Zayed University
College of Humanities
and Social Sciences
POL 325-001: COMPARATIVE
POLITICAL SYSTEMS
Spring 2022
RESEARCH
PAPER ASSIGNMENT
Select
any two countries
and compare one aspect of their political system or society. You may select any topic you wish, including
those dealing with governmental institutions, political culture, religion,
civil wars and terrorism, role of women, colonial history or environmental
conditions and policies, but you must get my approval before you proceed. You are not allowed to compare entire countries or
political systems!
The
Research Paper should be around 6-8 pages (2,000—2,500 words) in length,
written in good English and well polished, based on solid research and equipped
with both bibliography and references. It
will be worth 300 points or 30% of the final grade. The maximum word limit will be 10 pages (3,000
words). All papers will have to be
uploaded to Safe Assign on Blackboard.
The assignment will be due no later than Thursday 25 April 2022. There will be a 10-point penalty per day
for all papers submitted past the deadline.
Assignments not submitted
by the time of the final examination of will receive a mark of zero!
Dr.
Frank Cibulka
18
January 2022
