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Margaret Thatcher is the longest-serving (1979–1990) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century, and the only woman ever to have held the post. (This image is in the public domain. Source: The White House.)
Prof. Kathleen Thelen
17.561
Fall 2011
Undergraduate
This course examines the organization of political power and the dynamics of political change in Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. In particular, it focuses on the structure of political power within the state, and on important institutions that form the link between state and society, especially political parties and interest organizations.
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