Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, the quantitative section of Chapter 7 and all of Chapter 8 in the Creswell and Creswell text, the chapter by Meltzoff and Cooper titled Chapter 6: Research Designs and Threats to Internal ValidityLinks to an external site., and the article by Henrich et al. titled Most People Are Not WEIRDLinks to an external site.. Also review Standard 8 of the APA Ethical Principles for Psychologists and Code of ConductLinks to an external site. In your initial post, consider the following guidelines and questions: Apply the scientific method by developing a null and an alternative hypothesis that provide potential answers to the research question. Review the quantitative research designs in the required readings and choose one that is suitable for your research question and hypotheses. Explain why this choice is most appropriate to test your hypotheses. Describe the target population, the desired sample, and any cultural considerations that may be involved. Identify potential internal and external threats to validity. Explain how you might mitigate these threats. Determine ethical issues that would need to be addressed. Explain what you would do to ensure an ethical study Textbook: Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2023). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (6th ed.). SAGE. Chapter 7: Research Questions and Hypotheses Quantitative Research Questions and Hypotheses (pp. 143-146) Chapter 8: Quantitative Methods
Before beginning work on this discussion forum, read the quantitative section of Chapter 7 and all of Chapter 8 in the Creswell and Creswell text, the chapter by Meltzoff and Cooper titled Chapter 6: Research Designs and Threats to Internal ValidityLinks to an external site., and the article by Henrich et al. titled Most People Are Not WEIRDLinks to an external site.. Also review Standard 8 of the APA Ethical Principles for Psychologists and Code of ConductLinks to an external site. from last week. In your initial post, consider the following: Compare and contrast the characteristics of experimental and nonexperimental quantitative research. State the research question the researchers were trying to answer in the study. Identify the type of quantitative research design that was used in the assigned study. Evaluate whether the researchers’ conclusion follows logically from the evidence presented. Identify threats to internal and external validity that might apply to how this study was conducted. Determine whether validity threats were addressed by the researchers. If so, describe how this was done. Summarize ethical considerations that were mentioned in the research report. Assess what ethical considerations apply to the design of the study but that were not mentioned by the researchers. Explain how you might do a study on this topic differently and why your approach would be more appropriate than the one used by the researchers. Evaluate whether a quantitative approach would be useful for the research topic you chose in Week 1. Describe the actions you would take to ensure that a quantitative study on your topic would be ethical. Support your evaluation of the study with citations and references of the required readings and other peer-reviewed sources. Textbook: Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2023). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (6th ed.). SAGE. Chapter 7: Research Questions and Hypotheses Quantitative Research Questions and Hypotheses (pp. 143-146) Chapter 8: Quantitative Methods
What is happening in Yemen?! The situation in Yemen has been at the forefront of the news recently and it is a complete chaotic mess in that country. In this week's Research Journal, students are to give a brief overview of the issues in Yemen to include: the current situation involving the Houthi movement & the recent UN brokered peace agreement, the Iranian involvement, the Saudi & US intervention, as well as the continued presence & operations of AQAP & ISIS in Yemen. Why is this situation in Yemen so important to international terrorism (or counter-terrorism efforts)?
I need help with writing a literature review for my dissertation. My research question is “What are the underlying factors that influence voting behavior among the youth in the Maldives?”. The motivation behind this study is to address the existing gap in the literature and contributing by identifying the factors for youth voting behavior in the Maldives. For the literature review I want to explain, analyse and criticize 3-4 theories of voting and how this could apply to the Maldives. These include social identity voting theory, political socialization theory, life cycle theory and political identity theory. Political identity theory is the theory I want to choose in my theoretical framework. My hypothesis is that voter turnout among the youth in the Maldives is low due to a lack of of a political identity.
1. Adam Smith - with a very specific piece related to how he sees how the Free Market works. 300 2.It has to do with the phenomenon of climate change and Lauren Coase's theorem. 500 3.Comment on a thesis which states how important the role of the State is in the functioning and reproduction of the capitalist system. (made reference to Marx) and examples e.g. crisis 2008. 500
Research Assignment #10: Electoral process in Authoritarian Regimes: 'The Dictator's Dilemma' Dear Students: This is a qualitative research assignment 'case study', write an executive summary examining your critical thinking by comparing electoral process in Authoritarian regimes. Consider the 'Dictator's Dilemma for Governing' and 'Regime Change' for nations that have been under Communism, Dictatorship or Theocratic rule with authoritarian rule. Describe how the 'electoral process' works and affects the governing regime rule. Please choose one case study to compare regime change and electoral process in authoritarian systems. Case Study: N. Korea vs Iran or China vs Russia Mission: See Module III Supplemental Links, Textbook and utilize online resources to complete this assignment/case study. Please evaluate and define the institutional principles of one Case Study: "N. Korea vs Iran" or "China vs Russia" as Regimes with electoral process. Through your own critical and comprehensive analysis you can make a comparison and detect the similarities and differences that these two nations have as Authoritarian regimes and reflecting on the 'Dictator's Dilemma'. Guidelines to Consider for your Research: Why has Putin preserved the trappings of democracy rather than creating a purely authoritarian regime? Can you use the theories of why dictators allow institutions to survive to explain Putin’s actions?What do recent trends suggest for the future stability and success of Putin’s regime? Recent trends have suggested that the quasi-democratic elements of Iran’s governing institutions are relatively weak. Nonetheless, how might they help the top Iranian leadership overcome the dictator’s dilemma that all authoritarian regimes face?What does Iran’s history suggest about the relative importance of repression, co-optation, and legitimacy for the survival of authoritarian regimes?Can the theories that explain the durability of electoral authoritarian regimes be applied to Iran’s theocratic regime? How much do they help us explain Iran? What does China’s succession system suggest about the relationship between personal power, succession, and regime survival in authoritarian regimes?The Chinese government has allowed participation and criticism at the local level in various ways but repressed it firmly at the national level. Can you use the idea of the dictator’s dilemma to explain this pattern of behavior?How can the theories of authoritarian rule outlined earlier in the chapter be used to explain the durability of China’s regime? Considering the Dynastic Dictatorship of North Korea and Supreme Leadership, how does the electoral process within the regime functions and represents the people? What's the Dictator's Dilemma for N. Korea? Research Guidelines: Please view the Supplemental Links Part I attached in the module for further research and inspiration. Use the Online Library of your College. Use the proper APA/Chicago Style Format (paraphrase correctly with in text citation) refer to 'pages' tab or 'announcement tab' for more info. Thorough qualitative research 3-4 resources and not wikipedia use the 'Pages' tab for extra research references.Include a Bibliography and don't get off Topic!!!
Research Assignment #9: Electoral Systems and Political Parties: " Presidential vs Parliamentary Government" Dear Students: Through qualitative research please assess the electoral systems that evolve through Democratic institutions in Federal or Unitary systems. Consider multi-party, two-party or single-party systems, evaluating all party ideologies that can be formed through Federations, Confederations, Proportional Representation (PR) and/or Single Party District/Plurality Representation systems. (SDM/PE). Please assess the difference of Presidential Government vs Parliamentary Government. Case study choose one set of countries: US vs Italy Or France vs Italy Mission: After Reading from ebooks and appropriate Links under Modules III. Please evaluate and define the institutional principles of these two nations Italy vs France or US vs Italy by describing their electoral systems/party system and assess their difference between presidential or parliamentary systems during elections. Consider coalition politics for Italy and popular representation for the US. Through your own critical and comprehensive analysis you can make a comparison and detect the similarities and differences that these two nations have in their past institutions and how they derived as strong states. Guidelines to Consider for your Research: Identify these nations governmental systems, party system and electoral system. Under which sort of system is the government likely to have the easiest time passing sweeping legislation: presidentialism, multi-party parliamentary government, single-party parliamentary government? Why? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the various sorts of electoral systems? Why might a country establish a federal system of government? Why might it choose to establish or retain a unitary system of government? What is coalition politics and under which electoral system it occurs? Is popular representation the same plurality system representation?m Research Guidelines: Please view the Supplemental Links under Module II for further research and inspiration. Use the Online Library of your College, Library of Congress or Think Tanks e.g. Woodrow Wilson Center 'Think Tank"Links to an external site. Use the proper APA/Chicago Style Format (paraphrase correctly with in text citation) refer to 'pages' tab or 'announcement tab' for more info. Thorough qualitative research 3-4 resources and not wikipedia use the 'Pages' tab for extra research references.Include a Bibliography and don't get off Topic!!! ****no Wikipedia... etc. please check module links or 'pages' tab. Submission Guidelines: Please write a two page summary of your research and adhere to APA/Chicago formatting. You must include 3-5 resources from credible sources you can also use my Links under Module. 2 pgs long double space with in-text citation. Extra pgs Cover pg & Bibliography = 4 pgs total with your main Body content essay Submit your assignment saved Word document or type it in the text Canvas. Submit Word. doc (not Pages or Google doc.) Grade Rubric: Write 2 pgs Research Essay using your critical thinking on the topic= 5 points Use 3-4 resources and in-text citation as well as Bibliography/Citation APA or Chicago style format with correct paraphrasing and list of Citation=5 points Supplemental Videos/Links External UrlGrotenhuis, René. “Nation and State.” In Nation-Building as Necessary Effort in Fragile States, 25–44. Amsterdam University Links to an external site. External Url'Open Access' book: Nation-Building as Necessary Effort in Fragile States Links to an external site. External UrlRICHARDSON, BRADLEY M. “MAN AND POLITICS IN POSTWAR JAPAN.” In The Political Culture of Japan, 1st ed. Links to an external site. External UrlProducing Democracy Links to an external site. External UrlDemocracy as a State of Mind Links to an external site. External UrlJapan Government Links to an external site. External UrlJapan's present politics Links to an external site. External UrlJapan's Parliament and other Institutions Links to an external site. External UrlUK's Government Links to an external site. External UrlUK-Queen as a Monarch with Good Questions Links to an external site. External UrlWatts, Duncan. British Government and Politics: A Comparative Guide Links to an external site. External UrlThe Royal Institute Chatham House: UK vs Japan Links to an external site. External UrlThe Monarch's Speech Links to an external site. External UrlComparing Japan & the UK Links to an external site. External UrlCarnegie: Understanding Japanese Democracy Assistance Links to an external site. External UrlBringing Democracy to Japan Links to an external site. External UrlJapan's Democracy with Populism? Links to an external site. External UrlEU: European Union Links to an external site. External UrlEU Elections 2024 Links to an external site. External UrlUN: Democracy Links to an external site.
I am in a UCLA master's program and need help writing a research paper regarding the country Niger. We had to look into recent news and come up with something relevant from the country, and I found that Niger was leaving ECOWAS. I came up with this research question: How does Niger's withdrawal from ECOWAS affect its economy? The paper MUST follow the format that the example I provided is in. Please READ the INSTRUCTIONS that I attached as a file, carefully as there are specific instructions about needing a MINIMUM of 8 PEER-reviewed journals which should be found on Google Scholar (or elsewhere as long as they are PEER-REVIEWED) and then you can have other sources that are not peer-reviewed. Note: The Introduction should be solely about Niger and follow the instructions that I provided for the situation (Niger leaving ECOWAS and why they are leaving. Background about Niger, and whatever else is asked in the instructions. Can also include general theories for why countries withdraw from international organizations. ***The Literature review should not only include information regarding Nige's withdrawal. Instead, the literature review section should focus on countries IN GENERAL (not just about NIGER) but countries, in general, using past information; one side should be about: Countries withdrawing from international organizations positively impacts their economy. AND one the other side/section should be: Countries withdrawing from international organizations negatively impacts their economy. At the end of each section, you should discuss how this would relate to NIger and relate it to them (positive and negatives for them) **** There is a Title page (which does not count with the page count), a table of contents, an Introduction, and a literature review (which discusses two sides exactly how the example does it. You can say one side is 1. Countries withdrawing from international institutions have positive impacts on their economies. and 2. Countries withdrawing from international institutions have negative impacts on their economies). For the Theoretical Argument feel free to put whatever you think (whichever side you agree with most). This should be about Niger specifically. So basically the literature review is about using other countries' withdrawals from international organizations' effect on their economy to help with how withdrawing is positive toward their economy and how withdrawing is negative toward their economy. But make sure to bring in Niger into it, as the paper & research question is based around this country Below is one peer-reviewed journal that I found that is good to use. You will need 7 more of these, remember these can be about countries in general, not just Niger. Also, use more outside sources that don't need to be peer-reviewed (this is where you will find most of the information regarding Niger leaving ECOWAS). I don't know if these will help you, I am just providing them in case they are useful, but you would need to find more on your own. Peer-reviewed one (I went on Google Scholar and looked up "the cost of withdrawal from international organizations") : https://www.peio.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Bor... Non-Peer-reviewed journals that may help (not really sure if it is relevant though, just adding it in case. For this I looked up "Niger's investment credibility in light of its withdrawal in ECOWAS”: https://theconversation.com/ecowas-why-withdrawal-... https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/6654...
U.S. Foreign Policy - Ukraine The United States is struggling to deal with the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Russia, growing increasingly aggressive under President Vladimir Putin, invaded Crimea in 2014 and got almost no international pushback, which may have emboldened him to think Russia would suffer little international resistance to invading Ukraine. Ukraine is an important target. Known as the "breadbasket of Europe" for its rich agricultural production, successfully conquering Ukraine would also give the Russian navy and merchant ships access to the Black Sea - warm water ports that connect through the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean, and through the Suez Canal to the Indian Ocean. The United States is in a difficult spot. The rest of the world looks to the U.S. for leadership in situations like this. We have the largest and most advanced military in the history of the world. If the U.S. sits back and allows Russia to conquer Ukraine, Georgia is likely next. Russia's economy is fragile, and the current strategy of sanctions will create some hardship for Russia, but they might not be enough. A full scale war with Russia - a war between two nuclear powers - over Ukraine, no matter how well justified, could have devastating results for the entire planet. I hesitate to say a lot about the progress of the Russian invasion as I write these assignment directions - a lot can change between now and November, when you'll be doing this assignment. If you're reading this early in the semester, know that I'll add more detail and some current links as we get closer to the due date. Your assignment is to write our standard 2-5 page college-level essay about United States foreign policy options with respect to Ukraine. What, if anything, should the U.S. do? If you were advising President Biden, what would you recommend? (Remember, this isn't an essay about Ukraine, or the Russian invasion of Ukraine, or what you think of Vladimir Putin - it's an essay about U.S. foreign policy options regarding Ukraine.) Submit in Word. Cite your sources. Additional Resources Whenever you're studying a foreign country, the CIA World Factbook is a great place to start: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/u... Links to an external site. This is the U.S. State Department's main page on U.S. foreign policy on Ukraine: https://www.state.gov/united-with-ukraine/ Links to an external site. Links to an external site.National Public Radio has a good summary of the basics of the conflict: https://www.npr.org/series/1082539802/russia-ukrai... Links to an external site. Links to an external site.The Council on Foreign Relations has another good page: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/why-nato-has-beco... Links to an external site. A missile strike on neighboring Poland last fall may have been unintentional, but highlights the danger of a conflict like this expanding: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/16/world/russ... Links to an external site. Leaders of nations around the world condemned Russian aggression at the G20 summit last fall: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/asia/g20-summit-day... Links to an external site. The Congressional Research Service has a nice briefing paper on the role of Congress: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF1... Links to an external site.
