City Analysis PAPER (population, demographics, key institutions, history.
Description Brief description of the city and its political system (population, demographics, key institutions, history) Overall description of the city’s political environment, key debates shaping historical and modern governance, trends affecting political culture and identification of issues affecting future development. o Is the city’s political environment contentious? Why or why not? o What are the three main issues that have historically affected political discussion (e.g. education, housing, transit, race etc…)? Defend your assessment with content from your sources. o In your opinion, how, if at all, do the issues of race, gender, class, and ethnicity play a role in the city’s politics? o What urban theories does the political history, culture and environment of the city reflect? Provide examples to support your analysis. _______________________ You will be graded based on the following Punctuation, grammar, formatting Answering each question completely Choosing a comprehensive, well-developed set of articles/news stories Using APA Citation style Integrating the articles with the course readings and your personal analysis
City Analysis PAPER (population, demographics, key institutions, history