210145 SE M7a/G6/Diss: SE VertiefungsSE - Comparative Social Policy (engl.) (2011S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Preliminary meeting (Vorbesprechung):
Fr 11.03.2011 von 11:00-14:00
Block:
Fr 13.5. von 9:00-18:00
Sa 14.5. von 9:00-18:00Jochen Clasen
Professor of Comparative Social Policy
School for Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
15A George Square
Chrystal Macmillan Building
Edinburgh EH8 9LD
Scotland
Email: jochen.clasen@ed.ac.uk
Fr 11.03.2011 von 11:00-14:00
Block:
Fr 13.5. von 9:00-18:00
Sa 14.5. von 9:00-18:00Jochen Clasen
Professor of Comparative Social Policy
School for Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
15A George Square
Chrystal Macmillan Building
Edinburgh EH8 9LD
Scotland
Email: jochen.clasen@ed.ac.uk
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 17.02.2011 08:00 to Fr 25.02.2011 08:00
- Registration is open from We 02.03.2011 08:00 to Th 03.03.2011 08:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 01.04.2011 18:00
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Friday
11.03.
11:00 - 14:00
Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
Friday
13.05.
09:00 - 18:00
Fachtutoriumsraum (A221), NIG 2. Stock
Saturday
14.05.
09:00 - 17:55
Fachtutoriumsraum (A221), NIG 2. Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The course provides an overview of current debates within comparative social policy. We review relevant theoretical aspects of welfare state retrenchment and reform as well as methodological issues in relation to the conceptualisation and quantitative as well as qualitative measurement of change within social policy. Finally we will focus on particular policy fields and assess reform trajectories in those domains. The overall aim is to provide a concise introduction to contemporary comparative social policy analysis. Some basic knowledge of social policy scholarship would be useful.Most of the literature is in English, with some additional German literature as additional sources.
Assessment and permitted materials
Concretely students are required to fulfil three criteria for passing the course:
1. Paper summaries
- read and send to jochen.clasen@ed.ac.uk paper summaries (of between one and two pages each) for 2 papers (to be announced at the Vorbesprechung) The deadline for these summaries is April 1st 2011. Those who fail to submit these summaries will be deemed to have withdrawn from the seminar.
- read and send to jochen.clasen@ed.ac.uk paper summaries of the remaining eight papers by May 6th 2011. Those who fail to submit these summaries will be deemed to have withdrawn from the seminar.Please send these summaries as two linked word documents, that is one single document by 1 April and another by 6 May. Please use your surname and 'ViennaIV' in the document title.2. Presentation
In addition students are expected to make one or two short oral presentations based on one of their summaries at the seminar on 13/14 May 2011. Students will act either as paper presenter or discussant of a particular text. These roles will be allocated after 1 April.3. Essay (Hausarbeit)
Students are required to write a seminar paper to one of a number of topics which will be presented at the Vorbesprechung. The seminar paper of 8-10 pages (excluding the title page and list of contents) must be submitted to jochen.clasen@ed.ac.uk by the deadline: 30. Nov. 2011. There will be no subsequent opportunity to submit the seminar paper.Half of the seminar grade will derive from the summary papers, which must be made in English. The other half of the seminar grade will be based on the seminar paper.
1. Paper summaries
- read and send to jochen.clasen@ed.ac.uk paper summaries (of between one and two pages each) for 2 papers (to be announced at the Vorbesprechung) The deadline for these summaries is April 1st 2011. Those who fail to submit these summaries will be deemed to have withdrawn from the seminar.
- read and send to jochen.clasen@ed.ac.uk paper summaries of the remaining eight papers by May 6th 2011. Those who fail to submit these summaries will be deemed to have withdrawn from the seminar.Please send these summaries as two linked word documents, that is one single document by 1 April and another by 6 May. Please use your surname and 'ViennaIV' in the document title.2. Presentation
In addition students are expected to make one or two short oral presentations based on one of their summaries at the seminar on 13/14 May 2011. Students will act either as paper presenter or discussant of a particular text. These roles will be allocated after 1 April.3. Essay (Hausarbeit)
Students are required to write a seminar paper to one of a number of topics which will be presented at the Vorbesprechung. The seminar paper of 8-10 pages (excluding the title page and list of contents) must be submitted to jochen.clasen@ed.ac.uk by the deadline: 30. Nov. 2011. There will be no subsequent opportunity to submit the seminar paper.Half of the seminar grade will derive from the summary papers, which must be made in English. The other half of the seminar grade will be based on the seminar paper.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
The seminar is run as a 'block seminar' and will be held in English. Some knowledge of statistical analysis is essential. It is based on compulsory reading and discussion of ten core texts for each of the topics covered. Participants are expected to undertake the required reading prior to the block seminar and to engage actively in seminar discussions. They are also required to submit short paper summaries on each of the ten texts prior to the June seminar.At the preliminary meeting (Vorbesprechung) there will be an introduction to the seminar's aims and objectives, organisation and assessment requirements. Those who fail to attend this meeting without having provided an appropriate prior explanation by email to jochen.clasen@ed.ac.uk will be deemed to have withdrawn from the seminar. At the Vorbesprechung essay topic will be discussed and additional literature suggested.
Reading list
The compulsory reading list will be presented at the Vorbesprechung.
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