ESSAY WRITING

I. Explain the sovereign (surrender) paradox by describing the paradox; explaining the 

institutional capacity of territorial rulers to meet demands for change, and explaining the 

rulers' benefits packages (Sources: lectures and Ertman). 

 

II. Explain the causes of changing demand in Europe; the specific incremental change 

demanded and how rulers responded (Sources: lectures and Ertman). 

 

III. Explain the origins of the ‘monopoly state’ in terms of the ruler’s provision of public 

goods, private goods, and joint products (Sources: lectures and Ertman). 

 

IV. Compare and contrast the institutional capacity of territorial rulers and two other 

institutional "competitors" (Sources: lectures and Ertman). 

 

V. Compare and contrast the rules of coercion and bargaining in explaining the surrender 

paradox (Sources: lectures and Ertman).