Political Science and International Studies Essay Writing

We are keen to hire someone with a political science academic background. Research Essay (1500 words) Type: Essay Due Date: 14 Oct 14 23:00 London time All materials will be provided. Please write your research essay on one of the topics listed below. You should study the attached essay criteria which will be used to appraise. Also, do bear in mind the necessity of, and the obligation, always to reference properly whatever material you are using that is not yours. Your essay must be typed, fully referenced and include a bibliography. It should demonstrate a high standard of grammar, spelling and general presentation and conform to the standards. Research and write your essay on a topic to be chosen from the list below. It is to be an argumentative piece that borrows one theoretical lens (Liberalism, Realism, Constructivism, critical theory, Feminism or International Society) to solve the puzzle at hand. List of Topics 1. Use one theoretical lens and two recent (i.e. post 2001) examples to defend the proposition that, as a norm that regulates the international order and enables rulers to manage their domestic affairs without undue outside interference, sovereignty must not be tampered with. 2. Use one theoretical lens and two recent (i.e. post 2001) examples to defend the proposition that sovereignty impairs our capacity to envisage better arrangements for human life and as such, it has become necessary to re-imagine the sovereign state. 3. Do you agree that when states make the issue of asylum seekers a matter of national security, they fail to meet their obligations? - - Call upon one theory and use two recent (i.e. post 2001) examples to support your argument. 4. Should the student of international relations ask the question 'Where are the women?' 5. Referring to the uncertainties that remain about the nuclear developments in Iran, please borrow two international relations theories and show how each theory leads to a different appreciation of what is at stake. 6. Hedley Bull argues that ‘the starting point of IR is the existence of states, or independent political communities, each of which [… ] asserts sovereignty in relation to a particular portion of the earth’s surface and a particular segment of the human population.’ Using three recent examples in international politics, identify political challenges/ limitations inherent to that proposition. 7. Worse or worth it? Use one theoretical lens to appraise the results of the allied intervention in Afghanistan. Do you think that the intervention has been worth or not worth it? Please defend your position in terms of your chosen theory.