European Politics

Calendar

SESS #	TOPICS	DUE DATES
1	Introduction; Overview of Course
2	Historical Antecedents and Contemporary Varieties of Capitalist Democracies
3	Concepts and Comparisons: Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare Regimes
4	Britain I: Political Institutions
5	Britain II: Politics and Political Economy
6	Britain III: Contemporary Party Dynamics and Brexit	First current events memo (on Britain) due
Between sessions 6 and 7, a 50-minute midterm exam will be administered during recitation time.
7	Germany I: Politics and Political Institutions
8	Germany II: Political Economy
9	Germany III: Contemporary Politics and Party Dynamics	Second current events memo (on Germany) due
10	Scandinavia I: Swedish Social Democracy
11	Scandinavia II: Swedish Politics and Political Economy
12	Scandinavia III: The Danish Variant on the Nordic Model	Third current events memo (on either Sweden or Denmark) due
13	Whither Europe?	Group project due
14	Final Exam