Магистратура
2021/2022
Сравнительный анализ социальной политики
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Политический анализ и публичная политика / Political Analysis and Public Policy)
Направление:
41.04.04. Политология
Кто читает:
Кафедра публичной политики
Где читается:
Факультет социальных наук
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 4 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Альберт Виктор Аттила,
Козлов Владимир Александрович,
Пархоменко Сергей Анатольевич,
Ульданов Артём Александрович,
Червякова Анна Александровна
Прогр. обучения:
Политический анализ и публичная политика
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
5
Контактные часы:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Social policy is an important field of contemporary state activities related to the welfare state and social services offered to its citizens. In different administrative systems the scope of social policy may differ in particular aspect or components, but the general principle in the core is the same – it focuses on the social problems a society faces through identification and thorough analysis of the causes and consequences of such problems, the influence of different factors (social, political, administrative, economic, etc.) on the dynamics of such challenges, opportunities and limitations for political and administrative reaction to them, and potential efficiency of various policy solutions available to the policy-makers dealing with such social issues. The course is supposed to provide comparative analytical framework for consideration of social policies around the globe and introduce students to the diversity and key components of most typical social policies implemented by most governments. In addition, the students are supposed to get experience of policy papers preparation.
Learning Objectives
- To provide students with thorough understanding of the social policy concept and its main components
- To develop students competencies of comparative analysis methodology
- To provide students with knowledge of up-to-date experience of social policy implementation around the world
- To provide students with detailed comparative analysis of possible policy solutions for specific social policies in Russia and abroad in different cultural, political, social, and economic settings
- To provide the competencies necessary for effective and rational participation in development and implementation of social policy
Expected Learning Outcomes
- The students will acquire the skills necessary for professional participation in analyzing social challenges, developing elements of social policy, planning the implementation of social policy, and analytical documents writing skills (papers, reports, and memos) in several areas of social policy.
- The students will be able to conduct comparative analysis of social issues and social policy in different environments.
- The students will know the theory of social policy, the international experience of solving certain social problems, the specific features of the main field of social policy
Course Contents
- Introduction in public policy analysis
- Comparing across nations: quantitative vs qualitative methods, comparative approach and methods
- Contemporary social policy
- Restructuring Welfare states
- Welfare states around the world
- Measuring social policy
- Social policy and social services
- Health and family policies
- Comparative education policy
- Students' policy papers: presenting and discussing
Assessment Elements
- Participation
- Home assignments
- Presentation of policy paper
- Policy PaperThe retake of the control element (policy paper submission and presentation) is possible according to the exam schedule during the corresponding exam period in an online face-to-face format in Microsoft Teams. A student is supposed to make a presentation of the policy paper, using MS Teams, and then provide answers to the questions on the policy paper asked by the professor. The technical requirements for the online retake include 1) installation of MS Teams and login to the HSE account; 2) synchronous video and audio broadcasting of the student (face and voice must be recognizable); 3) slides presentation via screen sharing functionality; 4) provision of the professor with the policy paper (in *.doc, *.docx, or *.pdf format) and the presentation files (in *.ppt or *.pdf format); 5) reliable Internet connection (if the student's connection is interrupted during the Exam for a period of more than 10 minutes, the Exam is failed with "absent" record).
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 4th module0.15 * Participation + 0.3 * Presentation of policy paper + 0.3 * Policy Paper + 0.25 * Home assignments
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Engeli, I., & Allison, C. R. (2014). Comparative Policy Studies : Conceptual and Methodological Challenges. [Basingstoke]: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=997751
- Fischer, F., Miller, G., & Sidney, M. S. (2007). Handbook of Public Policy Analysis : Theory, Politics, and Methods. Boca Raton: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=184464
- Hasan, S. A. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Poverty. Economic Record, 90(288), 121–123. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12100
- Kennett, P. (2004). A Handbook of Comparative Social Policy. Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Mariely López-Santana. (2015). New Governance of Welfare States in the United States and Europe, The : Between Decentralization and Centralization in the Activation Era. SUNY Press.
- Powell, M. (2011). The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State - By F. G. Castles, S. Leibfried, J. Lewis, H. Obinger and C. Pierson. Social Policy & Administration, 45(3), 319–323. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00775_1.x
- Vigoda-Gadot, E., & Vashdi, D. R. (2020). Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration, Management and Policy. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Esping-Andersen, G., & United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. (1996). Welfare States in Transition : National Adaptations in Global Economies. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=309783
- Greer, S. L., & Kurzer, P. (2013). European Union Public Health Policy : Regional and Global Trends. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=536558
- Haveman, R., Blank, R., Moffitt, R., Smeeding, T., & Wallace, G. (2015). The War on Poverty: Measurement, Trends, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.21846
- Martinelli, F., Anttonen, A. A., & Matzke, M. (2017). Social Services Disrupted : Changes, Challenges and Policy Implications for Europe in Times of Austerity. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1638828
- Midgley, J., Surender, R., & Alfers, L. (2019). Handbook of Social Policy and Development. Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Plank, D. N., Ford, T. G., Sykes, G., & Schneider, B. L. (2009). Handbook of Education Policy Research. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=270704