Courses

Covers the issues and techniques central to designing and researching a good dissertation, whether quantitative or qualitative, including principles of research design, case selection, comparison, measurement, and causal relations, with many practical examples. Open to all...

How are democracies created and why do they collapse? What causes revolution? What were the consequences of the industrial revolution? What roles do ideas, institutions and interests play in processes of political change? This course examines the long-term historical...

Explores economic and social inequality in the affluent democracies. How do institutional arrangements differ across varieties of capitalism and welfare states? How do new economic developments affect politics and the dynamics of redistribution? How is institutional change...

What drives the social and economic policies of the developed democracies? Is the current wave of populism a revolt against globalization? This course explores changes in the growth strategies pursued by the OECD countries since 1945 and the developments in electoral and...