Syllabus

Title
4958 Concentration Area - Globalization and Social Policy I
Instructors
Univ.Prof. Dr. Ulrike Schneider
Contact details
ulrike.schneider@wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
02/05/18 to 03/02/18
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Master Programs
Course I - Globalisation and Social Policy
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Monday 03/05/18 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM D4.0.039
Monday 03/12/18 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM D4.0.039
Monday 03/19/18 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM D4.0.039
Monday 04/09/18 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM D4.0.039
Monday 04/16/18 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM D4.0.039
Monday 04/23/18 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM D4.0.039
Monday 05/07/18 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM D4.0.039
Monday 05/14/18 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM D4.0.039
Monday 05/28/18 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM D4.0.039
Monday 06/04/18 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM D4.0.039
Monday 06/11/18 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM D4.0.039

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Contents

The “social policy” area of concentration addresses global and international dimensions of social policy and social administration. It also covers regional and local social policies and their relationship with international economic and societal developments. It deals with institutional and governance issues, such as economic integration and social welfare, as well as with specific topical areas, such as poverty and social exclusion, health and long-term care or work and income.

The course “Globalisation and Social Policy I”

(a) introduces/refreshes basic economic concepts in the design and implementation of social policy,

(b)  touches on the history, concept and measurement of globalisation and

(c) discusses the association between globalization and social policy.

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Learning outcomes

The aim of “Globalisation and Social Policy (part 1)” is to  improve the understanding of key concepts and theories of social policy and social policy analysis, including institutional, economic and cultural context of social policy, principles of welfare systems and social policies and alternative theoretical approaches to the analysis and the explanation of social problems and of social policies. A specific aim is to examine how globalization can be linked to national and sub-national social policy.

After attending this course, students will be able to

  • describe and analyse key concepts of social policy,
  • know and understand main theories of welfare systems and social policies,
  • outline the institutional context for social policies and social policy development,
  • develop an awareness of the broader context for global social challenges,
  • know key dimensions and concepts of globalization,
  • articulate and compare alternative approaches to social policy analysis, and
  • apply alternative theories and concepts to specific problem sets.
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Teaching/learning method(s)

Didactic lectures will be combined with interactive lectures. Class discussion and group work will provide further opportunities to engage in class participation.

Students will be expected to produce seminar papers, prepare brief presentations based on reading assignments, and take a written exam on the course contents.

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Assessment

Grading:

  • active participation in plenary discussions (10%)
  • oral exam (15 – 20 minutes for each candidate) (30%)
  • individual 30-minute presentation in class (30%)
  • individual term paper (academic paper grounded in the research literature on the chosen subject),
    2.500 words (30%)

 

Please send me  an outline for the paper and the preliminary list of references  (no later than 7. May).

Deadline for submission of the term paper: 25 June 2018 (submit/upload to learn@wu)

 

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Availability of lecturer(s)

I will answer shorter questions right after the class.

For scheduling an appointment please send an Email to:

ulrike.schneider@wu.ac.at

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Unit details
Unit Date Contents
1 05.03.2018

The Economics of Social Policy 1: Efficiency Issues

Barr, N. (2001). TheWelfare State as Piggy Bank. Information, Risk, Uncertainty, and the Role ofthe State. Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, Chapter 1 and 2.  ***

De Beer, P. and F. Koster(2009). Sticking Together or Falling Apart? Solidarity in an Era of Individualization and Globalization. Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press,Ch.3.
2 12.03.2018

The Economics of Social Policy 1: Efficiency Issues – (continued)
3 19.03.2018

The Economics of Social Policy 2: Equity Issues

LeGrand, J., Propper, C. & S.Smith (2008): TheEconomics of Social Problems. Basingstoke, UK, PalgraveMacmillan. Chapter 9:Poverty and Welfare, pp.157-177  ***
4 09.04.2018

Configurations of the Welfare State

Arts, Wilhelm A. & John Gelissen (2010):  Models of the Welfare State. In: Francis G. Castles, Stephan Leibfried, Jane Lewis, Herbert Obinger, and Christopher Pierson (eds): The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State, Ch.39, pp. 569-583.

Globalisation: History, concept and measurement

Beer, P. and Koster, F. (eds.): A borderlessworld?Developments in globalization, 1970-2005. In: Sticking Together orFallingApart? Solidarity in an Era of individualization and Globalization.Amsterdam,Amsterdam University Press. Ch.6., pp.101-123 ***

O’Rourke, K. H. and J. G. Williamson(2002):"When did globalisation begin?" European Review of EconomicHistory 6:23-50.

Flynn, D. O. and A. Giráldez (2004)."Pathdependence, time lags and the birth of globalisation: A critique ofO'Rourkeand Williamson." European Review of Economic History 8(1): 81-108.

Rönnbäck, K. (2009). "Integration of globalcommoditymarkets in the early modern era." European Review of EconomicHistory 13:95-120

Dreher, A.,Gaston, N., & Martens, P. (2008):Measuring globalization. Gauging itsconsequence. New York: Springer
5 16.04.2018

Globalization and Social Policy             

De Beer, P. & F. Koster (2009): Threats and opportunities. The impact of globalization on the welfare state. In: Sticking Together orFalling Apart? Solidarity in an Era of Individualization and Globalization. Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press. Ch.7, pp.125-154

Easton, B. (2003): "Towards an Analytic Framework for Globalisation: The Political Economy of the Diminishing Tyranny ofDistance." Journal of Economic and Social Policy 8(1): 72-86. ***

Leamer, E. E. (2007): "A Flat World, a Leve lPlaying Field, a Small World After All, or None of the Above? A Review of Thomas L. Friedman's TheWorld is Flat." Journal of Economic Literature45(1):83-126.

Midgley, James (2017): Social Welfare for a Global Era. International Perspectives on Policy and Practice. Sage Publications. Ch. 3, pp.37-52.

Yeates, Nicola (2001): Globalization and Social Policy. Sage: London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi, Ch.1, pp.4-32. *** 
6 23.04.2018

Global Supply Chains & Social Dumping

Arnold, Denis G. (2010): Working Conditions: Safety and Sweatshops. In: George G. Brenkert & Tom L. Beauchamp (eds.): The Oxford Handbook of Business Ethics. Oxford University Press, 628-651.

Hurtado, I.& P. Argerey (2008). "Social Dumping: The Debate on a Multilateral Social Clause." Global Economy Journal 8(1): 1-15.

Powell, B., & Zwolinski, M. (2012). The Ethicaland Economic Case Against Sweatshop Labor: A Critical Assessment. Journal of Business Ethics, 107(4), 449-472. doi: 10.1007/s10551-011-1058-8
7 07.05.2018

Cross-border mobility and social protection - The Case of Long-term Care

 
8 14.05.2018

Education

Ortiz Diaz, Brando Alejandro:  Early childhood development in Latin America: health & education

Rosemeyer, Taylor:  The funding of the U.S. education system: How it is being tied to property tax and perpetuates inequality
9 28.05.2018

Poverty, Equal Opportunities and Discrimination

Wagner, Anna:  Working poor

Colaric, Luca:  Energy Povety

Mair, Nadine: Discrimination of Women in the Family

 
10 04.06.2018

Kaduku, Emi: Labour market migration/brain drain

Steinberger, Andreas: Neo-liberal urban development policies and crowding on the housing market (working title)

 

 
11 18.06.2018

oral exams  (D4, 3rd floor)
Last edited: 2018-05-14



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