POL  101  –  Political  Science  Portfolio  Project       Portfolio  Project:  Country  Selection  &  The  Political  Environment   By  now  you  should  have  decided  on  a  country  for  your  Portfolio  Project.  Indicate   your  choice  in  the  Discussion  forum  called  “Country  Reports”.  As  you  read  the   material  in  this  week’s  module,  can  you  identify  any  philosophers  who  might  have   influenced  the  political  environment  in  your  country?  Include  this  information  in   your  Portfolio  Project.         The  underdeveloped  country  that  i  have  chosen  for  my  portfolio  project  is   Cambodia.       I  have  always  wanted  to  go  to  Cambodia  however  I  know  very  little  about   it.    Recently  I  came  across  this  documentary  that  covers  the  bombing  of  Cambodia   during  the  Vietnam  War  by  President  Nixon  and  Mr.  Kissinger.   http://vimeo.com/17634265   Cambodia  has  a  list  of  troubling  issues  such  as  human  rights,  prostitution,  child   prostitution,  human  trafficking,  corupt  government,  and  illegal  stripping  of  the   countries  natural  resources.    I  will  be  covering  these  issues  and  many  more  in  my   report.   http://vimeo.com/properniceinnit/cambodia   http://vimeo.com/thepinkroom/trailer   http://youtu.be/Ko7pggrFq4U       Portfolio  Project:  Supporting  Media   In  Week  2,  you  decided  on  a  country  for  your  Portfolio  Project.  Now,  in  Week  3,  find   a  film  or  URL  of  a  website  about  your  country  which  you  will  review  in  Week  4.   Paste  the  URL  or  film  title  in  the  Week  3  Discussion  forum  called  Supporting   Media.  As  you  read  the  material  in  this  week’s  module,  can  you  identify  any   philosophers  who  might  have  influenced  the  political  environment  in  your  country?   Include  this  information  in  your  Portfolio  Project.         The  official  tourism  site  of  Cambodia  is  found  at:   http://www.tourismcambodia.com   I  will  be  using  this  site  and  others  as  my  source  of  information  for  my  project.   chris Callout Entire Portfolio Project is Due 26 March 2014. chris Text Box RED = MY RESPONSES TO INSTRUCTOR By  now  you  should  be  examining  the  type  of  political  system  in  operation  in  your   selected  country.  As  part  of  your .

1. POL
101
–
Political
Science
Portfolio
Project
Portfolio
Project:
Country
Selection
&
The
Political
Environment
By
now
you
should
have
decided
on
a
country
for
your

2. Portfolio
Project.
Indicate
your
choice
in
the
Discussion
forum
called
“Country
Reports”.
As
you
read
the
material
in
this
week’s
module,
can
you
identify
any
philosophers
who
might
have
influenced
the
political
environment

3. in
your
country?
Include
this
information
in
your
Portfolio
Project.
The
underdeveloped
country
that
i
have
chosen
for
my
portfolio
project
is
Cambodia.
I

4. have
always
wanted
to
go
to
Cambodia
however
I
know
very
little
about
it.
Recently
I
came
across
this
documentary
that
covers
the
bombing
of
Cambodia
during
the
Vietnam
War
by
President
Nixon

5. and
Mr.
Kissinger.
http://vimeo.com/17634265
Cambodia
has
a
list
of
troubling
issues
such
as
human
rights,
prostitution,
child
prostitution,
human
trafficking,
corupt
government,
and
illegal
stripping
of
the
countries
natural
resources.

6. I
will
be
covering
these
issues
and
many
more
in
my
report.
http://vimeo.com/properniceinnit/cambodia
http://vimeo.com/thepinkroom/trailer
http://youtu.be/Ko7pggrFq4U
Portfolio
Project:
Supporting
Media
In
Week
2,

7. you
decided
on
a
country
for
your
Portfolio
Project.
Now,
in
Week
3,
find
a
film
or
URL
of
a
website
about
your
country
which
you
will
review
in
Week
4.
Paste
the
URL

8. or
film
title
in
the
Week
3
Discussion
forum
called
Supporting
Media.
As
you
read
the
material
in
this
week’s
module,
can
you
identify
any
philosophers
who
might
have
influenced
the
political
environment
in

9. your
country?
Include
this
information
in
your
Portfolio
Project.
The
official
tourism
site
of
Cambodia
is
found
at:
http://www.tourismcambodia.com
I
will
be
using
this
site

10. and
others
as
my
source
of
information
for
my
project.
chris
Callout
Entire Portfolio Project is Due
26 March 2014.
chris
Text Box
RED = MY RESPONSES TO INSTRUCTOR
By
now
you
should
be
examining
the
type
of
political
system
in
operation

11. in
your
selected
country.
As
part
of
your
country’s
political
history,
be
sure
to
note
if
your
country
has
been
dominated
by
a
colonial
power
or
another
country
in
the
last
century.
Your

12. Portfolio
Project
should
also
include
detailed
information
about
the
current
political
environment;
is
your
country
governed
by
democratically
elected
officials,
or
is
it
under
authoritarian
or
military
rule?
By
now
you

13. should
have
a
pretty
good
idea
of
the
structure
and
effectiveness
of
the
government
in
your
country,
as
well
as
the
party
system
and
influence
of
interest
groups
and
citizen
organizations.
Consider
the
structure

14. of
governmental
institutions,
the
political
actors,
and
voting
behavior
(if
applicable).
Include
this
information
in
your
Portfolio
Project
paper.
This
week
you
should
focus
on
your
country’s
foreign
policy
objectives
and

15. challenges.
Is
your
country
in
conflict
with
its
neighbors
or
other
countries?
Is
it
aligned
with
other
countries
in
regional
or
international
treaties?
How
are
its
relations
with
the
major
global
powers:
the

16. United
States,
Europe,
and
China?
Does
it
contribute
to,
or
detract
from,
regional
peace?
This
week,
pay
special
attention
to
the
human
rights
issues,
especially
the
Human
Development
Index

17. Rankings
and
Freedom
House
scores.
Portfolio
Project
Instructions
Sustainably
Report
Imagine
that
you
are
an
executive
with
a
multinational

18. corporation
that
wants
to
open
a
manufacturing
facility
in
an
underdeveloped
country.
You
have
been
assigned
the
responsibility
of
preparing
a
report
on
the
suitability
of
a
particular
country
for
investment.
Your
company

19. is
concerned
with
the
investment
climate
in
this
country
but
is
equally
interested
in
the
political
stability,
social
and
cultural
environment
since
it
will
be
making
a
substantial
financial
commitment.
Your

20. chris
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corporation
views
this
as
not
only
an
opportunity
to
make
a
profit,
but
also
as
a
humanitarian
effort

21. to
help
improve
the
standard
of
living
in
a
lesser
developed
country.

24. For
your
Portfolio
Project,
select
a
country
in
Africa,
Asia
or
South
America
and
study
that
country
in
depth,
applying
concepts
covered
throughout
the
course.
Also,
select
a
film
(possibly
a
documentary

25. or
YouTube
video)
or
identify
a
website
that
provides
at
least
three
different
pages
about
your
country.
You
will
review
this
video
or
text
for
the
Week
4
Critical
Thinking
Assignment.
Prepare

26. a
detailed
report
for
your
Board
of
Directors
that
includes
the
following
information:
General
information:
• Population
of
the
country
(see
1
below
for
more
information)
• Important
ethnic
or
racial
groups

27. and
divisions
• Per
capita
gross
domestic
product
(see
2
below
for
more
information)
• UN
Human
Development
Index
rankings
(see
2
below
for
more
information)
• Freedom
House
scores
for
political
rights
and

28. civil
liberties
(see
3
below
for
more
information)
• The
economic
position
of
your
country
compared
to
other
countries
(wealthy,
poor,
middle
income)
Classification
and
structure
of
government
• Liberal

29. democracy,
illiberal
democracy,
authoritarian
regime?
• Philosophers
or
thinkers
who
have
influenced
the
political
history
and
development
of
the
system
of
government
• Presidential,
parliamentary
or
other
system?
• Who
is
the
head
of

30. government?
• Electoral
system:
how
are
legislators
selected?
How
is
the
executive
elected
or
chosen?
How
is
the
bureaucracy
staffed?
• What
is
the
highest
level
of
the
judiciary?
Does
judicial
review

31. exist?
• Is
your
country
a
federal
or
unitary
system?
How
are
policies
administered
in
your
country?
• Is
there
a
written
constitution?
How
old
is
it?
Is
it
considered
to

32. be
effective?
Does
it
have
the
support
of
the
people?
• How
much
control
does
government
exercise
of
the
economy?
Competition,
stability
and
civil
society
• Number
and
strength
of

33. political
parties
• Major
conflicts
between
parties
(liberal,
conservative,
left-­‐right,
ethnicity,
etc.)
• Voting
behavior
–
if
your
country
is
a
democracy,
what
is
the
turnout
for
elections?
Is
voting
compulsory?
(See

34. 4
below
for
more
information)
• What
are
the
results
of
the
most
recent
election?
When
is
the
next
national
election?
• Are
there
any
recent
political
changes?
• Major

35. social
movements?
Economic
environment
• Suitability
of
the
country
for
foreign
investment
• Government
policy
toward
foreign
investment
• Challenges
and
potential
obstacles
• Advantages
to
foreign
investment
in
this
country
Other
questions

36. • Most
important
political,
economic,
environmental
and
human
rights
issues
facing
your
country
• Is
your
country
in
conflict
with
its
neighbors
or
other
countries?
• What
are
its
relations
with
major
global

37. powers
–
the
US,
Europe,
China,
etc.?
Use
these
links
and
related
links
presented
in
the
modules
to
find
the
information
for
your
country:
• Data
can
be
accessed
through
the
World
Bank

38. website:
http://www.worldbank.org/
• Data
can
be
found
on
the
website
of
the
UN
Human
Development
Report:
http://hdr.undp.org/en/2013-­‐report
• Data
on
political
freedom
available
at:
Freedom
House.
There
is
an
interactive

39. map
on
the
home
page;
you
can
find
information
about
your
country
using
this
map.
• Data
on
turnout
available
on
the
website
of
the
Institute
for
Democracy
and
Electoral
Assistance:
http://www.idea.int/index.cfm.

40. On
the
Publication
and
resources
tab,
click
Databases
and
networks.
Then
select
the
Voter
turnout
link
under
the
Data
and
Statistics
list,
and
click
Voter
Turnout.
Using
the
interactive
map,
input
your

41. country
name
to
determine
the
voter
turnout
for
your
country.
Discuss
and
cite
at
least
10
credible
sources
other
than
required
course
readings.
Provide
a
References
page
of
the

42. sources
you
used
to
prepare
your
report.
A
Reference
page
should
list
the
sources
cited
within
the
paper.
Your
paper
should
be
8-­‐10
pages
in
length,
well
written,
and
formatted
per
APA
guidelines.