SOCIAL INCLUSION POLICIES

This course is included in the "attività caratterizzanti" (characterizing activites) of the master course in Lavoro, Cittadinanza Sociale, Interculturalità (Labour, Social Citizenship and Interculture) and it is related to the following objectives of the master:
- reaching ad advanced knowledge of features and dynamics of contemporary societies with particular reference to contemporary welfare states.
- an advanced knowledge of new social risks and of the policies implemented for addressing them.

Knowledge and understanding
The course aims at providing an advanced knowledge on social policies, particularly related to recent welfare state's changes, such as the emergence of new social risks and the austerity policies implemented during the economic crisis which cut the economic resources devoted to welfare state. At the end of the course student will be provided of:
-knowledge and understanding of different social policies' paradigms (keynesian policies, neo-liberism and social investment);
- knowledge and understanding of social innovation and co-production and of their main applications in actual social interventions;
-knowledge of policy tools used by Ue and Italian governmen addressing social effects of the pandemia.

Capacity of applying knowledge and understanding
After the course student will be able to:
-critically analyse contemporary social policies;
-identify strengths and weaknesses of Social Investment approach including its actual implementation in Italy and other European countries


In order to reach these goals, moments where students discuss on readings previously prepared will be scheduled.

Students should have a basic knowledge of the functioning of the welfare state and of the main social policies. Professor will provide some readings (not compulsory) for students who did not have any background on welfare state and social policies.

The knowledge acquired in this first module are:
New Social Risks; Social Investment approach as an alternative of both keynesian policies and neo-liberism;
Among the policies that the course addresses: work-life balance; childcare; health; education; immigrant and refugee integration; social sustainability of environmental policies; housing, long term care.

Readings will be indicated shortly before the start of the course.

Students will take the exam at the end of the first module (for students taking the 6 cfu exam). The exam is oral. Students are also required to submit a written paper. The themes and structure of the paper will be communicated on the first day of class and then uploaded to Moodle.

During the course there will be some lectures and some workshop where students are invited to present reading and discuss on issues related to the course objectives. During the course experts will be invited for discussing specific issues related to the course. At the beginning of the course a detailed calendar of the classes will be given.

Italian

Ca' Foscari applies Italian law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) for support and accommodation services available to students with disabilities or with specific learning disabilities. If you have a motor, visual, hearing or other disability (Law 17/1999) or a specific learning disorder (Law 170/2010) and request support (assistance in the classroom, technological aids for carrying out exams or exams individualized, accessible format material, notes retrieval, specialized tutoring to support the study, interpreters or other) contact the Disability and DSA office disabilita@unive.it.

written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development