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
Mandatory
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
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ORAL exam based on a final essay written on a specific topic assigned, one for each part of the course program.
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