Answer the 4 Qs in two hours. Its simple, I just dont know the topic well enough.

Please answer the four questions below, providing context and examples, as appropriate.


1. How do time-series, panel, and cohort studies differ?
2. What are the main objectives of the literature review?
3. How do stratified and cluster sampling differ? Why would a researcher use these sampling methods instead of simple random sampling?
4. What are the key advantages and challenges when using secondary data?

This essay should be based on the reading that we were assigned to read for the class. Which are:

Arthur Goldschmidt Jr., A Concise History of the Middle East 12th edition.  Westview;  2018.

Bernard Lewis, The Middle East.  Scribner;  Reprint edition August 7, 1997.

Chaim Herzog, The Arab Israeli Wars.  Vintage;  Revised edition July 12, 2005.

M.M.  Mottale, Wading through Conflict: America and the Middle East.  Silvio Zamorani;  2013.

M.M.  Mottale, Iran: The Political Sociology of the Islamic Revolution.  Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group;  1994

Women Raffat, Chimeras, Xlibris;  2018

Information from all of these books should be included and referred to in the essay as well as any other sources which you find useful. However, mainly should be focused on these readings in answering the question.

(1) Choose two of the three theories of Foreign policy (analytical liberalism, neoclassical realism, constructivism) covered in this class. How would each of these theories explain the foreign policy dimension of the US response to the current coronavirus pandemic? (By foreign policy dimensions, I mean the elements of the response that involve relations with other countries) Which theory do you think provides a better explanation, and why?

(2) According to liberal and constructivist theories, what will determine whether or not war occurs between the US and China in the 21st century? (Give separate answers for liberalism and constructivism.)

the objective here is to think very precisely. You are privy to the following conversation between Smith and Jones:
Smith: Diversity causes conflict.
Jones: No, diversity promotes cooperation.
Smith: Moreover, diversity causes inefficiency.
Jones: Wrong again! It promotes efficiency.
Smith: Finally, diversity causes poverty.
Jones: Absolute nonsense! It promotes prosperity.

Smith and Jones ask you, as a political science familiar with sophisticated research methods, to adjudicate and decide who is right and who is wrong. How would you do that? In developing your answer, remember to define your concepts, formulate simple abstract causal statements, provide convincing, reliable concrete empirical evidence for and against your simple abstract causal statements, and give a concrete answer to Smith and Jones' query

For example, if you agree with the majority of what Smith says, you also have to argue against him on somethings. Each cause has to be adre

Please read Deepa Kumar's book, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire. It includes Discussion Questions to help you navigate through the book.

Submit a 2-3 page single-space BOOK REVIEW, covering the key points raised in the book and Discussion Questions.

- Try to engage with the way that Kumar blends a Marxist, anti-racist perspective. Her theory of Islamophobia also draws on a current of IR Theory called "Constructivism", which focuses on the IDEAS of international relations -- in this case, on the Islamophobia of US foreign policy. She argues that US imperial interests and practices in the Middle East (her Marxist perspective) have to be sold and legitimated in the realm of IDEAS. In other words, consent for imperialism has to be "constructed" through cultural and ideological tools, in this case, through Islamophobia. Islamophobia, in her view, helps rationalize the US military project and 'war on terrorism' in the Middle East.
In making this argument, she blends

And op-ed is a crucial part of a newspaper. The purpose of an op-ed is to offer an opinion.
Take a position on an issue and make a strong argument for or against it. Start by reading some
of the op-eds in your newspaper. You will find them (usually) under the opinion section.
For this assignment you will write your own op-ed piece. It should be around 1,000 words
and should take a position on an issue you feel strongly about.
Below is a NYT editors advice for writing an effective op-ed.
1) A wise editor once observed that the easiest decision a reader can make is to stop reading.
This means that every sentence has to count in grabbing the readers attention, starting with the
first. Get to the point: Why does your topic matter? Why should it matter today? And why should
the reader care what you, of all people, have to say about it?
2) The ideal reader of an op-ed is the ordinary subscriber a person of normal intelligence who
will be happy to learn somet

These questions must be answered in the essay.
1. What are the social sciences and what do they have in common?
2. What important questions can the social sciences address and answer?
3. What are the special challenges in teaching the social sciences to a socio-economically and culturally diverse demographic in todays classroom?

The essay must be double-spaced, and formatted according to MLA style.
The essay must be written in a college/professional level tone and style.
In supporting its answers to these three questions, the essay must use no fewer than three college-appropriate resources.  (Internet sources are acceptable.)
The essay must use MLA in-text citation and include a works cited page.

        Each student shall write a paper in response to the paper topic below.  Your paper must be 5 to 6 type written (using Times Roman 12-point characters and margins of 1 on all four sides), double-spacedpages1 in length. You willhave the opportunity to discuss certain aspects of the topic in class and online, but it is expected that yourpaper be your own work.  Be sure that your paper responds to the question and contains copiousreferences to readings assigned for the course. Please use the handout in the Supplementary MaterialsFolder on Canvas regarding How to Organize and Write an Effective Paper.to prepare this paper. Alldirect quotations from the texts used in the course should be placed in quotation marks and cited usingthe short form of the author's last name and page number in parentheses (e.g., Chan, p. xx, or Lecture,April 14, 2020) and not in footnotes at the boom of the page.  Paraphrased material or ideas other thanyour ow

THIS IS REVISION IF ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS NEEDS ASK AWAY.

The discussion of the findings during an online meeting is worth 10 points, and the final draft of the paper is worth 140 points.
Select a low- or middle-income country that is of interest to you and will serve as the focus of your analysis. A list of potential LMICs can be found here:
http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups#Lower_middle_income
For the case study:
1)    Summarize the political and economic situation in the country now and explain in what direction it is headed.
2)    Present the key indicators of development and an analysis of the limitations of the data.  Include at least 2-3 tables and graphs (not included in page count). 
3)    Prepare an analysis of the 3-5 biggest contributors to the burden of poverty in your country of choice.
4)    Drawing on the theories presente

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The discussion of the findings during an online meeting is worth 10 points, and the final draft of the paper is worth 140 points.
Select a low- or middle-income country that is of interest to you and will serve as the focus of your analysis. A list of potential LMICs can be found here:
http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups#Lower_middle_income
For the case study:
1)    Summarize the political and economic situation in the country now and explain in what direction it is headed.
2)    Present the key indicators of development and an analysis of the limitations of the data.  Include at least 2-3 tables and graphs (not included in page count). 
3)    Prepare an analysis of the 3-5 biggest contributors to the burden of poverty in your country of choice.
4)    Drawing on the theories presented in class and class readings, prepare an analys