Section four examines patterns of socioeconomic conflicts and the representation of interests through interest groups, social movements, and political parties. Section 5 explores the variety of democratic institutions in contemporary Europe while the final section examines the development and contemporary crisis of the European welfare state. These are available for purchase at the Book Marq. The research paper will involve an analysis of a specific question about European politics. The paper is due May 4 .
Most readings are in the required books.
The schedule of reading assignments is outlined below. Swedish society and politics are well covered in, among others, Current Sweden . In addition, one might read the better country-specific political science and public affairs journals. For a thorough analysis of the development of democratic institutions in Europe, see Chs. An excellent introduction that supplements the above works is David Wood and Beril Yesilada, The Emerging European Union .