Welfare Models in the Nordic Region
The main focus of this course is the concept of welfare: its roots, practice and implications. The course has its starting point in the Nordic societies and the specific Nordic welfare model: its development, contemporary status, and future challenges. Similarities and differences between welfare systems in time and location are emphasised and examined from different theoretical perspectives. These perspectives concern the conditions for shaping welfare, democracy, social engagement and allocation of resources. Furthermore, the course covers issues of consequences of organising welfare for individuals and groups in terms of health, lifestyles, justice and equality.
The course also includes studies of the development of welfare through four topics: welfare’s institutional organisation in social safety nets and other rights; the role of working life, private enterprises and labour; the politics of media in forms of public service, subsidies and initiatives to bridge digital gaps; and civic society and present social movements influence on the formation of the welfare society.
Level:
Advanced level
Application code:
X2154
Entry requirements:
Bachelor's degree in social, behavioural or health sciences. The degree must be equivalent to a Swedish kandidatexamen and must have been awarded from an internationally recognised university. English 6. Exemption of the requirement in Swedish is granted.
Selection rules:
Available for exchange students. Limited numbers of seats.
Start week:
week: 41
Instructional time:
Daytime
Language of instruction:
Teaching is in English.
