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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Master's programme Comparative Social Policy and Welfare 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
- Students will be able to compare theoretical and analytical approaches to understand welfare states and their development.
- They can identify the principal components and recognise the different types of welfare state theorising
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
- Differentiate between institutional regimes and normative frameworks of welfare production.
- Identify and assess political, social, and economic factors influencing welfare state development.
- Formulate coherent, well-founded arguments on welfare state issues using theoretical and empirical evidence.
- Design and implement small-scale research projects, applying comparative methodologies.
- Communicate complex findings on welfare state dynamics effectively to both academic and non-academic audiences.
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- The historical evolution and institutional diversity of welfare state regimes.
- Major theoretical approaches explaining welfare state development, including functionalist, conflict-theoretical, and institutionalist perspectives.
- Core social policy challenges, such as inequality, demographic change, and labour market transformations.
- Methodological approaches for studying welfare state dynamics, including both qualitative and quantitative techniques.
- Contemporary debates on the ethical and normative dimensions of welfare production in diverse socio-political contexts.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Active participation during the Intensive Programme and, depending on the teaching methods, a combination of individual written assignments and/or exams and teamwork and/or interactive tasks.
In the retake-option evaluation is based on a written or oral exam.
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| Methods |
Presentations by the instructor and class discussion during the Intensive Programme at the beginning of the semester. During the semester a combination of independent study of the literature and collaborative descriptive and explanatory projects, in which the conceptual knowledge is applied to specific examples.
The retake option consists of an independent study of a reading list provided by the instructor.
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Readings and assignments are provided by the instructor.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
Students who have received a failing grade, or who wish to retake the course to improve their grade, must declare their intention to retake the course before the next semester so that a retake opportunity can be offered. They will then repeat the course through independent study, studying the literature independently from a specially prepared reading list, and demonstrating their competence in a written or oral examination at the end of the semester. The retake option is not a substitute for the regular course. It is only offered to students who have received a grade in the regular course.
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| Corresponding lecture |
929CACSPWPK20: KS Introduction to the Study of the Politics of Welfare Production (Independent Study) (5 ECTS)
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