| 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 | |
