Urbanization

you should choose a topic that is of interest to you. We have or will have covered a number of issues during the semester including (but not limited to):
Affordable housing development
Governing the fragmented metropolis/possibilities for regional governance
The urban/suburban divide
Race and federal housing/urban policy
Urban sprawl
Urban development and redevelopment
Urban politics, race, and multi-ethnic coalitions
Cities and federal policy
Response to disaster recovery in New Orleans and/or New York (or elsewhere)
Impact of immigrants and cities (current or historical), sanctuary cities, welcome cities
Education Reform/ School choice—charters and vouchers
Sustainability/Green Development
Community Organizing and Community Development
Policing and Public Safety
This is by no means an exhaustive list. Hopefully it will get you started thinking. You should take a critical approach and explore your topic. Do not simply present a narrative “report” on the subject. The goal of this paper should be to critically address a subject and take a position on it. First explain the problem or problems related to the issue. What is the policy challenge? You can focus on one or more cities that face the same challenge. Define and critically assess policy options to address the issue. Propose a solution to the problem. You can reflect on examples of policies that have been chosen in a city or cities.
Format: Your paper should be 4- 5 pages typed double spaced, one inch margins in a 12pt font. It should include a title page and a bibliography (neither of which should be counted toward your 5 page total—those pages should be YOUR writing!). You should use a citation style that you are familiar with, APA, MLA etc.
** DO NOT PLAGIARIZE***
Papers that contain Plagiarism will receive a grade of 0 (zero)
Find at least 5 scholarly sources. What it is a scholarly source? Books, journal articles, reports from Federal or City agencies, reports from non-profits and other researchers. Long from journalistic articles from publications such as the Atlantic, the New Yorker (magazines). Documentary films. Newspaper articles, or articles from a publication such as Governing magazine can be used as additional sources but should not be your primary sources, unless it is a longform article, or lengthy special report.
Your introductory paragraph should state your research question (which you may have revised after doing your preliminary research. What is this paper looking at? What is the argument you will be making? The introduction should give the reader a road map of what this paper is about and where it is going.
Remember though—you can ALWAYS revise your introduction once you have completed your research and begun drafting your paper. Sometimes our research takes us in different directions than we anticipated and it is perfectly normal to refine and revise your introduction as your paper takes shape.