This Essay is designed to give you the space to introduce what your need is, to argue for its significance, and to demonstrate what good it will bring to the public interest should it be met.

As this is an argumentative essay, it’s very important that you persuade your reader about the realism of your need and that your policy proposal to fix it is realistic (achievable) too. They should be convinced, after reading your essay, that the direction you propose is definitely the best way to go.

The format as follows:

1. Title
2. Abstract (a maximum 150 words distillation of what your argument is, how it unfolds, and what your key finding is)
3. Keywords (4-6 keywords from your essay)
4. Introduction (e.g. a hook, what your essay is about, why it matters, how your argument unfolds, and why it’s unfolding that way)
5. Body (e.g. describe your need, convince your reader that it’s in the public interest for it to be met, provide your reader with a realistic policy that will meet your need)
6. Conclusion (do not restate your introduction, rather, e.g. write a few paragraphs that tie- together what you’ve addressed in your essay and end on a strong note).
7. References (minimum 30 from peer-reviewed outlets)