VS24VP013 European Social Policy 1

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
13/13/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Vomlela, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lukáš Vomlela, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Ing. Lucie Kamrádová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 9:45–10:30 C306
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
VS24VP013/A: Tue 10:35–11:20 C306, L. Vomlela
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the main concepts of public policy aand social policy and other topics related to the novadays social policy in different European countries. The lectures will present an introduction to the public policy, social policy and the development of social policy in different European countries.
Learning outcomes
Students will gain professional knowledge of the theories of social policy and they will lear the main aspects of novadays social policy and its development in selected EU countries. Students are able to characterize the evolution of social policy in selected European countries from the point of view of both chronology and content, to describe and explain the main aspects, such as the nature of social policy, the profile of relevant actors of social policy, and their categorization with regard to the specifics of historical development of European countries. Students will be ble to discuss and reflect main apspects of social policy in different EU countries.
Syllabus
  • 1. Public policy – introduction 2. Public policy in theory and praxis 3. Social policy 4. Social policy and it´s development 5. Social policy in Europe (development) 6. Development of social policy in Germany 7. Development of social policy in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8. Development of social policy in Wester Europe after WW2 9. Development of social policy in post-communist Europe after 1989 10. Differences between Central and Eastern Europan Countries and Western Europe 11. Models of social policy 12. Social policy in the Czech Republic 13. Conclusion
Teaching methods
lectures, tutorials, class discussion based on literature
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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