Ateneo - UPO

The topics covered in the course will be the origins, history, differentiation and transformations of the "welfare state" and social policies.

Kazepov Y. e Carbone D., Che cos'è il welfare state, Carocci, Roma 2018 [2. edizione].

The course aims to provide students with the tools to understand the main characteristics of citizenship and its transformations and to apply them in the analysis of specific territorial contexts.

See “Guida dello studente”.

Lectures.

Teaching tools:
- slides
- video
- supplementary materials.

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesstudents-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

Written exam. The exam lasting 90 minutes will be aimed at verifying, through five questions and discursive answers, the student's ability to understand the central issues of the course.
Evaluation criteria:
- knowledge of exam texts
- mastering of language and terminology.
In the evaluation, the ability to make conceptual connections across the exam text is appreciated.

The Welfare State:
- definitions
- origin and history
- social policies
- welfare systems
- the challenges of the Welfare State.

Knowledge of the elements that make up the concept of citizenship. Knowledge of the mechanisms of Welfare systems. Skills in their use for the analysis of a local welfare mix system.