Lezioni frontali e seminari in aula
Lectures and group work in class based on discussions emerging from the international press articles on current issues related to the topics of the course
Nozioni di base di sociologia generale, metodologia della ricerca sociale e analisi delle politiche pubbliche
Obbligatoria come da regolamento del Corso di studio
Mandatory
Il corso mira a fornire le basi analitiche e metodologiche per interpretare le caratteristiche, gli obiettivi e i risultati prodotti dalle politiche sociali e dai processi di innovazione sociale. Il corso introduce i concetti fondamentali e gli approcci utilizzati in materia di politica sociale e progressivamente offre strumenti e metodi per l’analisi comparata nei vari settori d’intervento “sociale”. Il corso propone inoltre una prospettiva di analisi dell’innovazione sociale come strumento per affrontare povertà e vulnerabilità sociale, promuovere l'inclusione e favorire la partecipazione dei cittadini nella progettazione di nuove politiche per lo sviluppo sociale.
The course will examine the main features of the sociological analysis of economic phenomena and of the main differences in the organization of the capitalist system between convergence and diversity through the conceptual and analytical categories of economic sociology and in particular of comparative political economy. Moreover, the course aims at providing students with the theoretical and methodological basis for the analysis of labour policies (models, features, objectives, effects). The perspective of Economic Sociology The main differences in the organization of the capitalist system Notions, indicators, data sources, etc. of labour market and policies Occupational models and welfare regimes in transition |
The European Employment Strategy and “flexicurity
Baldock J., Mitton L., Manning N., Vickerstaff S. (eds) (2012) Social Policy Oxford, University Press. chap. 1, 3, 17, 18, 20
Baglioni S., Sinclair S. (2018) Social innovation and social policy: Theory, policy and practice. Bristol University Press.
Readings:
Castels, Leibfried, Lewis, Obinger, Pierson (eds) (2010) The Oxford Handbook of The welfare state, chap. 39 “Models of welfare” pp. 569-583
Mulgan G. (2006) The Process of Social Innovation. Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization. MIT Press 1(2) 145-162
Pol E., Ville S. (2009) Social innovation: Buzz word or enduring term? Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 38(6) 878-885
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COMPARATIVE SOCIAL POLICY | ||
Argomenti | Riferimenti testi | |
1 | Social Policy: goals and policies | Baldock J., Mitton L., Manning N., Vickerstaff S. (eds) (2012) Social Policy Oxford, University Press. chap. 1, 3, 17, 18, 20 |
2 | Analysing Social Policy | Baldock J., Mitton L., Manning N., Vickerstaff S. (eds) (2012) Social Policy Oxford, University Press. chap. 1, 3, 17, 18, 20 |
3 | The Welfare state: evolution and contemporary assets | Baldock J., Mitton L., Manning N., Vickerstaff S. (eds) (2012) Social Policy Oxford, University Press. chap. 1, 3, 17, 18, 20 |
4 | Social Policy and social Indicators | aldock J., Mitton L., Manning N., Vickerstaff S. (eds) (2012) Social Policy Oxford, University Press. chap. 1, 3, 17, 18, 20 |
5 | Comparative social policy | Baldock J., Mitton L., Manning N., Vickerstaff S. (eds) (2012) Social Policy Oxford, University Press. chap. 1, 3, 17, 18, 20 |
6 | The impact of social policy | Baldock J., Mitton L., Manning N., Vickerstaff S. (eds) (2012) Social Policy Oxford, University Press. chap. 1, 3, 17, 18, 20 |
7 | Social Innovation: concepts and characteristics | Baglioni S., Sinclair S. (2018) Social innovation and social policy: Theory, policy and practice. Bristol University Press. |
8 | Social Innovation and Social Policy | Baglioni S., Sinclair S. (2018) Social innovation and social policy: Theory, policy and practice. Bristol University Press. |
9 | Areas of Social Innovation | Baglioni S., Sinclair S. (2018) Social innovation and social policy: Theory, policy and practice. Bristol University Press. |
Gli studenti, attraverso attività di ricerca individuale e di gruppo, devono partecipare alle discussioni in aula e approfondire uno o più argomenti trattati durante il corso attraverso una presentazione orale, powerpoint e relazione scritta. La realzione deve essere inviata almeno una settimana prima della prova d'esame e deve contenere al massimo 3000 parole.
ORAL exam based on a final essay written on a specific topic assigned, one for each part of the course program.
La definizione di politica “sociale”
Obiettivi e strumenti della Politica Sociale
Dati, norme e fonti di finanziamento
I regimi del Welfare in Europa
Le carattteristiche dell'Innovazione Sociale
The oriental way to Capitalism China & Japan
The Mediterranean Capitalism: Italy & Greece
Flexicurity and European Labour Market Policies during the Great Recession
From Denmark to Europe… and now? Flexicurity and the crisis of a win-win paradigm
The transformation of labour market policies in Europe during the great recession: a comparative overview