Your final paper is 15 pages double-spaced (excluding the executive summary, footnotes and references) with a 10 or 12 point font. There is no set organizational format for the paper but your work should include, at a minimum, the following: • Executive summary (1 page) • Background/Introduction • Statement and analysis of the issue / case (including your analysis of the sources of the problem, stakeholders, etc…) • Position (a clear statement of what your position on the issue) • Support for your position along with anticipated obstacles, stakeholders, and facilitating factors (designed to persuade the reader to your thesis and drawn from evidence and the literature) • Conclusion and future direction • References