| 1 | Introduction: Paradigms and social science | |
| 2 | Theories of the liberal state and politics | |
| 3 | Neo-classical theories of the economy | |
| 4 | Liberal and neo-classical approaches | |
| 5 | Marxist politics | |
| 6 | Marxist economics and value theory | Paper topic 1 distributed |
| 7 | Keynes on crisis and capitalism | |
| 8 | Corporatist and organicist models | Paper 1 due |
| 9 | Sociological theories of capitalism I | |
| 10 | Sociological theories of capitalism II | Paper topic 2 distributed |
| 11 | Sociological theories of capitalism III | |
| Analyzing Groups in Society: New Paradigms? |
| 12 | Institutionalism | |
| 13 | Institutionalism and varieties of capitalism | Paper 2 due |