SPP521 Justice and Redistribution

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 13 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Stein Ringen, dr. phil. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc. (deputy)
prof. PhDr. Ivo Možný, CSc. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 10. 11. to Fri 19. 12. Mon 10:00–11:40 J21, Tue 14:00–15:40 J31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
JUSTICE AND REDISTRIBUTION
Purpose and aims: How do we recognise justice/injustice in society when we see it? What power is there in public policy to make a more just society? What are the best criteria of distributive justice? How can we study and measure justice and redistribution? The aim of the course is to consider both theories of distributive justice and empirical questions of policy and measurement. It is about integration: between theoretical and empirical perspectives, between students in different disciplines. The course is intended for students in sociology/social policy and political science.
Syllabus
  • Lectures and recommended readings:
  • 1. Theory: opportunity or welfare? MILLER, D. 1976: Social Justice. Oxford University Press.
  • 2. Measurement: direct and indirect approaches. RINGEN, S. 1997: Citizens, Families, and Reform. Oxford University Press, Ch. 1.
  • 3. Liberty: negative or positive? BERLIN, I. 1969: Two Concepts of Liberty. In Four Essays on Liberty. Oxford University Press.
  • 4. Freedom: more than liberty? RINGEN, S. 2003: Freedom, Liberty and Reason. (To be distributed. Available on Professor Ringen's Home Page.)
  • 5. Happiness: The ultimate proof of quality of life? LAYARD, R. 2003: Happiness: Has Social Science a Clue? (To be distributed. Available on the Home Page of the London School of Economics.)
  • 6. The income approach. ATKINSON, A.B. 1995: Incomes and the Welfare State. Cambridge University Press. RINGEN, S. 1997: Citizens, Families, and Reform. Oxford University Press, Ch. 3.
  • 7. The capabilities approach. SEN, A. 1992 Inequality Reexamined. Oxford University Press. NUSSBAUM, M. 1999 Sex and Social Justice. Oxford University Press, Ch. 1.
  • 8. The politics of poverty and social exclusion JENCKS, C. 1992 Rethinking Social Policy: Race, Poverty, and the Underclass. Harvard University Press. WEIT-WILSON, J. 1986 'Paradigms of Poverty: A Rehabilitation of B.S. Rowntree.' Journal of Social Policy, 15:69-99.
  • 9. The politics of class inequality. RINGEN, S. 1997: Citizens, Families, and Reform. Oxford University Press, Ch. 4.
  • 10. Conclusions, discussion and summing up.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
Teacher's information
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