economic development…..
must use sources (all are attached to the assignment)
-sarah Babb*
-Valentine Moghadam*
-Downey et al*
-Hafner-burton*
-meyer et al (boli, thomas)*
other sources that should be used: scholarly articles, newspapers, IO’s and IGO’s websites
-research paper should be narrative (in the present tense mostly)
-try to organize your final paper more systematically and remember the importance of providing sources and documentation for statements regarding progress
-research paper must have page numbers, references, and all statements cited*
-all tables, graphs, and timelines should be moved to an appendix section
-all tables, graphs timelines should be cited from reputable sources. at the bottom of all tables, graphs, and timelines provide their sources with URLs
use Harvard style, for intext citation provide: author, year, and page
