Professor Pitney
Second Essay Assignment
14 October 2013
Pick one:
- Propose a change in the organizational structure of the Department of Homeland Security. Explain why the change is necessary and how you would secure the necessary political support. See, especially, Kettl and Appendix D of Bardach.
- Answer any of the “case study” questions that Maier and Imazeki pose at the end of their chapters.
- Bardach (pp. 15-16) suggests that an early step in offering a policy proposal consists of surveying “best practices.” With Stone’s analysis in mind, explain why this step is harder that it looks at first. Use a specific example (e.g, from the areas of health care, welfare, law enforcement) to make your point.
- Write a four-page answer to the question in the Inaugural Prize Competition. The answer, of course, must deal with a topic relevant to this class.
- Whichever essay you choose, do research to document your claims. Do not write from the top of your head.
- Essays should be typed, double-spaced, and no more than four pages long. I will not read past the fourth page.
- Cite your sources with endnotes, which should be in a standard style (e.g., Turabian or Chicago Manual of Style). Endnote pages do not count against the page limit.
- Watch your spelling, grammar, diction, and punctuation. Errors will count against you.
- Turn in essays via Sakai by the start of class, Monday, October 28. Please send them as Word documents (not pdfs) to the course dropbox. Late essays will drop a gradepoint for one day’s lateness, a full letter grade after that. I will grant no extensions except for illness or emergency.
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