2017/2018
Сравнительный анализ публичной политики
Статус:
Майнор
Кто читает:
Кафедра публичной политики
Где читается:
Факультет социальных наук
Когда читается:
3, 4 модуль
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
5
Контактные часы:
56
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Social policy is an important field of contemporary state activities related to the welfare state and social services offered to its citizens. In different administrative systems the scope of social policy may differ in particular aspect or components, but the general principle in the core is the same – it focuses on the social problems a society faces through identification and thorough analysis of the causes and consequences of such problems, the influence of different factors (social, political, administrative, economic, etc.) on the dynamics of such challenges, opportunities and limitations for political and administrative reaction to them, and potential efficiency of various policy solutions available to the policy-makers dealing with such social issues. The course is supposed to provide comparative analytical framework for consideration of social policies around the globe and introduce students to the diversity and key components of most typical social policies implemented by most governments. In addition, the students are supposed to get experience of policy papers preparation.
Learning Objectives
- To provide students with thorough understanding of the social policy concept and its main components
- To develop students competencies of comparative analysis methodology
- To provide students with knowledge of up-to-date experience of social policy implementation around the world
- To provide students with detailed comparative analysis of possible policy solutions for specific social policies in Russia and abroad in different cultural, political, social, and economic settings
- To provide the competencies necessary for effective and rational participation in development and implementation of social policy
Expected Learning Outcomes
- The students will acquire the skills necessary for professional participation in analyzing social challenges, developing elements of social policy, planning the implementation of social policy, and analytical documents writing skills (papers, reports, and memos) in several areas of social policy.
- The students will be able to conduct comparative analysis of social issues and social policy in different environments.
- The students will know the theory of social policy, the international experience of solving certain social problems, the specific features of the main field of social policy
- The students will know the theory of social policy, the international experience of solving certain social problems, the specific features of the main field of social policy.
Course Contents
- Introduction in public policy analysisIntroduction in Public Policy Analysis: PPA as an Applied Discipline; Model of PPA, PP community; Policy outcome & impact. Plan of Final Paper.
- Comparing across nations: quantitative vs qualitative methods, comparative approach & methodsChoices in comparative research. Challenges for comparative public policy research. The practicalities of comparative research.
- Contemporary social policyDefinition of social policy. Goals of social policy. Target groups and beneficiaries of social policy. Different social policy instruments. Models and actors of social policy provision. Effectiveness of social policy. Contemporary global trends and social policy responses.
- Restructuring Welfare statesExamines how welfare states have been restructured in western democracies over the past 40 or so years, and how this has changed sociopolitical relations. Welfare and political sociology. Social policy and responsibilisation.
- Welfare states around the worldUK, France, Germany, Sweden, Poland, US, China, India, Russia. International aspects of social policy.
- Social policyPoverty concepts and definitions. Poverty measures. Data sources for measuring poverty. Poverty profile. International comparisons of poverty. Poverty prevention programmes.
- Social policy and social servicesHealth. Housing. Social security. Personal social services. Education.
- Health & family policies: learning from German and Sweden casesTheories of health and family policy development. Comparing health and family policies across nations. The scope of health and family policies.
- Comparative education policyEducation policy in globalized world. Successful education policy, its delivery, and how education policies may be transferred to other contexts.
- Research project presentations & discussionsPresentations of students’ policy papers, followed by a brief discussion.
Interim Assessment
- Interim assessment (4 module)0.2 * Home assignments + 0.2 * Participation + 0.2 * Policy Paper + 0.4 * Presentation of policy paper
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Kohli, M., & Arza, C. (2008). Pension Reform in Europe : Politics, Policies and Outcomes. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=201691
- Lotspeich, R. (1998). Comparative environmental policy: Market-type instruments in industrialized capitalist countries. Policy Studies Journal, 26(1), 85. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0072.1998.tb01926.x
- Silveira, A., Madeira Froufe, P., & Canotilho, M. (2014). Citizenship and Solidarity in the European Union : From the Charter of Fundamental Rights to the Crisis, the State of the Art. Brüssel: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=778756
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Ecological Modernisation Around the World : An Introduction. (2000). Environmental Politics, 9(1), 3–15. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsnar&AN=edsnar.oai.library.wur.nl.wurpubs.65609
- Ljubownikow, S., & Crotty, J. (2015). Nonprofit Influence on Public Policy Exploring Nonprofit Advocacy in Russia. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.A2B06F48