I. The New Institutions

1			1. In what ways has European integration succeeded? In what ways has it failed? How can you account for these successes and failures?

II. Postindustrial Society

2			1. Does the evidence of the past 30 years support the argument that Europe is suffering from a long-term decline? 2. How have governments attempted to deal with problems accompanying economic growth over the past 30 years?

III. The Politics of Prosperity

3			1. In what ways did Eastern and Western European nations face different sorts of problems during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s? 2. How could there be so many alternations of political power within Western European nations and still so much fundamental political stability?

IV. The End of an Era

4			1. How do you explain the fall of Communism in 1989 and 1990? 2. What has been the significance of this fall of Communism in recent years?

V. Contemporary Culture

5			1. What developments indicate that Europe's culture and intellectual life during the past 30 years have remained creative and productive? 2. How do developments such as postmodernism and poststructuralism offer fundamental criticisms of previous intellectual and cultural trends?