You are a State Department analyst with an expertise in comparative politics. Your superiors in the ...
You are a State Department analyst with an expertise in comparative politics. Your superiors in the State Department request that you evaluate the volatile political situation in the country of Discordia. Discordia is a religiously diverse country that faces economic collapse due to its unregulated, free market economy full of market failures. The current Discordian regime is also experiencing an increase in violence between different religious groups. The economic downturn and widespread religious conflict has led to growing opposition against the current regime in control of Discordia. The Discordian military, political elites, and regular people are growing dissatisfied with the current regime. Your superiors give you the task of writing a report about the possibility of regime change in Discordia. In your report, you must address ALL THREE parts A), B), and C) below: Describe in detail the three methods of “regime change” (recall how we covered Regime Change Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 during lecture) that could possibly occur in Discordia, and explain which of the three methods you think will lead to a more stable democracy in Discordia. Describe in detail the three models of secularism that we covered in lecture, and explain which one would be best for Discordia to adopt after regime change. Based on our lectures, which economic policy, Keynesianism or Neoliberalism, would you advise Discordia to take after regime change, and explain why you think so. The most important thing is to really, really explain your thinking. The more that you write to provide thorough explanations and the more evidence from our class lectures together (like specific class concepts, examples, discussions, videos, etc.) that you can include to support your arguments, the better you will do on the essay. There is no minimum or maximum page number, and you do not need a works cited page. Actually, you should NOT be citing to anything outside this class. However, you must include as many specific things that we covered in class--most importantly, what I covered in the class lectures that are relevant to the essay prompt. The more specific concepts, ideas, arguments, examples, etc. that you can use from my class lectures to answer the Final Exam Part 2 (Essay), the better you will do. Failure to include specific things from our class lectures will result in serious point deductions. You must also really explain everything that you choose to include in your essay. Because this is an essay, a simple/short list of things without explaining what each thing means is not enough. Write the essay as though the reader/audience of your essay is someone who has never taken this class before—which means that you must explain in detail everything you include in your essay.
