82554 - Citizenship, Territory and New Welfare

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the students:

- will have gained theoretical knowledge concerning the concept of citizenship and territory connected with the transformation of welfare;

- will have the methodological tools to analyse local innovative services.

Course contents

The course is divided into three short modules:

1. The first module deals with the concept of citizenship and its evolution connected to the transformation of welfare;
2. The second module is dedicated to the concept of territory both in terms of its definition (what do we mean with the term territory?) and in operational terms (how can we give value to the economic, social and cultural role of the territory in social and welfare measures and activities?)
3. The third module focuses on the concept of personalization and co-production, the fundamental principles for redefining inclusive and capable welfare services.

Readings/Bibliography

Pierpaolo Donati Le sfide della globalizzazione alla cittadinanza nazionale, in «Scienza e Politica», n. 39, 2008, pp. 47-57.

Elena Macchioni, Dalla responsabilità sociale alla corporate citizenship: il welfare aziendale come modalità complessa di interscambio fra impresa e territorio, in R. Rizza e F. Bonvicini Attori e territori del welfare, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2014, pp. 29-44.

Giacomo Beccattini, La coscienza dei luoghi. Il territorio come soggetto corale, Donzelli Editore, Roma, 2015.

Riccardo Prandini e Matteo Orlandini, Personalizzazione vs individualizzazione dei servizi di welfare: fasi, attori e governance di una semantica emergente, in «Studi di Sociologia» n. 4, 2015, pp. 353-373.

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminar-style interaction between teacher and students and classroom discussions.

Based on the interest of the students, a field research work can be carried out to identify the best practices for social innovation.

Assessment methods

The exam consists of a written test composed of open questions concerning the essays and the texts in the bibliography. The test is aimed at verifying that the students have learned and processed the contents presented during the course in a critical manner.

Teaching tools

During the course, students will be provided with supplementary teaching material (texts, foreign essays, research reports) and analysis and research tools aimed at in depth apprehension of the specific aspects of the program.

Office hours

See the website of Elena Macchioni