300021 Global Social Policy (in engl. Sprache) (Ü) (WiSe 2011/2012)

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im MA Politische Kommunikation anrechenbar als: Global Public Policy

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Historically social policy and the welfare state have been projects of (West and North European) nation states, closely linked to the rise of mass democracies. In the absence of a global state and a global democracy, it is not clear what ‘social policy’ could mean on a global scale. Can we can reasonably expect that social policy or even a welfare state develops on the global level? How would global social policy differ from the familiar national forms of social policy?

There is evidence of an emerging ‘global social policy’. In current debates ‘globalisation’ mostly refers to economic globalisation, but international organisations and social movements increasing call for a ‘social dimension of globalisation’. In fact, global politics increasingly attends to ‘social’ issues. Bob Deacon, the author of the first textbook on global social policy (1997), has postulated a ‘socialisation of global politics’ and a ‘globalisation of social politics’.

The course (which is held in English) addresses key issues of global social policy against the background of a sociological concept of world society. Questions to be investigated include:

• What is ‘global social policy’? What is ‘global’ in ‘global social policy’?
• What ideas, actors and institutions are relevant to global social policy? (‘socialisation of global politics’?)
• How is global social policy governed in the absence of a world state? (‘social global governance’)
• What factors promote the rise of global social policy, what factors check its rise?
• What policies do global actors pursue? We will look at several policy areas such as old-age security and poverty.
• How does global social policy impact on national social policies? (global diffusion of ideas and policies, interaction global – national; ‘globalisation of social politics’?)

Global social policy is a fascinating new field of research, mostly researched by Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian authors. The course will introduce the participants to this field.

The course is also relevant to students with a general interest in world society studies or in global public policy.

Requirements for participation, required level

No specific requirements for attendance

Bibliography

Browse through the journal ‚Global Social Policy’ [downloadable through the university library]

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Dates ( Calendar view )

Frequency Weekday Time Format / Place Period  
weekly Mi 14-16 U5-211 12.10.2011-01.02.2012
not on: 12/28/11 / 1/4/12

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Subject assignments

Degree programme/academic programme Validity Variant Subdivision Status Semester LP  
Bielefeld Graduate School In History And Sociology / Promotion Stream A Wahl  
Gender Studies / Master (Enrollment until SoSe 2013) Hauptmodul 4; Hauptmodul 4.4   3 (bei Einzelleistung 3 LP zusätzlich)  
Interamerikanische Studien / Master (Enrollment until SoSe 2012) MaIAS11    
Pädagogik / Erziehungswissenschaft / Diplom (Enrollment until SoSe 2008) H.S.1   scheinfähig  
Pädagogik / Erziehungswissenschaft / Diplom (Enrollment until SoSe 2008) H.S.2; H.S.3   scheinfähig  
Politische Kommunikation / Master (Enrollment until SoSe 2013) 2.2    
Soziologie / Diplom (Enrollment until SoSe 2005) 2.4.8    
Soziologie / Master (Enrollment until SoSe 2012) Modul 4.3 Wahl 3 bei Einzelleistung 3 LP zusätzlich  
Soziologie / Master (Enrollment until SoSe 2012) Modul 2.3 Wahl 3 (bei Einzelleistung 3 LP zusätzlich)  
Soziologie / Master (Enrollment until SoSe 2012) Modul 1.3 Wahl 3 bei Einzelleistung 3 LP zusätzlich  

Active participation (‚aktive Teilnahme’):
• Regular attendance of the seminar sessions (max. three sessions missed)
• Reading of the prescribed text for each session
• ‘Active reading’: please submit two non-trivial questions regarding the prescribed text for each session (to be mailed to elsbe.lueck@uni-bielefeld.de till Tuesday 12h before the day of the session; note name of seminar and no. of session in the email heading).
• One or two sessions will be workshops. Instead of prescribed reading your task then will be to look at the website of e.g. the World Bank, in order to briefly report on the World Bank in class.
• For the last session of the term submit a summary of the seminar (address as above)

Requirements for credits (in addition to ‘active participation’) (‘Leistungsnachweis’):
• Active participation (requirements s.a.)
• Oral presentation (30 min), using PP, plus chairing the discussion OR
• Written paper (length according to the regulations of the course you are taking, c. 12-20 pages), to be delivered till 31 March 2012 at latest OR
• An oral examination (if the regulations of your course contain this option)
• Other types of work to be agreed with me, e.g. a small study or report.

Groups of two students for oral presentations (45 min) or written papers (double length) are accepted, even recommended.

IMPORTANT:
Talk to me about your presentation at least three weeks before (to attend my tutorials put your name on the list on my office door, U3-231). After having read some literature, draft a small outline (2 pages, including list of sections, main argument, list of references) to be commented by me. Then revise your plan and continue working. Same procedure for written papers.

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