The purpose of this module is to provide you with an introduction to:
Debates over the nature of globalisation and its consequences for social policy, social well-being and social divisions.
A range of global social policy issues, such as poverty and inequality, health, the social impacts of trade liberalisation and labour standards.
How these issues are debated and addressed by international organisations.
How these international organisations are - or are not - being reformed to deal more effectively with the issues.
The role of transnational social actors in the new global social policy agenda.
How the politics of globalisation manifest themselves in relation to social policy in a number of regional and national contexts.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of this module you should be able to:
Understand the terms of the debate on globalisation and social policy.
Access and analyse critically the social policy agendas of major international organisations.
Examine critically the international politics of key social policy issues such as poverty and inequality, health, the social impacts of trade liberalisation and labour standards.
Examine critically the influence of globalisation on the making of social policy in different regional and national contexts.
Assessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Essay/coursework Essay
N/A
100
Special assessment rules
None
Reassessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Essay/coursework Essay
N/A
100
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Indicative reading
Yeates, Nicola (ed) (2014) Understanding Global Social Policy, Second Edition, Bristol: The Policy Press.
Yeates, Nicola and Holden, Chris (eds) (2009) The Global Social Policy Reader, Bristol: The Policy Press.