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GUIDELINES FOR THE MID-TERM READING REVIEW

Deadline  for submission: 26/10/2015 by midnight, at Sofia Wickberg’s urkund

address: sofia.wickberg.scpo@analyse.urkund.com 

Maximum word count: 3000 (excluding bibliography)

The mid-term evaluation for Pr. Balme’s class Governing in Globalisation will

require you to produce an analytical review of a document of your choice, belonging

to one of these categories:

•  Book chapters and articles featured on the syllabus or on the class’ Google

drive

•  A National Constitution of your choice (except from your country of origin)

•  A “Classic” book of your choice that relate to one of the class’ lectures. Please

note that if you were to choose this option, you would be required to read the

entire volume, even if you focus your review on one of the arguments of the

 book. You would also need to submit your suggestion to the TA before

Thursday October 15, and receive her approval before writing the paper.

(sofia.wickberg@sciencespo.fr)

The review should not be limited to a summary of the reading but should offer a

critical analysis and reflection on its strengths and weaknesses in the context of the

 broader literature and the lectures.

The paper should contain the following:

1. 

Your name and Sciences Po student identifier.

2. 

A clear indication of the document that you have chosen

3. 

A brief summary/presentation of the article, book or Constitution.

4. 

A critical evaluation of the text.

a. 

For an article or a book: You should aim to discuss, and seek to

evaluate the core claims, methods, arguments and general significance

of the piece, setting this in the context of the broader discussion ofgovernance. You should feel free to develop a personal reflection on

the issues raised by the article but make sure to relate these reflections

clearly to the text – i.e. your review should not be just a collection of

‘free thoughts’ on the general topic, but a critical engagement with the

 book chapter or article itself.

 b. 

For a Constitution: You should aim to explore the significance of the

document in depicting the political conflicts and arrangements

 presiding over its elaboration and amendments. You should also

identify the most controversial articles, retrace the main lines of

arguments in the related debates, and express your own views about it.

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Finally you should also indicate and discuss some of the policy

implications of the Constitution. Recommendations for Constitutional

change or amendments, if any, are most welcome.

5.  A bibliography listing all the references used in your review. Make sure to

include references in your text where appropriate and to be consistent in yourcitations.

Please note that any unattributed copying of any text without an explicit reference is

considered by Sciences Po to be an instance of plagiarism and is strictly prohibited.

At Sciences Po, plagiarism occurs when a student submits work that does not allow

one to distinguish the student's own thoughts from those of other authors: it can be

characterized by the absence of citation of a group of consecutive words (five or

more), by reformulation or translation, or by copying directly.

All students’ papers are checked against plagiarism with the Urkund program.

You can find more information on plagiarism here:

http://www.sciencespo.fr/welcome/en/content/plagiarism