SPR461 Contemporary Social policy in EU

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
John Frederick Wilton, B.A. (Hons), M. Soc Sc, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Kubalčíková, Ph.D.
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
Tue 8. 4. 15:15–16:45 Aula, 17:00–18:30 Aula, Tue 15. 4. 15:15–16:45 Aula, 17:00–18:30 Aula, 18:45–20:15 U53, Tue 22. 4. 15:15–16:45 Aula, 17:00–18:30 U35, 18:45–20:15 U35
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 23 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/23, only registered: 0/23, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/23
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Examination and analysis of the ‘European’ characterisation, and context, of the development of European Union social policy, leading to assessment of its ‘Europeanisation’.
Syllabus
  • The historical development of E.U. social policy
  • Models of welfare in European states: ‘old’ and ‘new’ convergence
  • Four types of European welfare states: Conservative Corporatist, Social Democratic, Anglo-Saxon, and the Mediterranean model.
  • The principles and concepts of E.U. social policy – harmonisation, mutual recognition, cohesion and convergence 5Two case studies: a) European Union welfare policy, b) Labour mobility and the European Union
  • The ‘Europeanisation’ of social policy?
Literature
  • CASTLES, Francis Geoffrey. The future of the welfare state : crisis myths and crisis realities. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, xi, 197. ISBN 0199273928. info
  • The politics of europeanization. Edited by Kevin Featherstone - Claudio M. Radaelli. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, xii, 351. ISBN 0199252092. info
  • New perspectives on the welfare state in Europe. Edited by Catherine Jones. 1. ed. London: Routledge, 1993, 246 s. ISBN 0415070422. info
Teaching methods
lectures
workshops
Assessment methods
Essay (maximum 2000 words/6 sides of A4 paper)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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