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Literature Review Paper
Pick any topic that relate to an area of interest in state and local government. (6 page, 12 font, Times New Roman, Use American Political Science Association (APSA) style manual)
This paper will provide an overview of the academic literature of an area of interest in state and local government. Your paper?s intent is to inform the reader of what has been found within the academic community concerning your topic. This paper should provide an overview of all the literature that is related to your topic. You should arrange your literature review based upon similar theories and themes in the existing literature. The paper should not merely proceed from one article to the next but should discuss the common themes and theories that are related to your topic. The number of sources you have for your paper will be dictated by your topic but it most cases you will not be able to conduct an adequate literature review without at least ten different sources. In some areas there has been extensive research while in other areas research has been much more limited. Your literature review should be as comprehensive as possible and attempt to cover all of the relevant literature and not just a review of a few articles. In addition to your overview of the literature your paper should indicate weaknesses within the existing literature and areas where further research needs to take place. Your paper should be fully referenced and all your sources should be cited. I recommend that you follow the American Political Science Association (APSA) style manual, however, you may use any method you choose as long as you are consistent throughout the paper.
Appropriate resources for the paper include:
Academic Journal Articles (Examples: This is by no means a comprehensive list but is merely an example of the types of journals that are appropriate. If you have a question about whether a source is an academic journal article please let me know)
Examples: (Not comprehensive but merely to give you an ideal of potential resources)
American Political Science Review
American Journal of Political Science
Journal of Politics
Legislative Studies Quarterly
State and Local Government Review
State Politics and Policy Quarterly
Presidential Studies Quarterly
Political Behavior
American Politics Quarterly
Public Opinion Quarterly
Political Research Quarterly
Political Science Quarterly
Academic Books (This are books that have undergone a peer review process and
are put out by academic presses. They are not generally intended for a mass audience. If you have any questions please ask.)
Conference Papers (Papers that have been delivered at a professional conference such as the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, or the Midwest Political Science Association. These organizations often provide a data base of conference papers or a list of the conference program. Authors are generally happy to provide you with a copy of a paper upon request)
Sources Not Appropriate For this Paper
Popular Media Articles and Books (Articles from popular magazines and newspapers should not be used for this paper. Only scientific articles should be used) Examples of popular media resources include but are not limited to, Magazines (e.g. Time and Newsweek), and Newspapers (e.g. New York Times and the Washington Post).
Internet Resources (Unregulated web pages are the absolute worst sources to use for a paper of this type as they are not subjected to a scientific review process and their conclusions are useless to a scientific paper). Wikipedia should never be used in a paper under any circumstance. The use of Wikipedia as a source will result in a failing grade for the paper.
Note: Avoid the temptation of attempting to write this paper based on the Internet. You should never begin a research paper by going to Yahoo or Goggle as the majority of the information you will find is completely useless. The Internet can be a great tool if used properly to assist you in locating academic resources however it should not be used as a crutch. The most common mistake students make in the writing of academic papers is reliance only on the Internet. Finally, it is important to keep in mind that most of your recent journal articles are not available via the Internet due to restrictions by journal publishers, and therefore will have to be access by other means.
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