Proposed Topic of Research: Poverty in Canada-An Underclass in home soil?
Course description: The goal of this course is to introduce and critically discuss basic concepts, ideas, processes and themes that are central to Comparative Politics; among them: a) what the so-called "nation-state" is and entails; b) the struggles for and the processes that work against the nation-state; c) different routes of economic modernization; d) the social conflict inherent to capitalist democracies; e) the "developmental state" and its current viability as a tool for development in the Global South; f) the domestic implications of the so-called "clash of civilizations"; g) whether modernization leads to democracy; and h) current democratic deficits.
Countries or regions discussed: Argentina, Afghanistan, Somalia, England, Germany, Russia, Japan and China; Africa, Latin America and the Middle East
Paper
The final product has to demonstrate that you have seriously put an effort in doing all the previous writing phases. It should have a clearly enunciated thesis, cogently articulated intermediate units (where you develop your argument) and a final section.
Before handing the paper in, please re-read it and ask yourself some questions. Is my thesis clear? Do I provide evidence to support my main arguments or do I make unsubstantiated claims? Have I incorporated into the paper distinct points of view about the theme in question, pointing out their advantages and disadvantages? In making my main argument, am I showing that one can convincingly rule out alternative patterns of explanation? Last but not least, have I corrected any spelling or grammar mistakes?