Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description

Poverty, Social Exclusion and Welfare Policy

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
SUPK_056
Branch of Science
Social Politics and Organisation of Social Work; Sociology and social work
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Sociology
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

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Preliminary Knowledge

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Assessment

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Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
40 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Ferera M., "The European Welfare State. Golden Achievments, Silver Prospects", URGE Working Paper 4/2007

2.

Gordon D. and Townsend P. (eds.) Bredline Europe. The Measurement of Poverty. The Polity Press, 2000.

3.

Hacker, B. (2009) ‘Hybridization instead of Clustering: Transformation Processes of Welfare Policies in Central and Eastern Europe’, Social Policy & Administration, 43(2), 152-169.

4.

Lāce T., "Sociālā atstumtība Latvijā. Situācijas raksturojums un politikas analīze", Rīga, Zinātne, 2012.

5.

Levitas R., "The Inclusive Society? Social Exclusion and New Labour", 2nd ed., Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

6.

Sen A. "Social Exclusion: Concept, Application, and Scrutinity", Social Development Papers No. 1, Office of Environment and Social Development Asian Development Bank, June 2000

7.

Vandenbroucke F., "Europe: The Social Challenge. Defining the Union’s Social Objective is a Necessity rather than a Luxury", European Social Observatory, OSE Opinion Paper No. 11– July 2012

Additional Reading

1.

Esping Andersen G., Myles J. "The Welfare State and Redistribution", available at: http://dcpis.upf.edu/~gosta-esping-andersen/articles.htm

2.

Vignon J., Cantillon B.,"Is there a Time for Social Europe?" Looking beyond the Lisbon Strategy Paradigm", European Social Observatory, OSE Opinion Paper No. 9 – July 2012

Other Information Sources

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Eurostat dati

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Eurobarometer pētījumi

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SocialExclusioninEurope. 2000

4.

Statistikas gadagrāmatas un statistikas krājumi