You are an employee of an NGO interested in encouraging state compliance with international norms. Your supervisor has asked you to produce a white paper in which you discuss at least three strategies that IGOs, states and/or other NGOs use for enforcement of international law. Your overall focus should be on the information you have learned and how your NGO should act on that information.
You should apply information that you have obtained from class readings and external resources. You should have at least four credible references.
A white paper usually includes the following elements:
(1) An executive summary:
Provide an overview of the report’s purpose, problem being addressed, research methods, & recommendations. An executive should be able to read this and not be missing anything of major importance from the full paper. Summarize the most important information from each of the sections.
(2) Relevant background information;
Include enough basic information about the challenge your organization is facing.
Make sure to shape your communication style for the audience. Write in a clear, professional manner.
Briefly describe your research methods and the purpose of your report. Your audience may wish to know where you got your info.
(3) A clear discussion of the problem and why it is important
Be specific when defining your organization’s problem
Analyze the problem’s causes
Explain who is affected and what is at stake
(4) Different perspectives related to the problem, and alternative solutions
Separately identify three or four different approaches or ways of understanding your company and its problem (Make sure to use headings and subheadings as bosses don’t like to struggle to find the info)
Define a full range of arguments. Make sure to include ones that are contrary to your final recommendation.
(5) Your recommendations and reasoning
Each recommendation must be not only possible but feasible.
You must provide evidence for your reasoning
(6) Appendices and supplementary material.
(7) A reference list separate from the white paper
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