| POLS/ECON 409 Political Economy from Great Recession to Pandemic Offered occasionally at the University of Washington Syllabus  Readings  | Spring 2023 Class meets: MW 4:30 pm–6:20 pm Thompson 231 |
Lectures
Click on lecture titles to view slides or the buttons to download them as PDFs. Day 1 Course Introduction  Day 2 Contours of Change  Student Assignments Reaction Papers Due on Pre-arranged Dates For three pre-arranged class meetings, students will turn in a 2–3 page “reaction paper” addressing that day’s readings. To receive full credit, this paper must be more than a summary of arguments from the readings. A good reaction paper can take several forms: you might choose to critique one or more readings closely, to compare and contrast the arguments and findings of several readings, or to place the readings in a broader context, including earlier readings in the course. Reaction papers are due via Canvas at the beginning of class; late papers will not be accepted.
Final Paper Due 6 June 2023, 3 pm Students will write a longer (approximately 10–12 page) paper drawing on the course readings to answer an assigned question. Papers that clearly develop an argument and support that argument with well-sourced and explained evidence will receive the highest marks. Papers that fail to make a clear argument, that provide only weak, poorly explained, or poorly sourced evidence, or that suffer from serious deficits in writing will be marked down accordingly.
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