Posted: March 4th, 2014
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Critical review of an article
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Write your opinion about the article – evaluate the statements in the article and support your arguments with empirics- data, statistics, other articles, books, etc.
You do not need to summarise the text and you do not need to evaluate all the aspects of the quality of the text, such as significance of the article, methodology used, writing style or structure. Evaluate only the arguments – ask yourself the following questions:
• What claims are made?
• Is the argument consistent?
• What kinds of evidence does the text rely on?
• How valid and reliable is the evidence?
• How effective is the evidence in supporting the argument?
• What conclusions are drawn?
• Are these conclusions justified?
• Has the author overlooked anything?
What is meant by critical?
Writing the critical review requires you to read the selected text in detail and to also read other related texts so that you can present a fair and reasonable evaluation of the selected text. At university, to be critical does not mean to criticise in a negative manner. Rather it requires you to question the information and opinions in a text and present your evaluation or judgement of the text. To do this well, you should attempt to understand the topic from different perspectives (i.e. read related texts) and in relation to the theories, approaches and frameworks in your course.
Structure of a Critical Review
Introduction
The length of an introduction should be one paragraph. Include a few opening sentences that briefly explain the topic of the text. Present the aim of the text and summarise the main finding or key argument. Conclude the introduction with a brief statement of your evaluation of the text. This can be a positive or negative evaluation or, as is usually the case, a mixed response.
Critique
The critique should be a balanced discussion and evaluation of the strengths, weakness and validity of the text. Illustrate your points with examples, include other sources to support your evaluation (remember to reference). Â Avoid a point-by-point listing of themes and use a more integrated approach.
You can choose how to sequence your critique. Here are some examples to get you started:
Conclusion
This is usually a very short paragraph.
References
Include a list of references at the end of the review.
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Reading List and Key Text
There is no one core textbook.
Each seminar topic will have a different reading (journal articles will be posted on the Studynet/Tutorials):
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Introduction to globalisation: Giffin, K. (2003) Economic globalisation and institutions of global governance, Development and Change, 34 (5), pp. 789-807.
Economic liberalization: Stiglitz, J (2008),Is there a Postâ€Washington Consensus Consensus? In The Washington Consensus Reconsidered: Towards a New Global Governance, pp. 41-56.
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Global governance: Khan, M S and S. Sharma (2003) “IMF Conditionality and Country Ownership of Adjustment Programs†The World Bank Research Observer, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 227-248
Multinational Corporations: Goldstein, A (2013) Big Business in the BRICs in The Handbook of Global Companies, pp.53-74
Trade in services: Chandra, R (2002), Gats and its implication for developing countries: Key Issues and concerns, United Nations, DESA Discussion Paper No. 25.
Labour migration: Woolfson, Ch. (2009) Labour Migration, Neoliberalism and Ethno-politics in the New Europe: The Latvian Case, Antipode, Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 958-982.
Poverty and inequality: Milanovic, B. (2010) Unequal Nations in The Have and Have-Nots, pp.95-146.
Following books are highly recommended:
Dicken, P. (2007), Global Shift. Sage: London (e-book available via voyager)
Hirst, P and Thompson, G. (1999). Globalisation in Question, Polity Press: London
Mitchie, J (ed) (2011). The Handbook of Globalisation, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham (e-book available via voyager)
(adapted from http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/critical_review.pdf, http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~genzuk/Reviews_Journal_Articles.pdf)
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