Course Papers 8 and 12 credit students l Originally thought if taking for 12 credits must write yourself, but do not know if I made this clear enough at my lectures l So even those taking for 12 credits can write in groups of 2 or 3, but they must take up at least two chapters or articles from each lecture l It should be about 4-5 pages, or around 2,000-2,500 words Theme l What do attitudes imply for policy? l Choose a country and pretend you were the leader of a country or an advisor to the leader l Why policies would you support given the attitudes that exist? What have you learned? l You know something about attitudes on a wide range of topics, such as the environment, anti-authoritarianism, welfare policies, gender roles, racism l You also know something about which groups of people have these attitudes within each country l You also know something about how these attitudes are changing As a leader, you should think about l What you think is best for the country l Balancing with what voters think (so you can get re-elected – but not at any cost) l What policies would face the greatest opposition l What policies are going to work out best in the long-term and support long-term trends l What policies would work “best” (economically, solving social problems) and whether such policies would gain or cost the support of voters References l Use a CORRECT internationally recognized form of references. l You can use footnotes or parentheses. l Every time you write something that is not common knowledge and not your own thought, then you need a reference. l You need a bibliography, done the correct way, with authors listed in alphabetical order by last name. l You must use “serious” references. Serious References l Acceptable: l course literature, l other scientific literature (peer-reviewed journals, books from academic presses) l Articles from respectable newspapers and magazines l Publications from governments and respectable international organizations, such as the ILO, IMF, EU, national statistical offices, UN Non-Serious Sources l Wikipedia and other internet sites that do not come from scientific sources l Blogs l Homepages from individuals or non-serious organizations l Non-serious newspapers, such as Blesk.