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1. Problem: Clearly  articulate  your  research  question  or  the  puzzle  that  you  intend  to  address  in  this paper. You should identify an intriguing research question or puzzle. Avoid overly broad or generic questions or puzzles. The problem that you put forward shouldpique your and your peers’ curiosity. 2. Tentative Argument: Explain your  argument  and  how  it  will  address  the  problem  you  identify. Your  argument should be nuanced and sophisticated (i.e., not too obvious) and specific (i.e., not an over-generalization). Your argument should not make an obvious, general claim such as “political interests matter” or “corporations are powerful.” Be  sure  to  identify possible  alternative arguments to yoursand how you plan to address them. 3. Evidence: Explain how you intend to support your argument. Identify the types of evidence that you will rely on (i.e., specific case studies, comparative analysis, data sets, etc.).  Explain why you feel the types of evidence you’ve chosen will allow you to convincingly make your argument.Note that the  idea  is  not  to  state  the  you  will  use  academic  boo

ks  and  journal articles (everyone  will).  Instead,  you  need  to  articulate  a  clear  research  design that  outlines  a convincing approach to proving your argument. That also means not just telling me you plan to use a given case study or example, but a rationale for why it was the best choice given your problem and argument. 4. Reference List(not included in your word count): Please also include a list of ten academic sources that you will rely on for your essay. This reference list does not count towards the word count. At least half of your references should be to political science books or journal articles (i.e., the journals Global Environmental Politicsor Environmental Politics  (All  references  should  be  cited  at  least  once;  please  rely  on  at  least  10 different references, being sure to fact-check and update all statistics you use in the essay.)
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