SGIDL1090.1 - Challenges and Solutions - European Welfare States in Comparison

General information

Course Name

Challenges and Solutions - European Welfare States in Comparison

English Course name

Challenges and Solutions - European Welfare States in Comparison

Course code

SGIDL1090.1

Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Pioch, Roswitha (roswitha.pioch@haw-kiel.de)

Occurrence frequency

Module occurrence

In der Regel im Sommersemester

Language

Englisch

Relations of this course to published module descriptions and their study program assignments

Modules in which this course is compulsory

Module	Study Subject	Semester
Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states	B.A. - BAKIND - Kindheitspädagogik	1 2 3 4 5 6
Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states	B.A. - BAEB - Aufbau - Erziehung und Bildung im Kindesalter - Aufbauform	1 2 3 4 5 6
Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states	B.Sc. - BAPT - Physiotherapie (7 Fachsemester)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states	B.Sc. - BAPT - Physiotherapie (9 Fachsemester)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states	B.A. - BASA - Soziale Arbeit (PO 2017/2019 V6)	1 2 3 4 5 6
Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states	B.A. - BAEB - Erziehung und Bildung im Kindesalter	1 2 3 4 5 6
Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states Major social issues and current developments in social care services in selected European welfare states	B.A. - BASA 21/22 - Soziale Arbeit (PO 2021/2023 V7)	1 2 3 4 5 6

Qualification outcome

Areas of Competence: Knowledge and Understanding; Use, application and generation of knowledge; Communication and cooperation; Scientific self-understanding / professionalism.

Students understand
- the differences between the European welfare state ideas and models
- the basis of social inequality, youth unemployment, housing shortage, old-age poverty
- the effects of privatization in pension schemes and health care

Students are able
- to reflect on what measures are needed to combat youth unemployment
- to reflect the idea of a universal basic income
- to think about reform steps for adjusting European welfare states to a just and sustainable future

Content information

Content

European Welfare States are facing common challenges like increasing social inequality, persistent youth unemployment, housing shortage, old-age poverty, and as not only the Covid-19- pandemic shows: access to health care, information and transparency, effective payment. However, European welfare states differ deeply in the paths chosen to adjust their social security systems in order to find solutions for present and future challenges. In this course we analyze the different starting points of European welfare states in comparison given by very different welfare state ideas and models. We will further discuss options for introducing welfare state reforms in the future. What are the effects of privatization in pension schemes and health care? What are the risks of universal solutions, like basic pension schemes? What measures are necessary to combat youth unemployment? How about the idea of a universal basic income? Is this a serious and realistic option for Europe? This course invites students interested in grounding welfare states debates by empirical research results and still not hesitating to think about reform steps for adjusting European welfare states to a just and sustainable future.

Literature

Teaching format

Teaching format	SWS
Übung	2

Examinations

Method of Examination	Duration	Weighting	wird angerechnet gem. § 11 Satz 2 PVO	Graded	Remark
Präsentation	20 Minutes	0 %			Präsentation während der Vorlesungszeit. Themen werden in der Lehrveranstaltung von der Dozent*in vergeben.

Ungraded Course Assessment

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