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Local and global Welfare Policies (5cr)

Code: LOG0005B16S-3003

General information


Enrollment
01.03.2019 - 18.03.2019
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
30.09.2019 - 25.10.2019
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
4 cr
Virtual portion
1 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Unit
EDUCATION
Campus
Helsinki
Teaching languages
English
Seats
0 - 100
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
Lauri Uljas
Mika Alavaikko
Course
LOG0005B16S

Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Local and global Welfare Policies LOG0005B16S-3003. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.

Objective

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

Content

- 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
- globalisation and welfare
- European Union and social policy

Location and time

Helsinki

Materials

Deacon, Bob 2007. Global Social Policy & Governance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (print copies and e-book)
Garcés, Jordi, Monsonís Payá, Irene 2013. Sustainability and Transformation in European Social Policy. Oxford: Peter Lang AG.
Spicker, Paul 2008.Social Policy.Themes and approaches. Bristol: The Policy Press. (print copies in the library)
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015 UNITED NATIONS.
Powell, Martin & Barrientos, Armando 2004. Welfare regimes and the welfare mix. European Journal of Political Research
Kettunen, P. (2001). The Nordic Welfare State in Finland. Scandinavian Journal of History, 26(3), pp. 225-247.

Teaching methods

Blended Learning
Contact teaching weeks 39 and 42
Independent and group work weeks 40 and 41

Exam schedules

iterature exam on re-exam date. Exam material to be confirmed at the beginning of the study module.

Completion alternatives

Literature exam on re-exam date. Exam material to be confirmed at the beginning of the study module.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

1-5

Further information

It is possible to get RPL/AHOT if the student has got both theoretical studies about the contents of PGR and has practiced group supervision after the theoretical studies

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