Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 6.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Dock Thierry;
Language
French
Main themes
- Presentation of the historical, theoretical and cultural framework of contemporary social policies; - Compared analysis of the various social protection systems in Europe; - Analysis and discussion of the Welfare States position concerning the current challenges: financing of social protection, income redistribution, privatization or socialization of social protection, demographic ageing and relation with the active policies of the labour market.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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This course have got three aims: to specify the current stakes of the social policies in economic, cultural and social terms, to locate those in their historical and theoretical context and finally to develop a critical analysis of the decision-making processes and reforms either current or in project. From the data elements and analysis contained in the course, the students will increase their capacity of judgement necessary to the comprehension and the development of proposals for change as regards social policy. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Faculty or entity
OPES
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Economic and Social Policy (shift schedule)
