This is what the professor said :
The paper is 5-8 pages long and covers a specific contemporary issue that can serve as an example of a general theory of political economy. The paper will be written by referencing at least two academic political science articles and at least three newspaper or other journalistic sources.
The specific assignment:
I will provide you with three pairs of academic political science articles. Each pair contains two articles that address a similar question. Pick one of the pairs. Then, write a paper about the issue that the pair of papers addresses.
Option 1: Does racism or economic insecurity drive support for anti-immigrant parties?
- Rydgren, Jens. “Immigration sceptics, xenophobes or racists? Radical right‐wing voting in six West European countries.” European Journal of Political Research 47.6 (2008): 737-765.
- Lucassen, Geertje, and Marcel Lubbers. “Who fears what? Explaining far-right-wing preference in Europe by distinguishing perceived cultural and economic ethnic threats.” Comparative Political Studies 45.5 (2012): 547-574.
Option 2: How does immigration affect the politics of redistribution?
- Garand, James C., Ping Xu, and Belinda C. Davis. “Immigration attitudes and support for the welfare state in the American mass public.” American Journal of Political Science 61.1 (2017): 146-162.
- Burgoon, Brian. “Immigration, integration, and support for redistribution in Europe.” World Politics 66.3 (2014): 365-405.
Option 3: Who receives asylum?
- Avdan, Nazli. “Do asylum recognition rates in Europe respond to transnational terrorism? The migration-security nexus revisited.” European Union Politics 15.4 (2014): 445-471.
- Salehyan, Idean, and Marc R. Rosenblum. “International relations, domestic politics, and asylum admissions in the United States.” Political Research Quarterly 61.1 (2008): 104-121.
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