Japan

Have you made a significant comment on another student's blog post? We're moving from Europe to Asia for Wednesday's class. Please be sure that you are familiar with the key terms and can answer the review questions at the end of the chapter. Your next blog post is due before class on Wednesday. Here are a links to Japanese news sources that you might find helpful: Japan Today, Japan Times, and The Japan News.

I hope you all have an excellent long weekend!

Country Report Outline Due Wednesday

Your outlines are due on Wednesday, February 12th. If you didn't choose a country in class on Monday, please email me ASAP. Your report outline should include the five sections of a textbook chapter: 

1. Impact of the Past
2. Key Institutions
3. Political Culture
4. Patterns of Interaction
5. What They Quarrel About

And each section should have some data you have found about your country of choice. Check your atlas for ideas about where to find data. Check with each other for good ideas.

Deutschland über alles

Have you made a significant comment on another student's blog post (due Friday)? We're moving from France just next-door to Germany for Monday's class. Please be sure that you are familiar with the key terms and can answer the review questions at the end of the chapter. Your next blog post is due before class on Monday. Can you find something interesting in the news about German politics? Click here for the tune.