SWRK - 255. Social Policy Without Borders

3 credit(s)
This Franciscan Concern Social Justice course will examine social policy in a global context by focusing on two distinct, but related areas of inquiry. In the first half of the course, students will learn about theories of the welfare state, and -through comparative analysis -about the 
similarities and differences between selected social welfare systems in economically developed countries. Secondly, students will explore the impact of economic and political globalization on national social policies and social welfare provisions in both developed and developing countries, particularly in the areas of social governance, labor policy, health policy, pensions, and migration. This course is not about global social problems or about globalization generally, as these topics are covered in courses offered by other departments. Rather, “Social Policy Without Borders” is about the structures, especially the formal/institutional ones, that aim to secure the wellbeing of people within nation states and as global citizens. 

This course will include online interaction with students from different countries. These sessions (two at most) will occur outside the regular class times. If students have a conflict attending them, they will be able to complete an alternate assignment. 

Attribute: ARTS, CDDE, CFJ, ILST, PCST