Scandinavian Welfare Regime: Challenged by Europeanization and Globalization (SUMMER 2021)
Course content
The course discusses in some detail the development of the Scandinavian welfare regime, highlighting central elements such as universalism, high degree of formal labor market participation, strong emphasis on personal social services etc. But the course also discusses the challenges to the Scandinavian model from processes of Europeanization and globalization.
Elective Course
Course package (MSc 2015):
Welfare, Inequality and Mobility
The students are expected to have obtained a detailed and
critical knowledge of the sociology of Scandinavian welfare, which
will provide them with analytical skills and a solid regional
competence.
Knowledge:
Students will be provided a thorough knowledge of the benefits and
challenges of welfare provision in Scandinavia.
Skills:
Students will develop empirical analytical skills that enable them
to critically assess the pros and cons of the particular welfare
organization in Scandinavia.
Competences:
Students will acquire rigorous empirical insights that will lead to
strong analytical competences viz-á-vis a particular geographical
region in a sociological perspective.
Lectures and group plus plenary discussions
See Absalon
Basic knowledge of sociology in modern societies
This course has limited space
There will be an oral feedback half way through the course and a written one at the end
Registration deadline for Summer school is June 1.
The ordinary period for registration for summer school is from November 15'th to December 1'st
If the course is full after this period, it will NOT be offered
for registration again, in the extra period for registration from
May 15'th to June 1'st
When registered you will be signed up for exam.
International exchange students must sign up by filling in an
application
form:
course registration.
Credit students: klik her
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Written assignmentIndividual/group.
Free written take-home essays are assignments for which students define and formulate a problem within the parameters of the course and based on an individual exam syllabus. The free written take-home essay must be no longer than 10 pages. For group assignments, an extra 5 pages is added per additional student. Further details for this exam form can be found in the Curriculum and in the General Guide to Examinations at KUnet. - Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Criteria for exam assessment
Please see the learning outcome
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 28
- Preparation
- 118
- Exam
- 60
- English
- 206
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- ASOA15078U
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Bachelor
Bachelor choiceFull Degree Master choice
- Duration
- Schedulegroup
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Expected timetable
Week 31:
Fri: 10-15
Week 32:
Mon: 10-15
Wed: 10-15
Fri: 10-15
Week 33:
Mon: 10-15
Wed: 10-15
Fri: 10-15 - Capacity
- Vejl. 30 personer
- Studyboard
- Department of Sociology, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Sociology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinator
- Peter Abrahamson (2-736443767266316e7831676e)
Teacher
Peter Abrahamson, e-mail: pa@soc.ku.dk
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