Předmět Cent. Eur. Soc. Syst. in Comp. Persp. II (HIU / ESYS2)

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Materiál	Typ	Datum	Počet stažení

Obsah

1. Theories of the emergence of the welfare stateSupply and demand theories explaining the emergence and dynamics of the welfare state.Theories explaining the emergence of the welfare state and its development through the subjects' offering of social security to the public and search for their motivation. Theories interpreting the emergence of the welfare state as a consequence of demand on the part of the public (efforts of the working class etc.)2. Welfare ideologiesAn attempt to define the term ideology, typical features of important welfare ideologies and the elements which an influential welfare ideology should have. Brief historical excursus and the so-called "end of ideologies at the end of the 20th century" postmodern thought and ideologies.3. The ideologies of New Right, The middle way and Democratic SocialismBrief description of the three ideological streams and basic terminology which they use. Brief interpretation of their view of the emergence and dynamics of the welfare state.4. The ideologies of Marxism, Feminism a GreenismBrief description of the three ideological streams and basic terminology which they use. Brief interpretation of their view of the emergence and dynamics of the welfare state.5. New social risks and modernization of the welfare state the main types of current reformsThe transition to post-industrial society and its possible consequences, the critique of the conception of post-industrial society, the so-called New social risks and their characteristics, modernization of demands, modernization of expenses, reduction of expenses, recalibration, re-comodification, flexibilization of work, flexibilization of family, other modernization processes in present-day Europe. Future risks and the attempts to save the welfare state "The third way", increase of women's participation at the labour market and other modernization efforts.

Získané způsobilosti

The objective of the course is to interpret the historical and ideological roots of the welfare state and provide good awareness of the role of the welfare state in historical context and the context of transformations of the present society (globalisation, information society). The goal of the course is to interpret the strong and weak points of the welfare state from the point of view of the important (political) ideologies of welfare. It also provides information on the important evolution trends of the contemporary European welfare states (New public management, quasi-market arrangement of public services, transformations of governance, cost-saving measures and departure from the so-called decomodification). Especially with stress to central European historical and ideological context. Students are required to interpret their knowledge of the basic principles of social justice and solidarity from the perspectives of different ideologies taking into account the historical and cultural context also with stress to central European historical and ideological context.The outcome of the course should be the student's ability to reflect on the role of the welfare state in present-day Europe and the economic, social or demographic pressures on its transformation. Students should be able to describe the relations of market, state and civil society within the so-called welfare triangle of the modern society.

Literatura

GOULD, A. Capitalist Welfare Systems. London, New York: Longman., 1993. BARR, N.; WHYNES, D. (eds.). Current Issues in the Economics of Welfare. New York: Macmillan., 1990. CLARKE, J.; COCHRANE, A.; McLAUGHLIN, E. (eds.). Managing Social Policy. London: SAGE Publications., 1995. BOGASON, P. New Horizons in Public Policy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar., 2000. CLARKE, J.; NEWMAN, J. (eds.). The Managerial State. London: SAGE Publications., 1997. GINSBURG, N. Divisions of Welfare. Sage Publications., 1992. MISHRA, R. Globalisation and the Welfare State. Edward Elgar., 2001. FITZPATRICK, T. New Theories of Welfare. Palgrave, Macmillan., 2005. GEORGE, V.; WILDING, P. Welfare and Ideology. Prentice Hall., 1994.

Požadavky

Written essay on a topic from the list below. 1250 2500 words. The introduction must always include the aim of the essay, the application and symbolic objective and a brief outline (succession of sub-topics) and a commentary on their logical arrangement. The text is based on printed sources, electronic sources. References to the sources are included in the text itself. The lecturer assesses students' effort to present context and possible causes and consequences of the analysed phenomena instead of a mere description of their current state.The list of topics for the essay:a) Ideological context of welfare- Different views of social justice their theoretical and practical aspects (justice according to Rawls, the relation of justice and equality).b) Main welfare ideologies- Mail welfare ideology brief critical review (Marxism, Liberalism, Feminism, Greenism...)c) The main issues of modernization of the contemporary european welfare state - Reform of the system of pensions in selected country justification of the need for reform, the main risks of the current and the proposed modifications. d) The main subjects of professional discussion in the area of current modernization of the welfare state:- Globalisation and its influence on the modern European welfare states of the present day. Multidisciplinary impacts with the emphasis on the welfare of the society.- Visions of the future shape of the postmodern society (e.g. based on the reading of the book "New civilization" by the Tofflers or other sociological and futurological visions).- What are the possible general forms of the welfare state modernization? (reducing of benefits, more severe conditions of entitlement to benefits etc.)

Garant

PhDr. Martin Smutek, Ph.D.