OPF:SVNKTSO Theory of Social Policy - Course Information

SVNKTSO Theory of Social Policy

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Ivona Buryová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Vojtěch Malátek, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Vojtěch Malátek, CSc.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina

Prerequisites

None.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the institutional policy of the state, with the developmental stages of social policy and the nature of the welfare state. Students gain theoretical knowledge of the development and application of regional social policy and corporate social strategies. In the final lectures will test their knowledge and skills attained in social planning, development and implementation of research activities in the field of social practice.

Syllabus

• 1. The formation of institutions of social policy
  2. Second Development stages of social policy
  3. Theory of the welfare state
  4. The reforms of the welfare state
  5. The crisis of the welfare state and its causes
  6. Modernising of the welfare state
  7. The position of social politics and its understanding in the European Community
  8. Character and social politics making regions and municipalities
  9. Creation and implementation of social programs I
  10. Creation and implementation of social programs II
  11. Social stratification research I
  12. Social stratification research II
  13. Analysis and implementation of the results of the social stratification research in social policy
  

Literature

required literature
• PRUDKÝ, L. Inventura hodnot - Výzkum hodnot ve společnosti České republiky. Praha: Academia, 2010. ISBN 978-80-200-1751-2. info
• KELLER, J. Soumrak sociálního státu. Praha: SLON, 2006. ISBN 80-86429-41-5. info
• KREBS, V. a kol. Sociální politika. Praha: ASPI, 2005. ISBN 80-7357-050-5. info
• TAYLOR-GOOBY, P. New Risks, New Welfare: The Transformation of the European Welfare State. Oxford, 2004. ISBN 0-6312-2042-9. info
• TAYLOR-GOOBY, P. Welfare States under Press. London, 2001. ISBN 0-7619-7199-8. info
• BRDEK, M., JÍROVÁ, H. Sociální politika v zemích EU a ČR. Praha: CODEX BOHEMIA, 1998. ISBN 80-85963-71-X. info
• MUSIL, L. Vývoj sociálního státu v Evropě. Čítanka z historie moderní evropské sociální politiky. Brno: Doplněk, 1996. ISBN 80-85765-62-4. info

recommended literature
• MORAWSKI, W. Ekonomická sociologie. Problémy teorie a empirie. Praha: SLON, 2005. ISBN 80-86429-43-1. info
• SMUTEK, M. Sociální stát - úvod do studia. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2005. ISBN neuvedeno. info
• WINKLER, J., ŽIŽLAVSKÝ, M. Český trh práce a Evropská strategie zaměstnanosti. Brno: MU, 2004. ISBN 80-210-3536-X. info
• WINKLER, J. Implementace. Institucionální hledisko analýzy. Brno: MU, 2002. ISBN 80-210-2932-3. info
• HILL, M. Undestanding Social Policy. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000. info
• VEČEŘA, M. Sociální stát, východiska a přístupy. Praha: SLON, 1993. ISBN 80-85850-16-8. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration
Seminar classes

Assessment methods

Credit

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 12 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

seminar paper, course credit test

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Konzultace	6
Ostatní studijní zátěž	74
Přednáška	6
Zápočet	30
Summary	116

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