part one

Discussion – 02 POSC 130 IPSA Research Committees

About

“IPSA Research Committees” is a Discussion assessment that encourages students to identify a traditional concept of a) realism, b) liberalism, c) constructivism, or d) contemporary framework of interest, interactions, and institutions, and describe an International Political Science Association “Research Committee” connects with one of the concepts or framework.

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Estimated Time

An estimated 2 hours is needed to complete this activity.

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Prompt

“It was at the 8th World Congress, held in Munich in 1970, that IPSA decided to institutionalize research activities in political science throughout the world. It did so by officially setting up Research Committees (RC). This move may be regarded as a timely recognition of the need, but also the opportunity for political scientists working in particular sub-fields of the discipline, to associate with colleagues from their own and, from other continents, in the pursuit of their research. Between 1970 and 1976, 14 RCs were established, signaling that IPSA had indeed responded to a growing demand among its members. Between 1976 and 1999, a large number of research groups were established; many of them subsequently moved up to RC status following the 1999 Executive Committee decision. At present, IPSA has recognized 50 RCs. Between World Congresses, the RCs – largely as a result of the rapid growth in both their numbers and in the size of their individual memberships – contribute more than any other body to the activities and achievements of IPSA.”

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Instructions

Step 0: Acknowledge that this is a complex Discussion assignment

It is important to acknowledge the complexity of assessments, such as this discussion. Please be patient with yourself as you read through the steps and complete this discussion.

Step 1: Write a Post

• Visit the “Research Committees” pageLinks to an external site. on IPSA’s website.
• Select one (1) Research Committee to learn more about.
• In your post, include the following information:
  • Name of the Research Committee.
  • Link to the Research Committee’s webpage on IPSA.
  • Write 3 or more sentences about how the Research Committee relates to one of four approaches to studying international relations:
    • A) realism (refer to Chapter 2).
    • B) liberalism (refer to Chapter 2).
    • C) constructivism (refer to Chapter 3).
    • D) interest, interactions, and institutions (refer to Chapter 1 Thinking Analytically in International Relations lecture slides).

Step 2: Write a Reply to a Peer

• When selecting a peer to reply to, be sure NOT to choose a peer who selected the same Research Committee as you did.
• Visit the Research Committee link provided by your peer.
• In 3 or more sentences, share what you found interesting about the Research Committee that is different than what your peer found interesting.

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.part two

iPoliSci Workshop during Week 01-02

About

iPoliSci Workshops is your opportunity to interact with content related to the course.

At the minimum, at least once every two weeks (bi-weekly), you need to watch a single video recording of a workshop.

Submission of this assignment is REQUIRED.

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Estimated Time

An estimated 60-90 minutes is needed to complete this activity.

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Archived Recordings of Past Workshops

Global Conflict and Cooperation

• Global Conflict and Cooperation is a workshop series that is focused on defining, exploring, and discussing global conflict and cooperation from the point of view of different international institutions, country governments, and international non-governmental organizations.
• When is the Global Conflict and Cooperation Workshop scheduled?
  • There are no real-time live workshops for this term.
  • There are video recordings of the workshop available from summer 2021, fall 2021. and Summer 2022.
  • Visit Global Conflict and Cooperation (ipolisci.com)Links to an external site. or iPoliSci – YouTubeLinks to an external site. to watch recordings.

Poliventure!

• Poliventure! is a workshop series that explores how games relate to concepts in political science.
• When is the Poliventure Workshop scheduled?
  • There are no real-time live workshops for this term.
  • There are video recordings of the workshop available from summer 2021 and fall 2021.
  • Visit Poliventure (ipolisci.com)Links to an external site. or iPoliSci – YouTubeLinks to an external site. to watch recordings.

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Instructions

Step 1: Watch an Archived Recording

• Watch an archived recording of one of the workshops above.

Step 2: Clearly State Which Workshop You Watched

In your assignment submission, clearly state which workshop(s) you participated in during the period.

• Example: “I watched Global Conflict and Cooperation during week 4.”
• Example: “I watched the week 6 archived recording of Poliventure.”

Step 3: Respond to a Specific Question

Select 1 of the following questions to respond to:

1. What did you find most interesting about the workshop?
2. What did you find most relevant to your daily life about the workshop?
3. What question(s) do you have about the workshop topic?
4. What would you like to learn more about related to the workshop topic?
5. What did you find perplexing or challenging about the workshop topic?
6. Note: If you wish, you can ask yourself your own question.

Step 4: Clearly State your Question.

• Be sure to clearly state this question in your assignment submission.
• Using a question provided in the prior step, or a question that you ask yourself, be sure to clearly state this question in your assignment submission.

Step 5: Answer Question with 4 Sentences

Write at least 4 sentences answering the question you selected.

• Sentence 1.
• Sentence 2.
• Sentence 3.
• Sentence 4.

Step 6: Keep a List of Workshops You Watched

• You are asked to watch at least 4 iPoliSci Workshops over the entire course.
• Please keep a list of the workshops you watched.
• Include your list of Workshops Watched for Week 01-02, Week 03-04, Week 05-06, and Week 07-08.

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Submission Template

To help you get started, below is a submission template that includes the required parts. You can copy and paste this text to help organize your assessment submission.

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*** Start Sample ***

• Workshop Watched
  • Copy and Paste Name and Link Here
• Question I am Going to Answer [Select ONLY 1 question, delete the others]
  • What did you find most interesting about the workshop?
  • What did you find most relevant to your daily life about the workshop?
  • What question(s) do you have about the workshop topic?
  • What would you like to learn more about related to the workshop topic?
  • What did you find perplexing or challenging about the workshop topic?
  • Note: If you wish, you can ask yourself your own question.
• Answer to the Question above
  • 4 sentences