Social Policies in Europe

Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Version 8.0 vom 28.06.2019

22B0425

Social Policies in Europe

Soziale Arbeit (B.A.)

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This seminar deals with a wide range of international social policy issues including ageing, pensions and social security, poverty and social exclusion, education, training and labor market policies, family policies, health and social care services, gender, migration, privatization and Europeanisation.

1. European Origins of the Welfare State
2. Diversity of European Welfare Models (Main institutions and policies)
3. Three Worlds or more (a discussion of Esping-Andersen´s theories)?
4. Does Europe play a role? European Social Policy until the late 1990s and party political majorities in the EU
5. The electoral responses to negative integration
6. The crises of the European Welfare State – changes in context
7. Diversity of vulnerabilities and responses
8. Pension policies/Healthcare policies/Employment policies/Family and reconciliation policies/Migration policies

Wissensverbreiterung
The students learn about the common roots of National Welfare States and how these states responded historically to the same challenges.


Wissensvertiefung
The students have a clear idea of the diversity of European social policies, of their relevant political backgrounds and about current welfare reforms in their specific context.


Können - instrumentale Kompetenz
The students will be able to apply a systematic theoretical framework in critically analysing and evaluating the different factors that impact on the social policies of different European countries, with a particular focus on special fields like migration, drug -related policies, crime-related policies and to the question of equality/liberty-related policies.
Können - kommunikative Kompetenz
The students are able to argue about the constraints and opportunities of a European Social Policy.
Können - systemische Kompetenz
Students who have successfully completed this module are able to argue about the constraints and opportunities of European Social Policies.

LectureProblem-based approaches to learningGroup workField visits and lectures from experts outside the University

All modules oft the first cycle, especially „Soziologische Grundlagen der Sozialen Arbeit/Sozialpolitik, “Soziale Arbeit in Kontexten von Exklusion und Inklusion“, „Psychologische und pädagogische Grundlagen Sozialer Arbeit“, „Familien- und Jugendrecht für die Soziale Arbeit“

Thönnessen, Joachim

• Jonas Christensen
• Hellmann, Wilfried
• Adrian Croft
• Janet Walker
• Thönnessen, Joachim
• Teaching Staff of Malmö University

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Esping-Andersen, G. (1990): Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Princeton University Press. Princeton

Gal,J./Weiss-Gal,I. (eds.) (2014): Social Workers affecting Social Policy. Policy Press

Hennock, E.P. (2007): The Origin of the Welfare State in England and Germany:1850-1914. Social Policies Compared. Cambridge Univers. Press. Cambridge

Otto, H.-U./Ziegler,H. (eds.) (2014): Critical Social Policy and the Capability Approach. Budrich

Payne, M. (1996): What is professional social work? London. Venture Press

Pestieau, P. (2005): Thev welfare state in the European Union. Oxford University Press. Oxford

Pierson, P. (2001): The New Politics of the Welfare State. Oxford University Press. Oxford

• Hausarbeit
• Referat
• Portfolio Prüfung

Die Portfolio-Prüfung umfasst 100 Punkte und setzt sich aus den Prüfungselementen Präsentation (PR) und Hausar-beit (HA) zusammen, die jeweils mit 50 Punkten gewichtet werden

1 Semester

Nur Sommersemester

Englisch