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Требуется 2 работы на две разные темы из списка.
Assessment
Each student will complete a 2500 words essay (excluding footnotes and bibliography), that will make for 100% of the total assessment. The word limit is strict and a word count should be provided at the end of the essay. Details on the submission process will follow.
Please choose one question to answer among the three listed below.
1. The euro was devised in panic at the prospect of German hegemony over Europe. Discuss.
2. “The euro should now be recognized as an experiment that failed.” (Martin Feldstein, Foreign
Affairs, December 2011) Discuss.
3. “The euro is a hybrid of a fixed exchange-rate regime, like the 1980s ERM, or the 1930s gold
standard, and a state currency.” (Yanis Varoufakis, 10 July 2015)
The essay should engage with the academic literature, demonstrate critical reflection, and use
illustrative examples. Some time will be specifically devoted, in class, to essay writing. Should you wish to discuss your assignment topic and/or readings, feel free to either discuss it with me during one of the breaks in class or email me.
Penalties: In case of late submission, I will deduct 1 point per day of submission delay. I will deduct 1 point per first 100 words beyond or above the 10% tolerance (that is: 2750 words is fine; 2751-2850 words: 1 point deducted, 2851-2950: 2 points deducted, etc.). Submission and word-limit penalties are not mutually exclusive.
Criteria for essay marking. The following criteria will be used in assessing your essays:
1. Definition of the topic
- Has the topic been clearly defined?
- Are all aspects of the topic directly addressed?
2. Structure of the essay: introduction, development, conclusion
- Does the introduction present a clear statement of the issues to be covered?
- Does the essay have a clear structure in which the main arguments are developed logically and the relevance of the source material to the argument is clear?
- Is there a conclusion drawing together the main elements of the essay?
3. Content
- Is there evidence of adequate reading and research?
- Are the issues and ideas analysed in sufficient depth?
- Are arguments supported by evidence, examples, sources, quotations?
4. Analysis
- Are the arguments logical and consistent?
- Are they “to the point,” that is, specifically relevant to the topic under scrutiny?
- Are opinions based on evidence, sources, examples and/or logic?
- Does the essay show evidence of original or independent thought?
5. Presentation and style
- Fluency and style of writing
- Grammar, spelling, paragraphing, clarity
- If applicable – presentation of data, use of figures and tables and correct use of units and
quantities
- Sources: are sources acknowledged? Are references cited? Are references presented correctly
(author, title, place of publication, publisher, date, page)?
Plagiarism is unacceptable and may result in a fail. Plagiarism is the presentation of the work of others as if it was your own. Any extracts must be presented as quotations and properly referenced; alternatively you may paraphrase arguments as long as they are properly referenced.
Referencing: There is no specific referencing system recommended (eg Harvard, Chicago etc). What
you are required to do is to be consistent throughout your essay. In other words, once you have chosen a given referencing system, you must strictly abide by its rules throughout your essay.
Indicative key readings
As an introductory text, all students are required to read:
Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol, “Don’t Blame the Euro: Historical Reflections on the Roots of the
Eurozone Crisis,” West European Politics 37:6, 2014, pp.1282-1296, available in Open Access
at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2014.929353.
For reference, or if students are unfamiliar with post-1945 European economic history, the books listed in reading are useful starting points.