A good paper will identify a question or puzzle, provide a succinct but solid literature review, make a novel theoretical argument, and provide some empirical evaluation of the theory relative to its competitors. I am open to different methodological approaches, but you should be up front about how your evidence supports your case. You are welcome to use this assignment as groundwork for a publishable article, develop research for a thesis, or “try out” a possible dissertation topic; it may reasonably overlap with but should not be identical to work you are handing in for other classes/assignments
