GVPT 308 Essay 2

Question for Essay 2: What’s the idea behind Responsibility to protect (R2P) and should it be used only for egregious acts like genocide or are there other human rights issues that should be part of the doctrine?  Also, using one of the case studies from Weeks 4-5 in your readings (Bosnia, Rwanda, Darfur, or the Russia human trafficking case), explain how R2P would have made a difference in the outcome of that issue and its resolution.

 

500-750 words in a Word document

 

The will be evaluated with the rubric used for the Annotated Bibliography – including the number, quality, and variety of sources.  However, you are to use only course resources for the essays.  DO NOT research the answer on the internet and use outside sources.  Use our course content to support your ideas.  I suggest using a five-paragraph essay method and making sure that each paragraph has a main point in support of the thesis (topic sentence), evidence to support (from the readings), analysis (what it means), and conclusion or transition to the next point (why it’s important).  In this assignment we are not only demonstrating knowledge of the course materials and how to apply them – but also the skill of writing analytically within the IR discipline.  So both content and form are important.  Make sure your essays are professional products.  They should be about 500-750 words, double-spaced, 12 pt. font in a Word document using APA format. You do not need to include a cover page but can “insert header” in Word with your name, the class, the assignment, and the date.  Page numbers would be good, too.  If you have questions about the APA style, see https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/  Please use in-text parenthetical references to hold your sources – and include the page number as well.  The page number is not automatically added if you use an APA citing program – but your source should look like this (Author date, page) or (Brown 2011, 17).  If there is no page number, then use (Brown 2011, n.p.) to show that you looked for it.  Any questions, please ask.

 

Essay 2 Rubric (Note:  Essay 1 will be evaluated using a modified Annotated Bibliography rubric as stated in the syllabus originally.  The syllabus has been revised to clarify expectations in Essay 2 using the rubric below.  There are not set number of sources to be used in Essay 2 but students should try to integrate as many of the Weeks 4 and 5 readings into the essay as possible.)

-Thesis 10 percent – Thesis present; thesis clear; thesis integrates all parts of the question.

-Structure 20 percent – Understandable and organized; effective transitions.

-Evidence 20 percent – Use of evidence from course readings and materials only.

-Analysis and reflection 15 percent – Evidence is integrated to support the main point or topic sentence. Ideas are interesting and creative, showing thoughtful reflection.

-Logic and main points 15 percent – Ideas flow logically.  Arguments are easily identifiable.  Good use is made of counterarguments to show the limits of the thesis.  -Main points are connected to the overall answer to the question (thesis).

-Mechanics 10 percent – Sentence structure is appropriate for the course level.

Citations 10 percent – Citation style is clear.  All references are cited in the text.  All in-text references are cited in the references list.

Note

Please use only the following references provided, no need to look for any extra source.

https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/more/resources/evolution-of-human-rights-norms-and-machinery/

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http://www.policyinnovations.org/ideas/audio/data/000170

http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB53/

http://www.brookings.edu/research/articles/1998/12/balkans-daalder

https://www.fidh.org/en/issues/globalisation-human-rights/

http://www.lse.ac.uk/globalGovernance/publications/articlesAndLectures/theIdeaofGlobalCivilSociety.pdf

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http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/03/28/rwanda-justice-after-genocide-20-years

http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/12/10/dispatches-getting-away-murder-darfur

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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html?ref=menuside