Title: Gun violence: Donald Trump and in the increase of gun violence towards African-Americans
Question: How has the rise of Donald Trump contributed to the increase in gun violence towards African-American’s in America during 2015-2019?
Abstract
This research proposal aims to offer a new contribution to the ‘Trump Effect’ hypothesis by illustrating the influence- DEFINE HOW THIS WILL BE MEASURED of the American President’s identity and political affiliation as a determinant of perpetrators engaging in racially motivated gun violence in America. Race Relations and Identity Politics will be used as theoretical frameworks to explore the underlying reasons for the surge in racially motivated hate crimes in the form of gun violence during the invisible primaries in 2015, focusing on when Trump declared his bid for presidency.
To uncover the trend between gun violence towards African- Americans and the Trump presidency, this research project will use mixed methods, including an analysis of sources including press interviews with gun violence perpetrators interviews of trump, bureau of justice and federal department statistics to empirically evaluate IDENTIFY MORE WAYS THAT THE DISSERTATION QUESTION CAN BE MEASURED the causes for the increase in racially motivated hate crimes in America. Moreover, coding will then be used to thematically analyse the findings. There will also be a discussion of the difficulties encountered within this study, such as time constraints and an inability to gather primary data from American perpetrators of gun violence to enrich the study to uncover their primary motives which would have advanced the study
Acknowledgments
With many thanks to my adviser, __ for her support and encouragement during this study, without this, the research would not have been possible.
Introduction
MENTION IN THE INTRODUCTION WHAT THE DISSERTATION PROPOSAL WILL FOCUS ON AND EXPLAIN WHY THIS SUBJECT AND QUESTION HAS BEEN CHOSEN. EXPLAIN WHAT IS THE RELEVANCY AND IMPORTANCE OF THE ESSAY QUESTION?
CRITICALLY EXPLAIN WHAT IS THE THESIS OF THE ESSAY IS;
HOW WILL THE RESEARCH QUESTION BE ANSWERED?
DEFINE GUN VIOLENCE AND CRITICALLY EXPLAIN WHOSE DEFINITION OF GUN VIOLENCE WILL BE USED TO ANSWER THE RESEARCH QUESTION AND WHY?
CRITICALLY EXPLAIN WHY THE QUESTION FOCUSED ON THE VARIABLES OF GUN VIOLENCE AND THE SPECIFIC FOCUS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
CRITICALLY EXPLAIN THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY HAS INCREASED RACIALLY MOTIVATED GUN VIOLENCE TOWARDS AFRICAN AMERICANS IN DUE TO A RACIALLY BIAS RHETORIC LARGELY THROUGH HARD RIGHT-WING IMMIGRATION POLICIES, THUS CAUSING DIVISIONS AMONGST THE NATION THROUGH DIVISIVE POLITICAL TACTICS- CITE AND ELABORATE FURTHER
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Question: What is the author’s central question or subject of inquiry? Why does the author argues this question is important?
Argument: What are the author’s key claims? How does it differ from others? What assumptions underlie the argument? WHAT REASONS DO THEY GIVE TO SUPPORT THEIR POINT
Method: What methods/EVIDENCE are used to demonstrate the argument? Are there any shortcomings or flaws with respect to the methods used?
Findings: What did they find out? WHAT CONCLUSIONS DO THEY MAKE?
INCLUDE A SECTION FOCUSING ON GUN VIOLENCE TOWARDS AFRICAN AMERICANS RELATING TO the Trump Effect AND STRAIN THEORY AND CRITICALLY EVALUATE
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Question: What is the author’s central question or subject of inquiry? Why does the author argues this question is important?
Argument: What are the author’s key claims? How does it differ from others? What assumptions underlie the argument? WHAT REASONS DO THEY GIVE TO SUPPORT THEIR POINT? DO THE REASONS SUPPORT THE POINT? IS THE LINE OF REASONING LOGICAL?
Method: What methods/EVIDENCE are used to demonstrate the argument? DOES THE EVIDENCE/RESEARCH SUPPORT THE REASONING? IS THE EVIDENCE/RESEARCH GOOD QUALITY/ Are there any shortcomings or flaws with respect to the methods used?
Findings: What did they find out? WHAT CONCLUSIONS DO THEY MAKE? DOES THE CONCLUSIONS MAKE SENSE, BASED ON THE REASONS? DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? ARE THERE OTHER PERSPECTIVES?
INCLUDE A SECTION FOCUSING ON IDENTITY POLITICS INFLUENCING GUN VIOLENCE TOWARDS AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE AFFECT OF TRUMP ON GUN VIOLENCE- DISCUSS WHETHER TRUMP SUPPORTERS ARE THE PERPETRATORS- CRITICALLY EVALUATE
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Question: What is the author’s central question or subject of inquiry? Why does the author argues this question is important?
Argument: What are the author’s key claims? How does it differ from others? What assumptions underlie the argument? WHAT REASONS DO THEY GIVE TO SUPPORT THEIR POINT? DO THE REASONS SUPPORT THE POINT? IS THE LINE OF REASONING LOGICAL?
Method: What methods/EVIDENCE are used to demonstrate the argument? DOES THE EVIDENCE/RESEARCH SUPPORT THE REASONING? IS THE EVIDENCE/RESEARCH GOOD QUALITY/ Are there any shortcomings or flaws with respect to the methods used?
Findings: What did they find out? WHAT CONCLUSIONS DO THEY MAKE? DOES THE CONCLUSIONS MAKE SENSE, BASED ON THE REASONS? DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? ARE THERE OTHER PERSPECTIVES?
INCLUDE A SECTION FOCUSING ON IDENTITY POLITICS AND THE AFFECT OF TRUMP INFLUENCING GUN VIOLENCE ON AFRICAN AMERICANS- CRITICALLY EVALUATE
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WITHIN THIS SECTION USING ACADEMIC SCHOLARS.
Question: What is the author’s central question or subject of inquiry? Why does the author argues this question is important?
Argument: What are the author’s key claims? How does it differ from others? What assumptions underlie the argument? WHAT REASONS DO THEY GIVE TO SUPPORT THEIR POINT? DO THE REASONS SUPPORT THE POINT? IS THE LINE OF REASONING LOGICAL?
Method: What methods/EVIDENCE are used to demonstrate the argument? DOES THE EVIDENCE/RESEARCH SUPPORT THE REASONING? IS THE EVIDENCE/RESEARCH GOOD QUALITY/ Are there any shortcomings or flaws with respect to the methods used?
Findings: What did they find out? WHAT CONCLUSIONS DO THEY MAKE? DOES THE CONCLUSIONS MAKE SENSE, BASED ON THE REASONS? DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? ARE THERE OTHER PERSPECTIVES?
INCLUDE A SECTION CONTESTING THE DISSERTATION QUESTION, EXPLAINING THAT GUN VIOLENCE IS NOT JUST SUBJECT TO AFRICAN AMERICANS AS ALL ETHNICITY HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, THEREFORE IT IS A RESULT F UNIQUE REASONS SUBJECT TO EVERY PERPETRATOR AND CANNOT BE BLAMED ON TRUMP- CRITICALLY EVALUATE THIS.
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Question: What is the author’s central question or subject of inquiry? Why does the author argues this question is important?
Argument: What are the author’s key claims? How does it differ from others? What assumptions underlie the argument? WHAT REASONS DO THEY GIVE TO SUPPORT THEIR POINT? DO THE REASONS SUPPORT THE POINT? IS THE LINE OF REASONING LOGICAL?
Method: What methods/EVIDENCE are used to demonstrate the argument? DOES THE EVIDENCE/RESEARCH SUPPORT THE REASONING? IS THE EVIDENCE/RESEARCH GOOD QUALITY/ Are there any shortcomings or flaws with respect to the methods used?
Findings: What did they find out? WHAT CONCLUSIONS DO THEY MAKE? DOES THE CONCLUSIONS MAKE SENSE, BASED ON THE REASONS? DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? ARE THERE OTHER PERSPECTIVES?
INCLUDE A SECTION CONTESTING THE DISSERTATION QUESTION, EXPLAINING THAT GUN VIOLENCE TOWARDS AFRICAN AMERICANS IS BECAUSE OF DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES AND A CULTURE OF VIOLENCE AND GUN VIOLENCE AND NOT INFLUENCED BY TRUMP- CRITICALLY EVALUATE THIS.
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Question: What is the author’s central question or subject of inquiry? Why does the author argues this question is important?
Argument: What are the author’s key claims? How does it differ from others? What assumptions underlie the argument? WHAT REASONS DO THEY GIVE TO SUPPORT THEIR POINT? DO THE REASONS SUPPORT THE POINT? IS THE LINE OF REASONING LOGICAL?
Method: What methods/EVIDENCE are used to demonstrate the argument? DOES THE EVIDENCE/RESEARCH SUPPORT THE REASONING? IS THE EVIDENCE/RESEARCH GOOD QUALITY/ Are there any shortcomings or flaws with respect to the methods used?
Findings: What did they find out? WHAT CONCLUSIONS DO THEY MAKE? DOES THE CONCLUSIONS MAKE SENSE, BASED ON THE REASONS? DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? ARE THERE OTHER PERSPECTIVES?
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