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Literature Review – Louis
This is a conflict resolution class.
The assigned reading for this module’s literature review is:
Louis, W.R. (2009), Collective Action—and Then What?Links to an external site. Journal of Social Issues, 65: 727-748.
For readability and coherence, please include the following:
Heading Information. Your name, and author/title of piece being reviewed; include your name on subsequent pages.
Introduction. Orient your reader and guide them through your essay. Answer the questions ‘what are you critiquing?’ and ‘what is the thesis of your review?’
Key Points. Identify the author’s major points relevant to the focus of your critique. Provide sufficient detail as context for the points of your critique.
Critique. From the perspective of conflict and conflict resolution, identify one or more strengths and/or weaknesses of the work that have implications for how conflict is understood, impacts viable points for intervention and/or intervention strategies. For example, for this review,
What are the strengths and weaknesses of Louis’s article for conflict resolution scholar’s and practitioners working toward social change?
Two questions. Identify two questions that stem from your reading and analysis. These can be questions left unanswered by the author, next steps for research/analysis, or questions you might want pursue as a guiding trajectory for your own learning. While these questions are not typically included in a literature review, they are included to extend your thinking. They should follow from your key points and critique.
Tips for writing
As you prepare your response, please
Use the titles of the above prompts as the titles/headings for each section of your review. This structure will help you in organizing your analysis and writing.
Please include a title or header pointing to the title of the reading you are reviewing.
Incorporate how the course materials support your observations and thinking; include APA formatted citations and references as appropriate.
Generally, there are a variety of questions that may be relevant to a particular reading or resource you are evaluating. The following questions are offered to help in your thinking but are not comprehensive and some questions may not be relevant for a particular resource. All questions do not need to be addressed in any one critique but are offered to aid your inquiry process.
Who is the intended audience? What is the purpose of the work?
What was the research question of the study you are reviewing or the resources thesis? What were the authors trying to share or discover?
What is the relevance of the resource? Why is it significant?
Does the resource go into depth? Is it current? What doesn’t it consider?
What were the research methodologies? Analyze its literature review, the samples and variables used, the results, and the conclusions.
Does the research seem to be complete? Could it have been conducted more soundly? What further questions does it raise?
Was the research funded by a source that could influence the findings?
How are the authors viewed in the field? Has this study been cited by other authors? If so, how has it been analyzed?
How are the references are situated within the conflict resolution field?
If there are conflicting studies, why do you think that is?
Length and Paper Format
Submissions should be a maximum of 600 words. Please format as follows:
Spacing: 1.15 if supported by your word processor. Single spacing if not.
Font: Times New Roman, Size 12
Upload format: Word or Pages
In-text citations and references: Use APA formatting