FSS:VPLn4419 Issues of Social Policy - Course Information

VPLn4419 Issues of Social Policy

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Thu 10:00–11:40 P24b

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 31 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/31, only registered: 0/31

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The goal of the course is to advance the knowledge about contemporary Czech and European social policy and to develop the abaility of the students of the creative application of their theoretical, methodological amd merit knowledge gained in the other courses within analysis, evaluation and preparation of the policies aimed to solve the current problems of social policy in the Czech Republic.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes - at the end of the course the student is able - to identify key dilemmas solved in social policy today - to formulate criteria along which the approach to these dilemmas would be assessed - operacionalize siutable indicators to these criteria - to assess policies in different fields - to formulate and argue on own solutions of solving the dilemmas

Syllabus

• Topics 1 Pension reform 2 Employment policy 3 Family policy 4 Social assistance, services and social inclusion Each topic is discussed in three seminars: 1 General aspects. Ethical choices. 2 Analysis and evaluation of the existing and suggested solutions. 3 Elaboration and argumentation on own proposals - solutions.

Literature

required literature
• Esping Andersen, G., Gallie, D., Hemerijck, A. a J. Myles 2002. Why We Need a New Welfare State? A New Welfare Architecture for Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Gallie D., Paugam S. Welfare Regimes and the Experience of Unemployment in Europe. Oxford Univ. Press 2000,
• Sirovátka, T., Horáková, M., Horák, P. Česká politika zaměstnanosti v době krize a po krizi, MU, 2014
• Van Berkel, R. W. de Graaf, T. 2011. The Governance of Active Welfare States. Pp. 1-21. In The Governance of Active Welfare States in Europe. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave, Macmillan.
• Leitner, S. (2003), ‘Varieties of Familialism. The caring function of the family in comparative perspective.’ European Societies 5(4), pp. 353-375.
• Saxonberg, S., Sirovátka, T. 2006 Failing Family Policy in Post-Communist Central Europe. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis 8 (2): 189-206.
• Castles, F.G. 2003. "The world turned upside down: below replacement fertility, changing preferences and family-friendly public policy in 21 OECD countries." Journal of European Social Policy 13 (3): 209-227.
• Saraceno, Ch. (ed) 2002. Social Assistance Dynamics in Europe. National and Local Poverty Regimes. Bristol: The Policy Press,

recommended literature
• Potůček, M. 1999. Křižovatky české sociální reformy. Praha: SLON.
• Ringen, S. 1987. The Possibility of Politics. Oxford University Press.
• Sirovátka, T. 2000. Česká sociální politika na prahu 21, století: efektivnost, selhávání, legitimita. Brno: MU

Teaching methods

Literature and tasks imposed on the students. Prezentations of the tasks on the seminar, discussion. Feedback on seminar paper.

Assessment methods

control of home tasks for each seminar assessment of seminar paper exam - discussion on seminar paper

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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