Analytical Paper

Question description

Essay Prompt:What kinds of principles should guide the creation of an ideal society? Why do you find those principles convincing? Who might disagree with those principles and why? Try to think of a practical policy that might advance the set of principles you outlined. What kind of political contention would occur if you implemented such a policy in the United States? What if it were implemented in a country with different institutions? How might your proposed policy be implemented globally? How might the structure and institutions of the international system undermine or assist your proposal?

Criteria:-Include a clear introduction that roadmaps the paper and motivates your essay

-Effectively argue for a principle of justice, while also pointing out some of the arguments against it (referencing the two readings on The State: Hobbes Leviathan and Power, Bystanders to Genocide)

-Advocate a policy that is clearly connected to your vision of justice and do a good job of considering some of the political divisions and contestation the idea might involve in the United States and in one other country (referencing the readings on Democracy: Schumpeter, Inglehart, and Gunitsky).

-Seriously consider how you might implement a global version of your policy, and some of the ways the global power structure and institutions might produce conflict (or cooperation) over your proposal.

-Effectively summarizing your paper with a conclusion, and fleshing out the implications of your argument.