Global Studies Question

Write two brief summaries and a concluding paragraph for:
– Yang, Shiming. 2022. Growing Apart: China and India at the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. – Select one of the two following readings: Ivanova, 2021, UNEP, the Untold Story. Ch.1: UNEP Introduction; Ch. 2: Deliberate Design and Function; or Batra, G., J. Uitto, and O. Feinstein. 2021. Environmental Evaluation. A Case of the Global Environment Facility.
To repeat! you must write on Yang, but you have a choice for your second summary.

For each of your summaries:
– Capture the key argument you believe the author makes in your own words.
– Highlight one or two facts or examples the author mentions.
Concluding thoughts:
– What is your take-away from reading the two articles? Is there a way you can link them thematically and in their broader findings? (I am not looking for a specific connection, just try to think how the readings may each contribute to the larger question of how international cooperation helps address global environmental problems).

You must be selective and go for big picture: These texts are very different in character and scope and cover considerable ground. Read the texts first, and then decide what to focus on in your summaries.

Structure: your essay will have three parts:
– 2 short summaries,
– 1 final concluding section.
Total length: Your essay in total should be at least 1200 and no more than 1600 words. The three sections do not need to be the same word count, which will depend on the complexity of the reading.

Try to stick to the word count. If you end up above it, edit it down: delete, rephrase, condense, consolidate. Avoid repetition and redundancies.
For reference, this assignment prompt is 450 words long.
Write the total word count in the top right corner of the first page.

Style and format: – Use full bibliographical reference as title for each summary (copy from syllabus). – If you use direct quotes, do so sparingly and reference with page number (Yang 2023, 15). GRADING will be based on:
1) Effort to identify key arguments and synthesizing concluding thoughts.

2) Organization, clarity of writing and grammar! Be concise and precise. 

3) Avoid vague language and repetition. Proof read before turning in.