Local and Global Welfare Policiesh (5cr)

Objective

The students will be able to:
• understand different theories of welfare and values of social policy
• understand different welfare regimes and their relation to different social, political and economic structures in a global context
• understand the history of social policy and welfare regimes
• understand future challenges to social policy

Content

Contents:
• Definitions and theories of welfare
• Values underlying social policy
• Impact of social, political and economic structures on everyday life and social policy
• Different welfare regimes
• History and future of social policy and welfare regimes
• Basis of public administration in Finland
• Globalisation and welfare
• European Union and social policy