How do states generate forms of political order? And what do we know about the rules and institutions that determine how power is exercised within states? This course surveys political science research on the origins of the modern state; the determinants of cross-regional variation in state capacity; and the political logic underlying various types of regimes.
3-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit
How do states generate forms of political order? And what do we know about the rules and institutions that determine how power is exercised within states? This course surveys political science research on the origins of the modern state; the determinants of cross-regional variation in state capacity; and the political logic underlying various types of regimes.
Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.