WORKSHOP: GOVERNANCE OF SOCIAL COHESION
- Academic year
- 2023/2024 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- LABORATORIO DI GOVERNANCE DELLA COESIONE SOCIALE
- Course code
- FM0558 (AF:444371 AR:252446)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6
- Degree level
- Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
- Educational sector code
- SPS/04
- Period
- 2nd Semester
- Course year
- 2
- Moodle
- Go to Moodle page
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
- reaching ad advanced knowledge of features and dynamics of contemporary societies with particular reference to contemporary welfare states
- an advanced knowledge, understanding and analytical skills of the concept of social cohesion and of the (multi) level governance dynamics related to it.
Expected learning outcomes
The course aims to provide advanced knowledge on the concept of social cohesion starting from its emergence in the public debate in particular within the EU. Social cohesion is a broader concept than social policies and cannot be reduced only to the fight against social exclusion and poverty: it also consists in the creation of solidarity networks, within society, which support Interventions to combat marginalization and increase the resilience of communities themselves. At the end of the course, students will also have an articulated knowledge of how various local authorities in Italy have interpreted social cohesion, with particular reference to the scope of action of the Social Services.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
After attending the course the student will know:
- critically analyze the approaches to social cohesion and the projects activated both by the European Union and by Italian local authorities;
- co-design, together with other students, a practice of social cohesion that takes into account the various public and private actors and their specific roles, skills, interests.
To achieve these objectives, the course includes several moments of confrontation between students on the materials assigned, which must have been previously read. Students will also be asked to present some readings in class in order to stimulate a debate.
Autonomy of judgment:
During the course, students are invited to compare the various approaches and methodologies presented, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.
Learning ability:
Knowing how to critically consult the reference texts (and related bibliographies) and the teaching materials present on Moodle platform to make connections between different approaches and contexts.
Pre-requirements
Contents
Students are asked to design a practice of social cohesion in small groups, choosing a specific theme and territory, identifying a target group, the interlocutors and the methods of dialogue, the economic and human resources that can be activated, the possible obstacles that the practice could meet at the political level and in some sectors of society.
Referral texts
- Riniolo V. 2013 Sul concetto di coesione sociale oggi, in Vita e Pensiero [uploaded on Moodle]
- Jenson J. 2010 Defining and measuring social cohesion, Commonwealth Secretariat, eBook [uploaded on Moodle]
- Chan J., To H., Chan E. 2006 Reconsidering social cohesion: developing a definition and analytical framework for empirical research, “Social Indicator Research”, 75, pp. 273-302. [uploaded on Moodle]
- Venturini e Graziano, Primo e Secondo Rapporto su “Misurare la coesione sociale in Italia” [uploaded on Moodle]
- Ripamonti E. e Vitale T. 2009, Progettare coesione. Un documento base per la definizione delle linee di indirizzo [uploaded on Moodle]
-Evers A. e Ewert B. 2015 Social Innovation for Social Cohesion (progetto Wilco) [uploaded on Moodle]
- Evers A. e Ewert B. Social 2014 Innovation for Social Cohesion (progetto Wilco) [Ebook uploaded on Moodle, choose 4 practices: they will be presented in class ]
- Murray, Grice, Mulgan 2010, Il Libro bianco sull’innovazione sociale [uploaded on Moodle. To be studied: Section 1. Section 1 and 3 are useful for drafting the project]
-Saruis T., Colombo F., Barberis E., Kazepov Y. 2019 Istituzioni del welfare e innovazione sociale: un rapporto conflittuale? In La Rivista delle Politiche Sociali, pp.23-38 [uploaded on Moodle]
-Saruis T., Kazepov Y., Boczy T. 2021 Consolidare l’innovazione sociale in contesti diversi di welfare: tra dinamiche trasformative e adattamento, in Autonomie Locali e Servizio Sociale, pp. 579-592 [uploaded on Moodle]
- [not mandatory] Oosterlynck S., Novy A. Kazepov Y. 2020 Local Social Innovation to Combat Poverty and Exclusion. A Critical Appraisal, Bristol, Policy Press [useful for drafting the project]
Assessment methods
This modality is valid in any session of exam.
Teaching methods
Study materials, proposed exercises and communications relating to the course will be uploaded to the University Moodle platform. Timely enrollment in the course on the Moodle platform is therefore recommended.
Teaching language
Further information
Type of exam
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals
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