POLITICAL SCIENCE

Public Administration, Type of States and Public policies

Political Science

1.  Introduction: Democracy and capitalism

2.  Policies: Old age pensions and unemployment insurance

3.  Policies: Health and education  

4.  Policies: Social assistance, family benefits and services.

5.  Policy outcomes: Inequality and poverty  

6.Emerging welfare states  

7.Welfare state justifications and critiques

8. The future of the welfare state

CB2, CB3, CB4

CE12

Esping-Andersen, Gøsta. (1990). The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Princeton N.J.: Princeton University Press.

Esping-Andersen, Gøsta. (2002). Why We Need a New Welfare State. New York: Oxford University Press.

Castles, Francis., Leibfried, Stephan., Lewis, Jane., Obinger, Herbert., and Pierson, Christopher. (2010). The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Aspalter, Christian. (2019). The Routledge International Handbook to Welfare State Systems. New York: Routledge.

A complete list of articles (at least two per session) will be uploaded to Studium at the beginning of the course. Reading the articles before each session is not mandatory, but it will be of great help to follow the content of the class and take an active role on it.

Participation 10%

Practical Assignments 40%

Final exam 50% (an overall minimum mark of 4 is required in the exam)

Attending theoretical sessions is highly recommended

Practical assignments account for a relevant part of the final mark. Participating and completing all practical exercises is advised.

Evaluation tools will be the same.  Additional advice, tailored to specific cases, will be offered if requested by a student.