Social policy and social protection have been gaining importance over the past decades on global agendas. But what is the state of social policy empirically in the countries of those world regions which do not have the long welfare state tradition of Western and European democracies? In the countries in Africa, South America and Asia, which were formerly called “developing countries” and which are now referred to as the “Global South”, social policies and development policies overlap. Which social policy programmes can be found in these countries today?
The seminar will take the participants on an academic journey, exploring the state of social policy in development contexts.
We will start with an introduction to social policy in development contexts, studying basic concepts. Equipped with these concepts, we will move on to the empirical part of the seminar. In this main part we will investigate how social policy programmes are designed and implemented in the countries of the global South. We will look at particular social policy programmes in selected countries. The participants are welcome and encouraged to propose countries in which they are particularly interested and/or of which they have already some knowledge (possibly as international students or due to stays abroad etc.).
Emphasis will be put on social assistance programmes, since social assistance in the form of cash (so-called social cash transfers) for people who are considered as poor have spread and increased in number to a remarkable extent. We will critically reflect recent developments, alleged achievements as well as current challenges.
Keeping the empirical insights in mind, we will turn to theory in the third part. We are going to discuss topical theoretical approaches which try to interpret and explain some of the recent developments.
Introductory readings:
- Bender, Katja; Kaltenborn, Markus; Pfleiderer, Christian (2013): Social Protection in Developing Countries. Reforming Systems: Routledge.
- Surender, Rebecca/Robert Walker (eds.) (2013): Social Policy in a Developing World, Cheltenham/Northampton: Edward Elgar.
- Von Gliszczynski, Moritz (2015): Cash transfers and basic social protection. Towards a development revolution?, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
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30-M11 Vernetzung: Sozialwissenschaftliche Nachbardisziplinen | Seminar | Studienleistung
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30-M24 Fachmodul Arbeit, Wirtschaft, Sozialpolitik I | Seminar 1 | Studienleistung
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Seminar 2 oder Vorlesung mit Übungsanteil | Studienleistung
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30-M25 Fachmodul Transnationalisierung, Migration und Entwicklung | Seminar 1 | Studienleistung
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Seminar 2 | Studienleistung
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- | benotete Prüfungsleistung | Studieninformation |
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Requirements for participation (Studienleistung):
Participants will be expected to read the obligatory literature and to discuss the readings in the seminar. In order to prepare the classes, the participants are expected to explain one term/concept used by the authors of the obligatory reading, ask one question on the text, and prepare one question to discuss the topic (submission via email the day before each class; missing submissions will be tolerated at maximum three times). For the final class a short reflection on the seminar (300-500 words) has to be submitted.
Requirements for examination (Prüfungsleistung):
a.) Module “Work, Economy, Social Policy” (Fachmodul Arbeit, Wirtschaft, Sozialpolitik I)
Participants will be required to give an oral presentation of about 20 minutes per person using Power Point slides in one of the classes. They are furthermore required to chair the discussion following the presentation. No written assignment is required.
b.) Module “Transnationalization, Migration, Development” (Fachmodul Transnationalisierung, Migration und Entwicklung)
Participants will be required to give an oral presentation of about 20 minutes per person using Power Point slides in one of the classes. They are furthermore required to chair the discussion following the presentation. After the oral presentation, participants are required to work out the oral presentation in a written form (7-8 pages), referring to the data and sources used in the oral presentation.
c.) Module “Vernetzung: Sozialwissenschaftliche Nachbardisziplinen”
Participants are required to write a seminar paper (Hausarbeit) of 10 to 12 pages.
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