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by iamflimflam1 3y ago
There are 184 references.
- mjburgess 3y agoAn encyclopedia is a place where secondary research on a topic by disinterested professionals is summarised. You could not submit to an academic journal with most of your controversial claims referenced to newspapers. An enclopedia operates at a higher standard of research than academic journal articles -- it should summarise books/etc. about those articles. This article is essentially poor-quality primary research which quotes MPs and newspapers to argue a case about austerity. That's fine for a BA sociology degree -- it's bad for a MSc, it's disqualifying at PhD level, and has zero plac e in an encylcopedia