(Research Paper Proposal )
Research Paper Topic Proposal:
Country: Spain
With the country you have chosen, you will complete a research paper (“state of the nation”) assessing the following attributes of your chosen country:
State Capacity
• Development
• Democratization
• Civil Society
Key to your paper is to think critically about the issues at hand. Some important areas to address are:
What is the status of the country in terms of state capacity, democratization, development, and civil society?
What are the challenges for this country to progress in each of these areas?
Is the country a consolidated democracy?
What are some of the greatest challenges the state faces?
Instructions:
You will turn in a one-page single spaced proposal that provides a general outline of the paper, including a bibliography. In this proposal, an introductory paragraph to introduce the country you chose to write on and how you plan to proceed is necessary. Then, devote one paragraph each to discuss your approach to the 4 variables under study (state capacity, development, democracy, and civil society).
