Economic Interdependence and War

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DO NOT USE THE WHOLE BOOK JUST USE (pgs. 1-143; 428-446) .     Paper should have abstract ·     Paper must be 5 pages long ·     You must format the paper to 1-inch margins, double-spaced, with a 12-point Times-Roman ·      Cite actively and appropriately from the book – this is your sole source for the paper. Do not conduct any outside research;  ·      You must use footnotes for citations of the book;   –> consolidate your discussion of what the theory is and how it works into a single section that is no more than 1.5 pages. The paper must address the following:   ·      Identify the central puzzle(s)and the theory(-ies) that resolve the puzzle(s).This treatment should identify the variables and the causal claim(s) that specifies how the variables are related. I also want you to explain the causal logic. This is simply the reasoning behind the causal claim(s). For example, we know that plants need sunshine in order to grow. This constitutes a causal claim with an independent variable (sunshine) and a dependent variable (growth). The causal logic tells us how sunshine leads to growth. Within your papers, you must try to describe how the claim works. (In this example, you would explain the process of photosynthesis.)   ·      Describe and explain the author’s methodology, namely: how does the author test the theory? Let’s borrow from the prior example to clarify what I mean, here: our author is investigating the relationship between sunshine and the growth of plants. The author divided a sample of seedlings into a test and control group, and then exposed the former to the stimulus (sunshine) while excluding the stimulus from the latter. Then, the author measured the results over time. This brief explanation covers the main structure of the test.   ·      Explore how the author locates the book within a larger body of literature (i.e. How does the text compare with other works within a given subfield? What are the common themes/arguments? Does this work represent a departure from the norm?). To address this section, look to the author’s own literature review and commentary. Present specific scholars alongside their particular ideas while explaining how the author frames their relevance. This should not be a long section of the paper – maybe 2/3rds of a page; but it should be precise – packed with names and their relevance.    ·      Identify a research question inspired by what you’ve read. Briefly describe a method you think would help you answer the question, and why answering the question would contribute positively to political science. Like task #3, this should not be a long section of the paper – maybe 2/3rds of a page.    Two additional points of note:  ·       Your formal citations in this section should reference the core subfield book as opposed to the source material you’re describing. This is because you are detailing how our subfield author frames the relevance of a paper or article. You are not otherwise representing your interpretation of the source material.  ·       Please adopt the following format when describing literature in the body of the paper: author’s last name (year of publication). For example, if you are describing a study by an author with the last name Smith, you would simply write: Smith (2019) conducted case studies that provide valuable insight into voter responses to negative campaigning.  ·       Keep in mind that this does not constitute a formal citation. You would still have to footnote corresponding to the reference in the paper’s narrative.