'The past generation has seen dramatic shifts in the study of comparative public policy, and the next generation will see even more. Thirty years ago, it was rare to see multi-country studies of particular public policies and theoretically driven comparisons of institutions of the welfare state were limited. Today, younger scholars are discouraged from looking at only one country, once the dominant research strategy. What are the promises and pitfalls of large international networks of research collaboration in the field of public policy? By reviewing the growth and development of the Comparative Agendas Project, in which I have been involved since its inception, I hope to explain the potential for large scale international collaboration as a viable, valuable, research strategy for the future.'