You can use either the Chicago style or Harvard style of referencing, and you must provide a bibliography at the end of the assignment listing the sources you have used for all three reflections.
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Reflection topics:
Please respond to one question from section 1, 2 and 3, and write the question you are responding to at the top of your reflection.
Section 1: Sources, methods and fundamental debates
‘History’ and ‘the past’ are not the same thing: what factors shape the accounts that historians produce of the past?
Should we trust historians’ accounts of the past? Why or why not?
Does digital technology require historians to radically transform their approach to the study of history? Why or why not?
Is political science truly a ‘science’? Why or why not?
What are some key differences between the study of history and political science?
How can political science methods help us understand the study of the past?
How can history methods help political scientists and/or scholars of international relations understand politics?
What are some of the problems we might face in reconciling the approaches of political science and history?
Is it always a good thing for history and historical information to be more accessible to the public? Why or why not?
Who should produce history? Why?
How does history shape the actions of contemporary policy makers, governments or institutions?
Should institutions or governments seek to make reparations or amends for injustices in the past? Why or why not?
