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This graduate course should improve the theoretical knowledge of students on social policy in the present, post-industrial world. The main perspective will be placed on the concept of “welfare state regimes or models” and their practical consequences in different social policy areas, such as employment policy, pensions, family and long-term care policies and redistributive policies. These policies will be analysed in the context of the European Union countries. Attention will also be placed on emerging welfare state regimes in the Central and Eastern Europe. The course will be organised in the form of seminars, where students will actively work on topics covered in the recommended literature.
Poslední úprava: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (26.02.2024)
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This course is designed to help students acquire knowledge about the greatest challenges facing the European welfare states nowadays. After the completion of this course, students should be able to: - know theoretical concept of the welfare state (its history, functions, threats). - know how welfare states in Europe cope with the most recent challenges of the dynamics of (post)industrial society. - understand what the most important social problems and the policy implications in the present European states are. - understand alternative options in social policy, analyze the links between the social, economic and political context, policy solutions, and impacts of the policies.
Poslední úprava: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (30.01.2024)
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Core literature Béland D., Morgan K. J., Obinger H., Pierson Ch. (2022) The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State. (2nd edition) Oxford University Press. Esping-Andersen, G. (1990) The three worlds of welfare capitalism. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Recommended articles available in Moodle for each topic. Other recommended references Bonoli, G. (2013) The origins of active social policy: labour market and childcare policies in a comparative perspective. Oxford: Oxford University Press. str. 11-27 Copeland, P., Daly, M. (2018) The European Semester and EU Social Policy. Journal of common market studies. Wiley S.ubscription Services. 56(5), 1001-1018 Esping-Andersen, G. (1999) Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies. Oxford University Press, pp. 147-169 Esping-Andersen, G. (ed.) (1997) Welfare States in Transition. National Adaptations in Global Economies. Sage. pp. 32-65, 66-87 Kurowska, A. (2018) (De)familialization and (De)genderization – Competing or Complementary Perspectives in Comparative Policy Analysis? Social policy & administration. 52(1), 29-49 Ranci C, Pavolini E. Not all that glitters is gold: Long-term care reforms in the last two decades in Europe. Journal of European Social Policy. 2015;25(3):270-285. Sabato, S., Corti, F. (2018) Chapter 3 'The times they are a-changin'?' The European pillar of social rights from debates to reality check. In book: Social Policy in the European Union: state of the play 2018. (pp.51 - 70). European Trade Union Institute and European Social Observatory Taylor-Gooby, P., Hvinden, B., Mau, S., Leruth, B., Schoyen, M. A., Gyory, A. (2019) Moral economies of the welfare state: A qualitative comparative study.Acta sociologica [online]. London, England: SAGE Publications. 62(2), 119-134. Vanhercke, B., Spasova, S., Fronteddu, B. (2021) Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2020. Facing the pandemic. Brussels: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and European Social Observatory (OSE), 220 p Poslední úprava: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (30.01.2024)
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All students are obliged to:
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Název předmětu/Course title: Social Policy Číslo předmětu v učebním plánu/Course number: JSM519, JSM727 Fakulta sociálních věd Univerzity Karlovy/ Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University Školní rok/Academic year: 2024/2024 Webová stránka předmětu/The web page of the course Moodle: Social Policy (password will be shared during the first lecture) Garantka kursu/Course leader: Mgr. Ing. Olga Angelovská, Ph.D., olga.angelovska@fsv.cuni.cz Vyučující/Lectures: Mgr. Ing. Olga Angelovská, Ph.D., olga.angelovska@fsv.cuni.cz Mgr. Mirna Jusić, M.A., Ph.D. mirna.jusic@fsv.cuni.cz Studijní obory/Study programs: master Veřejná a sociální politika (VSP), master program Public and Social Policy Studies (PSP) Rozsah výuky/Scope of instruction: 0/2 Počet kreditů/Credits available: 8
Characteristic of the course: This graduate course should improve the theoretical knowledge of students on social policy in the present, post-industrial world. The main perspective will be placed on the concept of “welfare state regimes or models” and their practical consequences in different social policy areas, such as employment policy, pensions, family and long-term care policies and redistributive policies. These policies will be analysed in the context of the European Union countries. Attention will also be placed on emerging welfare state regimes in the Central and Eastern Europe. The course will be organised in the form of seminars, where students will actively work on topics covered in the recommended literature.
Main Objectives: This course is designed to help students acquire knowledge about the greatest challenges facing the European welfare states nowadays. After the completion of this course, students should be able to: - know theoretical concept of the welfare state (its history, functions, threats). - know how welfare states in Europe cope with the most recent challenges of the dynamics of (post)industrial society. - understand what the most important social problems and the policy implications in the present European states are. - understand alternative options in social policy, analyze the links between the social, economic and political context, policy solutions, and impacts of the policies.
The schedule of the course: Seminar group 1 - Tuesday 9.30-10.50 Seminar group 2 – Tuesday 11.00-12.20 Students can register either for the first or second seminar group. Conditions of enrollment: The course is compulsory for students of Czech and English Master’s degree programs in Public and Social Policy. Students of other programs, including ERASMUS students, may register and participate in the course.
Study obligations: All students are obliged to:
The attendance of the seminars (10) is compulsory. Tasks – A student is supposed to be prepared for a seminar topic covered by recommended scientific article/articles and answer questions or fulfill the task available in Moodle. Such tasks will be evaluated with up to 4 points. They have to be uploaded to Moodle Sunday, end of the day, the latest. Presentation - Students in groups will present two topics during the seminars 1)- cross-cutting area – financing, inequality and EU; Financing: structuring of financing in three countries and discussing the reasons for differences between countries. Inequality: looking at the level of income inequality in three countries and discussing the reasons for differences. EU: looking at different instruments / mechanisms of policy-making at EU level and critically discussing them - for instance, the OMC or European Semester. 2) specific policy topic – Family policy, Pension policy Employment policy, LTC, Social assistance Students should focus on 3 countries for each topic. They should look at each public policy topic through the prism of the following dimensions: accessibility, generosity and stratification. They should compare the three countries along these dimensions.. Final paper - The essay should cover one of the fields of social policy from a WS perspective. The length of the essay is approx. 24 000 to 30 000 characters (with spaces without references).
FINAL EVALUATION: Construction of students’ performance evaluation
Core reference resource (available in Moodle): Béland D., Morgan K. J., Obinger H., Pierson Ch. (2022) The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State. (2nd edition) Oxford University Press. Esping-Andersen, G. (1990) The three worlds of welfare capitalism. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Recommended articles available in Moodle for each topic. Organization of the course: Introductory Session Goals, functions, and instruments of contemporary welfare states. Original and new welfare state typologies. . Seminar 1 WS development in the late 80s and 90s and the new active WS Seminar 2 WS financing Seminar 3 WS and redistribution: income differences and inequalities Seminar 4 WS and pension issues Seminar 5 WS and unemployment Seminar 6 WS and family Seminar 7 WS and long-term care Seminar 8 WS and social assistance Seminar 9 WS and the European Union Seminar 10 Emerging welfare states:Lessons from developing countries Seminar 11 Future of the welfare state Seminar 12 Course reflections and wrap-up
Poslední úprava: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (26.02.2024)
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