17265 - Social Policies

Academic Year 2018/2019

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Sociology (cod. 8495)

Learning outcomes

Students are expected to know fundamental definitions, concepts, theories and issues related to social policies. At the end of the course, they will be able to describe and conceptualize social policies through a sociological code.

Course contents

In the first part the course will briefly deal with main concepts, definitions and topics regarding origin, ‘crisis' and evolution of European and Italian welfare system, giving specific attention to definitions and concepts relating to social policies and their transformation.

In the second part the course will outline the framework of Italian social policies and will focus  on main elements related to development, differentiation and change of social policies: normative elements; orientations and cultures; patterns of intervention; levels of government and governance; financial resources; key players, practices, social needs.

Specific attention will be given to underline and explain how socio-cultural variables influence orientation and organisation of social policies, as they refer both to characteristics and expectations of people, and to choices of decision makers, managers and social workers. A specific attention will be given to local welfare dynamics and policies.

Readings/Bibliography

Attending students

Il corso si basa sullo studio dei seguenti testi, che costituiranno materia d’esame:

· M. Anconelli, F. Franzoni, La rete dei servizi alla persona. Dalla normativa all’organizzazione. Nuova edizione, Carocci, Roma, 2014

· S. Busso, “Quarant'anni (e due crisi) dopo. L’equilibrio fragile tra ruolo economico e politico del Terzo settore", Autonomie locali e servizi sociali, n. 3, 2017, pp. 483-502

· B. Da Roit, “Quarant'anni di politiche di «long-term care» in Italia e in Europa”, Autonomie locali e servizi sociali, n. 3, 2017, pp. 593-607

· Y. Kazepov, “Le politiche socioassistenziali”, in U. Ascoli (a cura di), Il welfare in Italia, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2011, pp. 103-145

· G. Moro, “Il Modello sociale europeo fra complessità e ibridazione”, Autonomie locali e servizi sociali, n. 3, 2017, pp. 517-530

· G.B. Sgritta, voce “Assistenza sociale”, in Enciclopedia delle Scienze Sociali, Treccani, Roma, 1991, pp. 370-382

· S. Toso, “Il reddito di base: fondamenti teorici e problemi applicativi”, Rivista del diritto della sicurezza sociale, 4, 2018, pp. 731-738

· C. Gori, “«Casi sempre più gravi» e «bisogni in competizione». La definizione degli interventi nel welfare locale sotto pressione”, Etnografia e ricerca qualitativa, 1, 2018, pp. 141-164 (per l’orale)

· C. Saraceno, “L’assistenza senza il welfare”, il Mulino, n. 4, 2009, pp. 553-560 (per l’orale)

Non attending students

Il corso si basa sullo studio dei seguenti testi, che costituiranno materia d’esame:

· F. Franzoni, M. Anconelli, La rete dei servizi alla persona. Dalla normativa all’organizzazione. Nuova edizione, Carocci, Roma, 2014

· C. Saraceno, Il welfare. Modelli e dilemmi della cittadinanza sociale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2013

NBErasmus students are allowed to study the following texts:

A. Andreotti, E. Mingione, “Local welfare systems in Europe and the economic crisis”, European Urban and Regional Studies, vol. 23 (3), 2016

U. Ascoli, E. Pavolini (eds), The Italian welfare state in a European perspective: A comparative analysis, Policy Press, Bristol, 2015 (selected chapters)

Y. Kazepov, C. Ranci, “Is every country fit for social investment? Italy as an adverse case”, Journal of european social policy, vol. 27 (1), 2016

B. Palier, “Social policy paradigms, welfare state reforms and the crisis”, Stato e Mercato, n. 1, 2013

C. Saraceno, “Three concurrent crises in welfare states in an increasingly asymmetrical European Union”, Stato e Mercato, n. 3, 2013

Teaching methods

Lectures will refer to handbooks, articles, statistics, empirical studies, with the aim of introducing the sociological analysis of social policies both at a theoretical and at an operational level. Particular attention will be given to sociological definitions and to the sociological code.

Assessment methods

Exam for full-time students will consist in two mid-term written exams (weight of 40% each on the final marks) and in a final oral exam (weight of 20% on the final marks)  regarding the part of the course not covered by the written examinations. Full-time students who don't do or don't pass or refuse the grade of 1 out of 2 mid-term exams will be assessed on the correspondent parts of the programme during the final oral exam.

Full-time students who don't do or don't pass mid-term exams and non attending students will be evaluated through an oral exam, according to the sessions that will be indicated (see texts for non attending students).

Exams will check the capacity to use fundamental concepts and theories, particularly for what concerns variables, aspects and challenges related to the evolution of social policies in the Italian context.

Erasmus students will have the possibility to study on alternative, selected texts in english language (see section "Readings/Bibliography")

Teaching tools

Pc, slides, internet

Office hours

See the website of Alessandro Martelli

SDGs

No poverty Reduced inequalities

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.