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Welfare-State and Social Policies

Welfare-State and Social Policies

Code	9562
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Sociology
Mode of delivery	Daytime; Presential
Work placements	Not applicable
Learning outcomes	- In depth the knowledge about the welfare state model, its characteristics and recent changes; - Contribute to a better understanding of the welfare state and social policies in Portugal and in Europe in comparative perspective; - At the end of CU students should be able to: - Understand the main features and changes in the welfare state and in the social policies; - Interpret the strengths and limitations of social policies in their intervention and organizational practices; - Recognize the role of social policies in different policy areas (health, public housing, education or social security); - Promote entrepreneurial strategies that enable and/or compensate the role of the social policies.
Syllabus	PART I - Social policies in the "risk society" 1.1. Risk, individualization and the breaking of social ties 1.2. Social exclusion and social policies in risk society 1.3. Social risk and uncertainty PART II The Welfare State 2.1. Social and economic backgrounds 2.2. Contradictions and crisis of the welfare state 2.3. Welfare State and Civil Society 2.4. Social policies PART III - The Portuguese welfare state in comparative perspective 3.1. National models of welfare state 3.2. The Portuguese welfare state 3.3. Social policies in Portugal 3.4. The Social Security PART IV - The involvement of civil society 4.1. Civil society 4.2. Welfare state and the third sector PART V - Globalisation, Liberalism and Social Policies
Main Bibliography	AUGUSTO, Nuno M. (1998), «Habitação social: da intenção de inserção à ampliação da exclusão», Lisboa: APS BARRETO, António (1996), A situação Social em Portugal 1960-1995, Lisboa: ICS BECK, Ulrich (1998), Risk Society, Londres: Sage CABRAL, M. Villaverde (1997), Cidadania e Equidade Social em Portugal, Oeiras: Celta EAPN (1998), Lutar contra a pobreza e a exclusão social na Europa: guia de acção e descrição das políticas sociais, Piaget: Lisboa FERREIRA, Silvia, «The places of the third sector in the Portuguese welfare regime: the case of social and family services» HESPANHA, Pedro e CARAPINHEIRO, Graça (orgs) (2001), Risco social e incerteza, Porto, Afrontamento. MOZZICAFREDDO, Juan (1997), Estado Providência e Cidadania em Portugal, Oeiras: Celta RODRIGUES, Fernanda (1999), Assistência Social e Políticas Sociais em Portugal, Lisboa, ISSS. SANTOS, Boaventura de Sousa (1990) O Estado e a Sociedade em Portugal (1974-1988), Porto: Afrontamento
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.