66710 - Political Economy of Welfare Systems

Academic Year 2012/2013

  • Docente: Rosa Mulè
  • Credits: 8
  • SSD: SPS/04
  • Language: English
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in International relations and diplomatic affairs (cod. 8050)

Course contents

Textbooks

Castles, F and C. Pierson, The welfare state reader, Polity Press, 2000 (and some chapters in 2nd edition 2006).

Castles, F., Leibfried, S., Lewis, J., Obinger,H., Pierson,C. (eds). The Oxford Handbook of the welfare state, Oxford University Press, 2010.

1. Philosophical foundations

Hayek, F.A. von, The meaning of the welfare state, in Reader, 2000 (and 2006).

Nozick, R. Anarchy, State and Utopia, Oxford, Blackwell, 1974, Chaps. 2-3.

Rawls, J. A Theory of Justice: Revised Edition, Harvard University Press, 1999, chp 2.

Sen, A. Equality of What? in Sen, A. Choice, welfare and measurement, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1982.

2. The origins of the welfare state

Briggs, A. The Welfare State in Historical Perspective, in Reader, 2006.

Kuhnle, S. and Sander, A. The emergence of the western welfare state, in Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State, Oxford University Press, 2010, chp 5.

Nullmeier, F. and Kaufmann,F-X, Post-war welfare state development, OHWS, chp 6.

3.Comparing welfare states I

Sartori, G. Compare Why and How. Comparing, miscomparing and the comparative method, in Dogan,M. K e Kazancigil, A. (eds.) Comparing nations: concepts, strategies and substance, Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1994.

Arts W.A. and Gelissen, J. Models of the Welfare State, in OHWS, chp 39.

Esping-Andersen, G. Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, in Reader.

4. Comparing welfare states II

Kautto, M. The nordic countries, in OHWS, chp 40

Palier, B. Continental western Europe, OHWS, chp 41

Ferrera, M. The South European Countries, OHWS, chp 42

Castles, F. The English Speaking Countries, OHWS, chp 43

5. INPUTS AND ACTORS I

Iversen, T. Democracy and capitalism, OHWS chp12

Ebbinghaus, B. Unions and Employers, OHWS chp 13

Schmidt, M. Parties, OHWS, Chp. 14

Immergut, H. Political Institutions, OHWS, chp 15.

6.INPUTS AND ACTORS II

Orloff, A.S. Gender, in OHWS, chp 17

Trifiletti,R. Southern European Welfare Regimes and the Worsening Position of Women, in Social Policy, 1998.

Castles, S. and Schierup, C-U, Migration and Etnic minorities, OHWS, chp. 19.

7. Welfare state in Europe

Falkner, G. European Union, in OHWS, chp.20.

Teague, P. Deliberative Governance and EU social policy, in Reader 2006

8-9. Political challenges to the welfare state

8) Hay, C. Globalization, Economic Change and the Welfare State: the Vexatious Inquisition of Taxation , in Reader 2006.

Scharpf, F. Negative integration: States and the loss of boundary control, in Reader 2006.

Swank, D. Globalization, in OHWS,22.

9) Pierson, P.The New Politics of the Welfare State, in Reader, 2000

Clayton e Pontusson, Welfare State Retrenchment Revisited, in Reader, 2000.

10. Economic challenges to the welfare state

Sjöberg,O., Palme,J., Carroll,E. Unemployment Insurance, in OHWS, chp.29.

Atkinson, A. The economic consequences of rolling back the welfare state, MIT, 2000 chps 1, 2,5.

Readings/Bibliography

Textbooks

Castles, F and C. Pierson, The welfare state reader, Polity Press, 2000 (and some chapters in 2nd edition 2006).

Castles, F., Leibfried, S., Lewis, J., Obinger,H., Pierson,C. (eds). The Oxford Handbook of the welfare state, Oxford University Press, 2010.

1. Philosophical foundations

Hayek, F.A. von, The meaning of the welfare state, in Reader, 2000 (and 2006).

Nozick, R. Anarchy, State and Utopia, Oxford, Blackwell, 1974, Chaps. 2-3.

Rawls, J. A Theory of Justice: Revised Edition, Harvard University Press, 1999, chp 2.

Sen, A. Equality of What? in Sen, A. Choice, welfare and measurement, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1982.

2. The origins of the welfare state

Briggs, A. The Welfare State in Historical Perspective, in Reader, 2006.

Kuhnle, S. and Sander, A. The emergence of the western welfare state, in Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State, Oxford University Press, 2010, chp 5.

Nullmeier, F. and Kaufmann,F-X, Post-war welfare state development, OHWS, chp 6.

3. Comparing welfare states I

Sartori, G. Compare Why and How. Comparing, miscomparing and the comparative method, in Dogan,M. K e Kazancigil, A. (eds.) Comparing nations: concepts, strategies and substance, Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1994.

Arts W.A. and Gelissen, J. Models of the Welfare State, in OHWS, chp 39.

Esping-Andersen, G. Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, in Reader.

4. Comparing welfare states II

Kautto, M. The nordic countries, in OHWS, chp 40

Palier, B. Continental western Europe, OHWS, chp 41

Ferrera, M. The South European Countries, OHWS, chp 42

Castles, F. The English Speaking Countries, OHWS, chp 43

5. INPUTS AND ACTORS I

Iversen, T. Democracy and capitalism, OHWS chp12

Ebbinghaus, B. Unions and Employers, OHWS chp 13

Schmidt, M. Parties, OHWS, Chp. 14

Immergut, H. Political Institutions, OHWS, chp 15.

6. INPUTS AND ACTORS II

Orloff, A.S. Gender, in OHWS, chp 17

Trifiletti,R. Southern European Welfare Regimes and the Worsening Position of Women, in Social Policy, 1998.

Castles, S. and Schierup, C-U, Migration and Etnic minorities, OHWS, chp. 19.

7. Welfare state in Europe

Falkner, G. European Union, in OHWS, chp.20.

Teague, P. Deliberative Governance and EU social policy, in Reader 2006

8-9. Political challenges to the welfare state

8) Hay, C. Globalization, Economic Change and the Welfare State: the Vexatious Inquisition of Taxation, in Reader 2006.

Scharpf, F. Negative integration: States and the loss of boundary control, in Reader 2006.

Swank, D. Globalization, in OHWS,22.

9) Pierson, P.The New Politics of the Welfare State, in Reader, 2000

Clayton e Pontusson, Welfare State Retrenchment Revisited, in Reader, 2000.

10. Economic challenges to the welfare state

Sjöberg,O., Palme,J., Carroll,E. Unemployment Insurance, in OHWS, chp.29.

Atkinson, A. The economic consequences of rolling back the welfare state, MIT, 2000 chps 1, 2,5.

Assessment methods

Final exam 100% of mark

Office hours

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