Thursday 22 October 2009

MT09 - Introduction to Comparative Government - Paul Chaisty

Weeks 6 and 8
Location: Room 1, 2 Church Walk (near St. Antony's)
Assignments: 2 substantial essays

Tutorial 1:
Week 6: “Whilst we now have good explanations to why democracies consolidate, it remains difficult to explain systematically why they become democracies in the first place.” Discuss.

Tuturial 2:
Week 8: Do comparative theories of state capacity provide a sound basis for distinguishing between strong and weak states?