U7A1-12 & S1-Global Issue – Theoretical Framework (Phase 2) —Global Issue Resources | Transcript.
Global Issue – Theoretical Framework (Phase 2) Scoring Guide.
Global Issue Resources | Transcript.
In this phase of your Global Issue Analysis project, you will establish the theoretical framework that you will use to address the issue you selected in phase one.
You will begin by revising the work you previously submitted for your Global Issue – Selection (Phase I) assignment, based on the feedback you received from your
instructor and other advances in your understanding since phase one was submitted. This will be included at the beginning of the paper you will submit for this
assignment.
Next, you will detail a review of the literature relevant to the issue you selected to make sure you have considered as many facets of the issue as possible. Your list
of sources will include those you previously cited in phase one, but should be considerably augmented. Include added material located through Global Issue Resources
(AGOA, U.S. State Department, GAO, and United Nations), and course readings or media presentations if relevant. In addition, you should now include significant
additions of readings from the Resource library or other peer-reviewed sources online or in print. Critically analyze this material to support your conception of the
issue you are writing on.
At this point, you will identify and explain theories of culture, citizen engagement, and participation that are relevant to your issue and how they apply to it.
Finally, you will explain the key outcomes or findings that result as you apply the foregoing theories to your issue.
This is considered Phase 2 in the development of your Global Issue Analysis project. For this assignment, use the following organizational arrangement and structure:
1. Introduction.
2. Background.
3. Rationale for selection.
4. Review of relevant literature.
5. Theoretical framework applied to your topic.
6. Key outcomes and findings from the application of theoretical framework to your global issue.
7. References.
The paper should also meet the following requirements:
• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Reference citations are formatted according to APA (sixth edition) style.
• Number of resources: Minimum of eight peer-reviewed resources and other sources as appropriate.
• Length of paper: 5–8 typed, double-spaced pages, plus a list of references.
• Font and font size: Times, 12 point.
Unit 7
INTRODUCTION
Think back to when you were in high school, and recall a group you belonged to. It may have been a clique, or a
bunch of kids brought together by a common interest, such as band or debate. It might have been the
members of a team or the cast of the school musical.
Invariably, there were internal friendships within the group. Quite likely, your best friend was a part of this
group. Often, in groups like this, there were internal clashes: arguments, fallings-out, and flat-out power
struggles. Sometimes it might have been a case of you arguing with your best friend within the group, and
sometimes the whole clique was in a conflict, with people expected to choose sides and adopt the grievances.
What happened, though, when someone challenged the group?
Everyone came together, even though they were not agreeing internally, because everyone identified with the
group and the group was being threatened. This is one example of the concept of collective identity.
For a less distant example, consider the aftermath of the September 11 attacks—the collapse of the World
Trade Center towers and the airplane crashes at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania. The country came together
as a nation for the common purpose of supporting those who suffered such devastating losses that day, and
rallied around the fight against those who would commit such heinous acts. No matter what our individual
viewpoints or feelings, we were Americans first, and we came together in our feeling of collective identity.
This unit invites you to explore the issues around collective identity, how it is established, and how it can benefit
society.
In practice, the United Nations is a structure to formalize a collective identity, in this case to provide collective
security. When confronted by the collective identity of peace-loving nations, the bullies of the world would have
to back down and stop whatever aggression they had mistakenly thought they could perpetrate.
Other applications of collective identity come from collaborations across sectors on issues, such as when
government entities, businesses, agriculture representatives, and fishery representatives all discuss water rights
and release rates. In this case, the common goal is maintaining adequate water supplies to take care of farmers,
cities, and outdoor enthusiasts, while securing the endangered fishery population and protecting the
environment. Each party comes to the table with its own agenda, but all parties are united in the common
agenda concerning the water supply.
As you examine collective identity in this unit, think about its many applications in public administration and
what collective identity means for you as a public servant.
OBJECTIVES
To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to:
1. Examine the role of collective identity in multiculturalism.
2. Analyze barriers that may be rooted in differences and conflict between cultural and community values.
Unit 7 Collective Identity
3. Discuss and analyze the relationships that exist between public participation, collective identity, and
multiculturalism.
4. Identify public administration strategies that encourage the positive application of multiculturalism and
collective identity.
5. Correlate the ways in which public trust is established with common public values and collective identity.
6. Demonstrate effective academic writing.
[u07s1] Unit 7 Study 1
STUDIES
Readings
Use the Griswold text, Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, to complete the following:
• Read “Identities, Problems, and Movements,” pages 99–117.
Research
Complete the following research in preparation for this unit’s discussions:
• Use the Resource library, the Internet, and other resources available to you to locate at least three
resources (these do not need to be peer reviewed, but should be credible) that address issues of
collective identity and, if possible, how it is formed. You will use this information in the Collective
Identity discussion later in this unit.
[u07a1] Unit 7 Assignment 1
GLOBAL ISSUE – THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK (PHASE 2)
Resources
Global Issue – Theoretical Framework (Phase 2) Scoring Guide.
Global Issue Resources | Transcript.
In this phase of your Global Issue Analysis project, you will establish the theoretical framework that you
will use to address the issue you selected in phase one.
You will begin by revising the work you previously submitted for your Global Issue – Selection (Phase I)
assignment, based on the feedback you received from your instructor and other advances in your
understanding since phase one was submitted. This will be included at the beginning of the paper you will
submit for this assignment.
Next, you will detail a review of the literature relevant to the issue you selected to make sure you have
considered as many facets of the issue as possible. Your list of sources will include those you previously cited
in phase one, but should be considerably augmented. Include added material located through Global Issue
Resources (AGOA, U.S. State Department, GAO, and United Nations), and course readings or media
presentations if relevant. In addition, you should now include significant additions of readings from the
Resource library or other peer-reviewed sources online or in print. Critically analyze this material to support
your conception of the issue you are writing on.
At this point, you will identify and explain theories of culture, citizen engagement, and participation that are
relevant to your issue and how they apply to it.
Finally, you will explain the key outcomes or findings that result as you apply the foregoing theories to your
issue.
This is considered Phase 2 in the development of your Global Issue Analysis project. For this assignment, use
the following organizational arrangement and structure:
1. Introduction.
2. Background.
3. Rationale for selection.
4. Review of relevant literature.
5. Theoretical framework applied to your topic.
6. Key outcomes and findings from the application of theoretical framework to your global issue.
7. References.
The paper should also meet the following requirements:
• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall
message.
• APA formatting: Reference citations are formatted according to APA (sixth edition) style.
• Number of resources: Minimum of eight peer-reviewed resources and other sources as appropriate.
• Length of paper: 5–8 typed, double-spaced pages, plus a list of references.
• Font and font size: Times, 12 point.
