The comparative study of welfare state politics and policy, with special emphasis on medical care and pension issues in North America and Western Europe
Elected 2009
International Relations and International Political Economy; historiography of; sociological theory of; global economy and international system, 1492-present; West/non-West relations in long-run perspective
Communist Politics, Political Leadership, End of the Cold War, Transitions from Authoritarian Rule
The history, theory and practice of international relations'
