Response Papers
Participants will write five short response papers (750 - 1000 words) that critically discuss a given week's readings. To ensure unbiased grading, please put your name on a separate page at the end of the paper.
Exemplary Response Papers
The following five response papers are by Kristin Fabbe and are used with permission.
Paper 1: "Repairing" Classical Theories of Secularization: Two Approaches (PDF)
Paper 2: Continuity and the Emergence of Nationalism: Recognizing the Political Dimension of Church-State Relations (PDF)
Paper 3: Religion and Political Legitimacy: Religions as Unitary Actors? (PDF)
Paper 4: When Cultural Prejudices Parade as Social Science: The Problem of Selection Bias (PDF)
Paper 5: The Problem of the PKK: Supplementing Pape's Theory with Thick Description (PDF)
Leading Discussion
Each seminar participant will serve as discussion leader for a class session in a week for which they have not written a response paper.