Martin Potůček

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European Social Policy (SM508) 2009/2010

Course number: SM508
Scope of instruction: 2/1
Credits available: 9
Academic year: 2009/2010
Course leader: Prof. Martin Potůček, PhD. (http://www.martinpotucek.cz; office hours available at http://cinefogo.cuni.cz/terms/)

Syllabi / Documents / Lectures presentations and materials / Seminars materials / Other useful references

Garant kursu/Course leader: Prof. Martin Potůček, PhD. (http://www.martinpotucek.cz; office hours available at http://cinefogo.cuni.cz/terms/)
Guest lecturers: Prof. Dr. Jens Alber, PhD., Wissenschaftszentrum für Sozialforschung Berlin, Germany, Prof. Dr. David Donnisson, United Kingdom, Prof. Ellen Immergut, Humboldt Universität, Berlin, Germany.
Seminar lecturers – Welfare State: Mgr. Miriam Kotrusová, PhD. (Head), kotrusov@fsv.cuni.cz,  Mgr. Daniel Balcha, Mgr. Petra Orságová, Mgr. Karolína Dobiášová.
Seminar lecturers – European Integration: Mgr. Tomáš Weiss (Head), weiss@fsv.cuni.cz, PhDr. Zuzana Kasáková, Ing. L´ubica Debnárová, Prof. Lenka Rovná, PhD., Associate Prof. Ivo Šlosarčík, PhD., LLM., Mgr. Jan Váška.

Termíny zkoušek/Terms of exams : Exams ESP announcement

Syllabi:

Lectures:

Evaluation of students

Other Resources :

Lectures presentations and materials:

Students are required to study the core literature in advance, submit a paper (either in English or in Czech/Slovak), and pass the written examination (either in English or in Czech/Slovak). The topic of a paper will be selected by each student in the beginning of the course and approved by the course leader. Main themes of lectures

  • Understanding Welfare States: history, functions, threats, the impact of European integration
  • Similarities and differences of Welfare States developments in Europe (Western European Pension Politics, Central and Eastern European peculiarities)
  • Innovations in social policy making
  • Case study: Czech Republic‘s Welfare State

Suggested structure of the paper Title
Student’s name and study program
Name of the course and academic year
Summary (up to 2 pages)
1. Research question(s) to be answered (cognitive question, social problem and/or policy to be analyzed; comparison: reasons for the choice of compared objects, criteria of comparison)
2. Theoretical considerations
3. Choice of method(s) and data (knowledge) resources
4. Main part – extended body of evidence and reasoning (may be structured further)
5. Conclusions
Literature
Appendices (if applicable)Recommended length: 20 pages

Seminars materials:

The attendance of the seminars is compulsory. Students will apply for one of the seminar themes.
Seminar on The Welfare States as instruments in social policy making (two seminar groups) is compulsory for European Studies Programme students.
Seminar on the European Union (two seminar groups) is compulsory for Public and Social Policy Programme students.
The attendance of the second type of seminar is facultative, subject on approval of the other seminar heads.
Students of other study programmes are free to choose among them.
Refer to Syllabi of both seminars.

Seminar The Welfare States as instruments in social policy making (WS I, WS II):

Note: This seminar is obligatory for students of European Studies (ES) Program.

SYLLABUS – {docs}esp-ws-syllabus{/docs}

Seminar head: Mgr. Miriam Kotrusová, PhD. kotrusov@fsv.cuni.cz
Seminar lecturers:
Mgr. Daniel Balcha danielmessele@gmail.com
Mgr. Karolína Dobiášová karolinad@seznam.cz
Mgr. Petra Orságová orsagova.petra@centrum.cz

Seminar The European Union: history, institutions, operations, relationship to Member States (EU I, EU II):

Note: This seminar is obligatory for students of Public and Social Policy (VSP) Program.

SYLLABUS – {docs}esp-syllabus{/docs}

MATERIALS – {docs}euandtheworld{/docs}Seminar assistant: Mgr. Tomáš Weiss, weiss@fsv.cuni.cz
Seminar lecturers:
Prof. Lenka Rovná, PhD., rovna@fsv.cuni.cz
Associate Prof. Ivo Šlosarčík, PhD., LLM.
Mgr. Lukáš Pachta,
Mgr. Jan Váška,
PhDr. Zuzana Kasáková, zkasakova@europeum.org

Other useful references

Core reference resource:

Golinowska, St., Hengstenberg, P., Zukowski, M.,eds. (2009) Diversity and Commonality in European Social Policies. The Forging of a European Social Model. Warsaw: Wydawnicztwo Naukowe Scholar and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

Reference literature:
Adnett, N. – Hardy, St. (2005) The European Social Model. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Kvist, J. and Saari, J. (eds.) (2007) The Europeanization of Social Protection. Bristol: The Policy Press.
Potůček M. (1999) Not Only the Market. Budapešť: CEU Press.
Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (ed.) (2008) Welfare State Transformations. Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Other resources will be recommended within particular lectures and seminar sessions.

Goal To allow for deeper understanding of core concepts, issues, and policies of the European Union’s social dimension, and the social welfare provision within its Member States.

Conditions of enrollment The course is available for students of Master’s Degree Programs, PhD. programs, and Erasmus programs provided by the Faculty of Social Sciences. The course is compulsory for students of Master’s degree programs of Public and Social Policy, European Studies, and International Economic and Political Studies, and optional for Erasmus students. Research and Study Ethical Standards:

In consideration of Charles University’s tradition and the nature of the subjects taught, high importance shall be attached to the ethical and responsible behavior of all students. In particular the following shall be considered a serious breach of ethical standards:
a) Plagiarism, i. e. using quotes, data or ideas (or parts of own papers presented within other subjects) without accurate identification of source;
b) Manipulation of data and information (such as altering or unauthorized creation);
c) Cheating. Breach of the rules (including any type of plagiarism) shall be strictly dealt with in accordance with the FSV UK Disciplinary Rules (available on http://www.fsv.cuni.cz/FSV-220.html and http://www.fsv.cuni.cz/FSV-637.html).