the 2005/06 essay advice thread

[cathal marcs]

More EU stuff PM 'Assess the implications of the most recent (2004) enlargement and the controversies surrounding the proposals for an EU constitutions for the relative utility of traditional theories of European integration'

Should I talk about Neofunctionalism v.s. intergovernmentalism/liberal-intergovernmentalism and say that although the enlargement has the appearance of neofunctional theory the rejection of the constitutions highlights the fact that the nation states have a strong role in the EU?

 

[Pickman's model]

More EU stuff PM 'Assess the implications of the most recent (2004) enlargement and the controversies surrounding the proposals for an EU constitutions for the relative utility of traditional theories of European integration'

Should I talk about Neofunctionalism v.s. intergovernmentalism/liberal-intergovernmentalism and say that although the enlargement has the appearance of neofunctional theory the rejection of the constitutions highlights the fact that the nation states have a strong role in the EU?

long words!

i don't know what they mean.

what course is it for?

 

[Pickman's model]

try these links

http://www.dbresearch.de/PROD/DBR_INTERNET_DE-PROD/PROD0000000000018453.PDF
http://palissy.humana.univ-nantes.fr/msh/costa15/pdf/nantes/ananiadi.pdf
http://www.cesifo-group.de/pls/gues...rking Papers December 2004/cesifo1_wp1367.pdf
http://www.cer.org.uk/pdf/policybrief_laeken.pdf
http://www.eipa.nl/Eipascope/02/scop_1/scop2002_1_1.pdf
http://www.fes.org.yu/pdf/topics/social policy/social policy after eu enlargement.pdf

 

[cathal marcs]

long words!

i don't know what they mean.

what course is it for?

Politics but will take a look at links mate . More or less know what to but your a fountain of knowledge and was thinking you may know an interseting area to mention that I wouldnt be aware of.

 

[Pickman's model]

http://www.europeananalysis.org.uk/

 

[maes]

how'd it go?

full marks

 

[j.w. Gilmore]

Books for Dissertation on the Constitution.

Timothy Patrick McCarthy & John McMillian (eds), The Radical Reader: A Documentary History of the American Radical Tradition (New York: The New Press, 2003)

Nicholas N Kittrie & Eldon D Wedlock, Jr (eds), The Tree of Liberty: A Legal, Historical, Social, and Psychological Inquiry into Rebellions and Political Crimes, Their Causes, Suppression, and Punishment in the United States (Rev. Ed.) (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998)

Talking about the constitution is interesting. What you write really depends on the direction in which you intend to move. I wrote my dissertion on Oppression and how to use alternative methods to heal from its effects. (Not a very cheerful subject, but the end was positive.) I used the U.S. and its culture as a central theme. A book called A Return to Being Human Religously came out of it. It is a radical book, but if you want to talk about they systemic issues happening at the time, it is good to look at it from that angle. You can get it at Amazon.com.

The U.S. Constitution is very interesting. I think you should look at some books like: The Peoples History and also books like Democracy for the Few. You can probably find some of the excerpts and so on from them if you run them through the search engines.

 

[Pickman's model]

bump

 

[Pickman's model]

bump.

 

[maes]

How's this:

How did the french 3rd republic manage to combine both social stability and political volatility? (1870 - 1914)

 

[Pickman's model]

not very well in 1871!

 

[maes]

You say that, but they still 'won'

 

[red rose]

"what are the advantages and disadvantages of different electoral systems? Give examples from different countries."

I'd just like a few suggestions of simple but different electoral systems in place in forgein countries as Im not too sure of where to start with that.

I've already got germany and britain along with some proportional representation systems that I dont have real life examples for.

Any non-democratic election systems that I could cover without major drama?

 

[Pickman's model]

"what are the advantages and disadvantages of different electoral systems? Give examples from different countries."

I'd just like a few suggestions of simple but different electoral systems in place in forgein countries as Im not too sure of where to start with that.

I've already got germany and britain along with some proportional representation systems that I dont have real life examples for.

Any non-democratic election systems that I could cover without major drama?

there are several sorts of electoral system.

1) first past the post. most votes wins a seat - no extra points for having more votes nationwide if you come second in every constituency.

2) german prop. rep.
party has to get 5% of the vote to get into parliament.
http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/facts/bl_electoral_system.htm

3) prop. rep. six counties/northern ireland
single transferable vote: http://accuratedemocracy.com/d_stv.htm

4) elections in the ussr
from the 1977 ussr constitution
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/const/77cons04.html

Proportional representation : critics of the British electoral system 1820-1945
by Hart , Jenifer

Power to elect : the case for proportional representation / Enid Lakeman

Seats and votes : the effects and determinants of electoral systems / Rein Taagepera & Matthew Soberg Shugart

The tyranny of the majority : fundamental fairness in representative democracy / Lani Guinier

Comparing electoral systems / David M. Farrell

Making votes count : replaying the 1990s general elections under alternative electoral systems / Patrick Dunleavy

Democracy and elections : electoral systems and their political consequences / edited by Vernon Bogdanor and David Butler

 

[E.J.]

Got my essay result and kinell....

I've somehow passed my essay Pickmans Model! I got an A14 grade when i recieved my feedback from my lecturer, she said that "you've worked hard on the essay and the structure works well. Your comments are well supported through references and you make a strong analysis of Fight Club and Last Exit to Brooklyn. Well done!"

Kinell and bloomin' blimey - i ain't an intelligent fella, but i'm still shocked to say the least when i received the result! Cheers for the help/advice Pickmans Model. I'm smilin' for once --->

 

[Pickman's model]

I've somehow passed my essay Pickmans Model! I got an A14 grade when i recieved my feedback from my lecturer, she said that "you've worked hard on the essay and the structure works well. Your comments are well supported through refernces and you make a strong analysis of Fight Club and Last Exit to Brooklyn. Well done!"

Kinell and bloomin' blimey - i ain't an intelligent fella, but i'm still shocked to say the least when i received the result! Cheers for the help/advice Pickmans Model. I'm smilin' for once --->

i'm very pleased to hear that you did so well!

 

[Throbbing Angel]

an extension of English for Pickmans to have a crack at here.

edited for reasons far too boring to go into here, damn you google!

Any thoughts???

 

[Pickman's model]

hmm...

tricky. i'll have a think about it.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

no worries pickman

be intruiged to see what ya come up with

 

[Pickman's model]

i think you should look at bathes and foucault, their bits about "the death of the author" (b, iirc) and "what is an author" (f, iirc). one's in the foucault reader and the other is in some barthes book i can't immediately recall.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

cheers - will have a scout and no doubt prop up what I have cobbled together with your suggestions - hopefully from the Waterstones sales!!


pip pip

 

[Pickman's model]

cheers - will have a scout and no doubt prop up what I have cobbled together with your suggestions - hopefully from the Waterstones sales!!


pip pip

you'll be able to find them easily in yr college library, or any reputable local authority library. westminster would be a good bet.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

yeah, might try manchester central, it's getting there that's the issue so buying them from waterstones is usually quicker for me sadly, uni library is closed until 9th Jan and it's due in midday on 10th. Might give some Uni mates a ring, see if they have copies of these or similar from their days in English

cheers for the pointer picks

 

[Pickman's model]

barthes: http://faculty.smu.edu/dfoster/theory/Barthes.htm

 

[Pickman's model]

foucault: http://faculty.smu.edu/nschwart/seminar/Foucault.htm

 

[Throbbing Angel]

both good
both useful
both printed out at work

cheers

 

[strung out]

How's your Shakespeare Pickman's? I have an essay entitled:

"The Tempest has been described as 'a play imbricated within the discourse of colonialism'. Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of post-colonial readings of the play"

Now I have a fair idea of the various colonial readings of the Tempest (although thoughts on these would be welcome), however I'm not quite sure which angle to tackle advantages and disadvantages from. Cheers!

 

[Pickman's model]

How's your Shakespeare Pickman's? I have an essay entitled:

"The Tempest has been described as 'a play imbricated within the discourse of colonialism'. Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of post-colonial readings of the play"

Now I have a fair idea of the various colonial readings of the Tempest (although thoughts on these would be welcome), however I'm not quite sure which angle to tackle advantages and disadvantages from. Cheers!

let me check my capacious post-colonial & shakespeare libraries.

 

[strung out]

let me check my capacious post-colonial & shakespeare libraries.

Did you have any luck with this Pickman's?

 

[Pickman's model]

Did you have any luck with this Pickman's?

yes. let me just my notes from the library.