Class Social Policy

At the end of the course unit the students are expected to be able to: - Define and characterize the Welfare State in Portugal; - Actively intervene in the achievement of human rights through the knowledge of Social Policies and their relationship with Social Work; - Identify and characterize existing social policies, taking into account the different target audiences; - Understand, analyze, reflect and criticize the evolution and current trends of Social Policies.

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1 Social Policy: nature and scope 1.1 Public and Social Policies: the social functions of the State and social rights 1.2 Purposes, objectives and object, principles, values and fields of action of Social Policy 2. Main theoretical conceptions of the role of the state in social policy: foundations and contributions 2.1 Liberal and neoliberal perspectives. 2.2 Interventionist 2.3 Rawls' theory of justice 3.Social Policy and the Welfare State 3.1 The genesis, emergence and formation of the welfare state. 3.2 The models of the welfare state: conservative, liberal, democratic and southern European. 3.3 The development of the welfare state in Portugal 3.4 The crisis and reconfiguration of the Welfare State: The "almost" Portuguese Welfare State; The Welfare Society; The future of the Welfare State. 4. Contemporary trends in social policy 4.1. The Welfare Mix: its meaning and consequences 4.2. Active Social Policies 4.3 Social policies and contemporary challenges.

The teaching methods used will be expository and interrogative, and students will be asked to participate and reflect on the analysis of specific points in the syllabus, texts and the discussion of practical cases, with the aim of stimulating interest and critical thinking. Pedagogical Innovation Practices: students are challenged to take part in guided activities, using different pedagogical techniques such as role-play, group dynamics, brainstorming and problem-solving, making them more active and autonomous in their learning.

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