This is a 3,000 word journal article review.
Please send the plan for the review before you start writing.
Write an article review on the following article:
. CANESTRI, D. (2014). The 2012 Italian Anti-corruption Law in Light of International Best Practices. 21(3) Journal of Financial Crime, pp.264-309.
Check out the Bibliography and/or Sources Used (Is the Research Up to Date, Appropriate, Wide Enough?)
Work out the Structure of the Article by Identifying the Sequence of Topics. Does the Argument Hang Together? Is the Balance of Material Appropriate?
Read Around the Subject: Look for its Place in Current debates:
What are the Main Themes? Is the Author Disagreeing with Someone? If So Read Them too and get on Top of the Academic Area.
Search for Your Author (Lexis, WoS etc: Library Catalogues)
Look for Authors Used and Footnotes
Follow Your Own Leads and Ideas.
Detective Work on Author and Circumstances of the Writing
Be Sure you Fully Understand the Argument.
Is it Balanced? Is there Irrelevancy? Excessive Detail? Not Enough?
How Well Supported is the Argument
Locate Topics Under Headings:
See How They fit Together in Your Own Structure for the AR.
You are the Critical Teacher/Examiner.
Plan Your Structure:
Intro- Something Striking: Quotations from Other Authors about Yours? Check Other Reviews in Quality Journals
Body: Follow Shape of your Own Argument Rather than that of the Article.
Group Critiques: Argue Both Sides.
Defuse Disagreement First.
Strong Conclusion
Citation:
Put the Target Source in the Bibliography
Cite it Like any Other Source
Use Enough Citations from Other Texts Too
Below some guidance on how to write article reviews:
Australian National University: “Writing a Journal Article Review
