Option 2: Canada has been known for its global leadership in promoting the goals of human development, including the protection of human rights and expanding the scope of international cooperation in the Global South. Choose an international policy or program advanced by the Canadian government to answer the following questions: has this program met its goals and overall expectations both at home and abroad?

If you choose option 2 your answer must describe the policy / program (goals, reach, strategies, phases), the development issues it sought to address, and discuss the obstacles and opportunities in implementation.

STEP 1: PROGRESS REPORT (PR)
The purpose of the PR is to help students formulate and organize their ideas and develop a tentative argument after they read the relevant sources identified through research of the selected topic. Students should devote a significant amount of time to identify a suitable case study, to read the main sources, and to develop a tentative argument.
Note: Students must have their topic approved by their TA before submitting the Progress Report. Topics that have not been previously approved will not be accepted. Topics approved for the PR cannot be changed for the final paper.
The PR must include the following (in the following order and using these subheadings):
Subject:
Identify the topic and tentative title. Justify the choice of country or movement in relation to its relevance to the ideas presented in course materials. Why is your choice relevant? (200 words)
Tentative Thesis Statement:
Drawing from your research, indicate in a succinct statement the argument that you will develop in the essay. The thesis statement must be clearly written and must indicate why you are making the particular argument. It must directly address the essay question.
Discussion of the THREE most important academic sources in the bibliography:
Indicate the following for each of these three sources: why is this source useful/relevant for your essay? What is the main argument? What kind of data or argument from this source will you be using? You should write around 250 words for each source. Note: at least one of these three sources must be published after 2015.
Outline:
Provide a structure for the essay, indicating the various sections that you will require in order to develop your argument. Indicate the main points to be developed within each section, and the supporting data/ideas drawn from the eight sources in your bibliography. This section should be presented in point form, but it must contain enough information to show that you have data/ideas to develop your argument.
Bibliography:
List EIGHT scholarly sources that directly relate to your topic, using proper academic referencing style. Include books, book chapters, and articles from academic journals (as opposed to newspaper or magazine articles), not including assigned course readings. You may also include a maximum of two documents produced by governments and/or development institutions. Students who choose question two (option 1
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or 2) can also list the website (if applicable) of the movement/campaign they have selected. In assessing your PR we will take into account the direct relevance of each source for the essay topic. Note: at least four of these sources must be published after 2015.
Students must employ standard style for the bibliography and in-text reference system for the PR and Final Essay. See Annotated Bibliography Overview pdf document in SPARK: https://spark.library.yorku.ca/creating-bibliographies-citing-sources-part-of-academic-culture/
Questions/Problems:
Indicate whether you have any additional academic questions about the topic, issues that you cannot resolve, additional material you might need (be specific), additional help that you might require in order to develop your ideas.