Anotace
Social Policy in The Czech Republic
It is course introduced by the Department of social work of the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University. It is mainly aimed at pre-gradual bachelor students.
The principle focus of the course is the Czech social policy – its theoretical background, aims, systems as well as strategies. Each lesson is built on teacher-student lecturing and students’ group work. The course is constituted by 2 hours lessons and lectured by three teachers.
Key topics for individual lectures: 1. The History of the Social Welfare State, Key Concepts and Aims, the Welfare State and Social Policy in Practice 2 Stakeholders, Methods and Funding, Family Policy 3. Social Security for the Vulnerable: Health, Sickness, Disability and Old age 4. Social Context of Migration 5. Protection in Social Risk Situations – the Right to welfare: Education, Labour and Poverty 6. Social Welfare System across Europe
The student finishes the course successfully on condition he/she:
- Passes a written test during the exam period.
After passing the course exam the student should be/have: a) aware of relevant terminology and use it correctly, b) aware of the role of key social policy stakeholders, c) the knowledge of disposable social policy methods and strategies, d) the knowledge of individual social situations that that can lead to serious social consequences, e) aware of accessible assistance in these situations, f) able to compare key social policy concepts in CR with their mother country.
Suggested reading and resources:
BARR, N. The Economics of the Welfare State. 5th ed., Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2012 ISBN 9780199297818
BLUM, Sonja; KUHLMANN, Johanna; SCHUBERT, Klaus (ed.). The handbook of European welfare systems. Routledge, 2009.
CLASEN, J. (ed). Comparative social policy: concepts, theories and methods. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 1999. ISBN 978-0-631-20774-0
DEAN, Hartley a Lucinda PLATT. Social advantage and disadvantage. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN 0198737076.
DRBOHLAV, D., JANUROVÁ, K. [online]. Migration and Integration in Czechia: Policy Advances and the Hand Brake of Populism. MPI. 2019. Available at: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/migration-and-integration-czechia-policy-advances-and-hand-brake-populism
DWEYR, Peter and Sandra SHAW. An introduction to social policy. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2013. ISBN 9781446207598.
ESPING-ANDERSEN, G. (1990). The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Princeton, USA: Princeton University Press, 1990. ISBN 9780691028576
EYGAL, G. B. at all. Handbook of Family Policy. Camberley Surrey, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2018. ISBN: 978 1 78471 933 3
GERLACH, I. Familienpolitik. Wiesbaden, Germany: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2010. ISBN 978-3-531-15924-9
HEMERIJCK, A. Changing Welfare State. Oxford, UK: Oxford Press, 2013. ISBN 9780199607600.
KENNETT, Patricia; LENDVAI-BAINTON, Noemi (ed.). Handbook of European Social Policy. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.
POPPLE, Philip R. The policy-based profession: an introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers / Philip R. Popple, University of Texas at Arlington, Leslie Leighninger, Arizona State University with Robert D. Leighninger, University of California, Berkeley. 2019. ISBN 9780134794297
SPICKER, P. Social Policy: Theory and Practice. Bristol, UK: Policy Press, 2014. ISBN 9781447316107
TITMUSS, R. M. Essays on the Welfare State. Goring-By-Sea, UK: WorldofBooks. ISBN 9780043610237
TRBOLA, R., RÁKOCZYOVÁ,M. Barriers to Integration of Immigrants and Integration Policy in the Czech Republic with Focus on Stakeholders and Their Co-operation. Migracijske i etničke teme, Vol. 27 No. 1. 2011. Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/71143
UNEDITED, ADVANCE. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 2015.
WARWICK-BOOTH, Louise, Ruth CROSS and Diane LOWCOCK. Contemporary health studies: an introduction. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2012. ISBN 9780745650227.
Websites
Migration Policy Index http://www.mipex.eu/czech-republic
Czech Statistical Office https://www.czso.cz/csu/cizinci/1-ciz_pocet_cizincu
Ministry of Interior https://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/immigration.aspx