Introduction to social and public policy (II) 2100-SPP-L-D2ISPP
I) Reasons for social policy
- needs
- equality, justice and liberty
- where market fails
II) Diversity of social policy
- social policy regimes
- ideologies and resources
- explanations of legacies' diversity: convergences and divergences
III) Social policy instruments
- benefits and services
- universal and targeted provision; universalism and selectivity
- universal measures, social insurance and social assistance
- need and means-testing
- welfare generosity and its measurement
- commodification and de-comodification
- sanctions in welfare provision
- individualization, activation, co-production
- multi-sectoral approach, welfare-mix
- implementation, governance and street-level bureaucracy
Założenia (opisowo)
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
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Efekty kształcenia
The student knows and understands at an advanced level - the characteristics of the sciences of politics and administration, in particular - the sub-disciplines: social policy and public policy against the background of the field of social sciences (K_W01)
The student knows and understands at an advanced level - the course of the political process at various institutional levels, especially in the field of diagnosing needs and resources, planning, implementing and evaluating social programs (K_W03)
The student knows and understands at an advanced level the ways in which social and political institutions operate in specific areas of social and public policy, with particular emphasis on: education, public health, social assistance, housing, labor market, social security, family policy, migration and integration policy (K_W05)
The student knows and understands at an advanced level selected theories conceptualizing the relationship between the elements of the political process, characteristic of the sciences of politics and administration - especially for the subdiscipline of social policy and public policy (K_W06)
The student is able to precisely identify the economic, social, economic and cultural determinants of specific social phenomena and apply approaches and theories in the interpretation of detailed relationships between phenomena (K_U03)
Kryteria oceniania
1) Active participation in in-class meetings (comments and interventions based on assigned reading) - no more than 2 absences. Excessive absences need to be made up with during instructor's office hours
2) 5 pgs long essay: own critical analysis of assigned reading (theme of the essay constructed to prevent illegitimate AI usage)
Praktyki zawodowe
not applicable
Literatura
Béland, D., Morgan, K. J., Obinger, H., & Pierson, C. (Eds.). (2021). The Oxford handbook of the welfare state. Oxford University Press.
Spicker, P. (2014). Social policy: Theory and practice. Bristol: Policy Press.
Fitzpatrick, T. (2001). Welfare theory. Introduction. Palgrave
Uwagi
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