Formulate a prominent research question or puzzle that is typical for one or more theoretical approaches to the topic of this week. Select the puzzle from two of the articles this week.Theories and state of the artDescribe the key assumptions plus the main strengths and weaknesses of two prominent theoretical approaches to the topic of this week. As these approaches are not described in detail in the course literature, it may help to consult a recent textbook or literature review on the topic (e.g. using Google Books or Google Scholar). Use external resources to clarify these approaches, e.g. by shortly describing a typical example or prominent book.
II Give one example of comparative analysis, one follow-up question and a policy advice (750 words, see below for the details). Comparative analysis1. Give one example of how the comparative method could help to cope with some of the shortcomings of the two approaches (e.g. alternative methods and techniques, improved case selection, newly available data, recent applications that serve as examples of how to do this type of research or perhaps (forgotten) classical examples that may be useful). E.g. you could refer to authors that arrived at different (and more reliable?) results using a different time period, other data, other cases etc.Policy advice2. Give an example of a policy advice may result from this type of research. You may refer to an existing policy advice (and comment on the usefulness of it using half a page) or formulate a short policy advice (of half a page) of your own.Conclusion3. Given the existing theories and state of the art on this topic, what would be an interesting follow-up question to answer in a master thesis? Explain how this question builds on existing knowledge and how it may enhance our knowledge.

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