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Lecturer(s)
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Holešovský Václav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Kuna Petr, Ing. et Bc. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. The prehistory of the welfare state 2. The precursors of the welfare state - Bismarck's Germany, the liberal era in Great Britain 3. The Beveridge Report and the emergence of the NHS in the UK 4. The post-war era and the emergence of comprehensive systems - basic typologies 5. Richard Titmuss - social policy as a discipline 6. Critique of the welfare state 7. Social policy in the USA 8. Scandinavian practice 9. German social policy 10. Social policy and the neoliberalism of Thatcher and Reagan 11. "Non-traditional" social systems 12. Social policy in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic 13. Contemporary challenges of the welfare state
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 52 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe at bachelor's level the developments in the countries of Central and Western Europe and USA in the 20th century |
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| to understand a scientifically structured lecture |
| to read and understand professional text in Czech and English |
| to use electronic information resources |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to compile a timeline of the most important events in the promotion of the concept of the welfare state across Europe and the US |
| to characterize the basic models of the welfare state |
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| to analyse the reasons for the emergence of the concept of the welfare state |
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| N/A |
| teaching methods |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
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| Oral exam |
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| Oral exam |
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Recommended literature
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Esping-Andersen, G?sta. The three worlds of welfare capitalism. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1990. ISBN 78-0-7456-0665-1.
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Hennessy, Peter. Never again: Britain, 1945-51. London: Jonathan Cape, 1992. ISBN 0-224-02768-9.
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Jensen, Henrik. The welfare state : past, present, future. Pisa : Edizioni Plus - Universita di Pisa, 2002. ISBN 88-8492-033-7.
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Linek, Lukáš; Petrúšek, Ivan; Bašná, Kristýna. Sociální stát, nerovnosti, politika : postoje české veřejnosti k sociálnímu státu v letech 1996 až 2016. Vydání první. 2020. ISBN 978-80-7330-363-1.
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MERTL, Jan. Sociální politika. 7., aktualizované a doplněné vydání. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2023. ISBN 78-80-7676-675-4.
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Pierson, Christopher. Beyond the welfare state? : the new political economy of welfare. 3rd ed. University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2007. ISBN 0-271-02922-6.
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Rákosník, Jakub; Tomeš, Igor. Sociální stát v Československu : právně-institucionální vývoj v letech 1918-1992. Praha : Auditorium, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87284-30-8.
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Večeřa, Miloš. Sociální stát : Východiska a přístupy. 1. vyd. Praha, 1993. ISBN 80-901424-6-X.
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