| Course Unit Title | SOCIAL POLICY ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION |
| Course Unit Code | ASSP512 |
| Course Unit Details | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Explain and analyse different approaches and methods of composition and analysis of social policy at system level and different sectors.
- Interpret and evaluate the parameters related to the causes of the welfare state crisis, analyse the current situation and the prospects of evolution.
- Demonstrate awareness with the nature of contemporary social problems.
- Understand and analyze the nature of contemporary social problems, procedures definition and their social construction.
- Analyse the methods and content of the modern, alternative social policies and evaluate effectiveness and impact of the interventions at local, regional, national and international level.
- Use judgment to analyse existing and future social policies that address contemporary social problems.
- Choose the appropriate modern methods, techniques and tools to analyze the implemented social policy, the most effective alternative policies, interventions for the control, poverty, social exclusion, inequality, strengthening social justice, social integration and social cohesion.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents | • Analysis main concepts, content, domains, organizational models and modeling implement of social policy
• Theories and methods of comparative social policy
• Theoretical background of social policy and welfare state
• Analysis of social policy, procedure development and transformation of welfare state
• Welfare state regimes and types of evolution
• The importance of sex, age, social class, race, and cultural diversity in the analysis of social policy and social relations of care
• Theories of social construction of social excluded identities and vulnerable groups
• Globalization, Social Policy and Social Exclusion
• Comparative analysis and timeless reference to major social problems, focusing on the analysis of poverty and the processes of social exclusion
• Social Policy of International Organizations and the European Social Model
• Modern challenges to social policy
• Pluralism in social policy
• Civil society, non-government organizations, social networks, social enterprises, quasi markets and social care and social policy
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| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Esping-Andersen, G. et al (2006) Why we need a New Welfare State? Dionikos, Athens: 15-28, 42-74, 128-160 & 256-306 (el)
- Esping-Andersen G. (2006) The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, ας, Ellinika Grammata, Athens: 39-166 & 411-426 (el)
- Lewis, G. et al (2007) Social Policy. On other approaches, Gutenberg, Athens: 23-109, 253-271, 359-378 & 410-412 (el)
- Papadopoulou, D. (2012) Sociology of Exclusion to the season of Globalization, Topos, Athens: 17- 65, 104-159, 193-248 & 320-339 (el)
- Economou, Ch. and Feronas, And. (Ed.) (2006) People outside of the walls. Poverty and Social Exclusion in Modern Societies, Athens: Dionikos: 41-53 (el)
- Sakelaropoulos, Th. (2011) Issues of social policy, Athens: Dionikos: 25-65, 75-84
- Stasinopoulou, Ο. (2002) Contemporary Issues of Social Policy - From the Welfare State in the New Welfare Pluralism,, Athens: Gutenberg: 29-83
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| References | - Mabbett, D. and Bolderson, H. (1999), Theories and methods in comparative social policy. Ιn J. Clasen, (Ed), Comparative Social Policy: Concepts, Theories and Methods, Blackwell, Oxford
- Venieris D. And Papatheodorou, Chr. (Ed..) (2003) The Social Policy in Greece, Ellinika Grammata, Athens:27-38 & 483-511 (el)
- Vlachou, Μ. et al (Ed..) (2008) Social Policy Issues: and fields of application, University Studio Press, Athens: 81-107 (el)
- Getimis P. and Gravaris, D. (Ed.) (1993) Welfare State and Social Policy. Modern Approaches, Themelio, Athens: 29-72 (el)
- Dikaios, C. (Ed.) (2011) History of Social Policy, Gutenberg, Athens (el)
- Iatridis, D. (2011) Role of the Local State and Civil Society in Shaping Social Policy in Conditions of Globalization. In Journal Social Work, Athens, 26(101): 7-15 (el)
- Economou, Ch. and Feronas, And. (Ed.) (2006) People outside of the walls. Poverty and Social Exclusion in Modern Societies, Dionikos, Athens : 117-131 & 285-311 (el)
- Mardas, G. and Valkanos, Ef. (2005) Social Policy. Theory and Practice, Papazisi, Athens: 27-53, 67-92, 187-193 & 225-230 (el)
- Petmesidou, Μ. and Papatheodorou, Chr. (Ed.) (2004) Poverty and Social Exclusion, Exantas, Athens: 225-265 (el)
- Rompolis, S. And Chletsos, Μ. (1995) The Social Policy after the crisis of Welfare State, Paratiritis, Thessalonika:19-50 (el)
- Skamnakis. Chr. (2006) The roles of the local authorities in the implementation of social policy, Gutenberg, Athens: 39-68 (el)
- Stasinopoulou, Ο. (2000) Κράτος Welfare State. Historical Evolution - Modern Theoretical Approaches, Gutenberg, Athens: 27-33, 42-58 & 61-78 (el)
- Chletsos, M. (2011) Economics of social welfare, Athens: Patakis: 19-99 & 231-247
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course is taught through lectures. Class notes are made available to the students through the e-learning platform. |
| Assessment methods and criteria | | Mid-term exam evaluation | 30% | | Exercises, Paper and/or presentation | 20% | | Final Exam | 50% |
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| Language of instruction | Greek |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
