any relevant issue of German politics

You are free to write on any relevant issue of German politics except for those indicated as general topics in the syllabus (in bold). The minimum number of references is eight including three books and five academic journal articles (other than the articles required or recommended as the readings in the syllabus). Feel free to additionally refer to other sources of relevant information including mass media, policy papers, etc. It is very important to delineate your thesis and hypothesis in the introduction and use supportive arguments – logical and factual to support your thoughts and to prove your key thesis. Generalizations should be specific. Statistical data should be upto-date and borrowed – with imperative indication of sources – from official statistical documents. Your paper should contain not less than 10 and not more than 12 typewritten double-spaced pages of text. Use font 12 of Times New Roman, and 0.98” superior/inferior margins and 1.18” left/right margins. All sources should be properly referred to (use MLA format), and the paper should contain footnotes. An essay should contain a cover page and contents page (they are not counted in the total number of pages), one-page introduction, 2-3 titled sections, one-page conclusion, and a list of used literature. All elements of the paper should be strongly related between each other and connected to an essay’s topic. Pages should be numbered. Essays are assessed on the basis of a holistic approach.