This course offers an in-depth analysis of social policy systems and practices, particularly those in East Asian countries (or regions). Through comparative analysis, students explore the historical, cultural, and socio-economic factors that shape social policy development. It also discusses the impacts of social policies and the challenges in policy implementation, maintenance, and change. The course emphasizes policy research paper writing, enabling students to develop research skills and contribute to the field. Topics covered include welfare state models, education, health care, social protection, social organization, policy participation, poverty, and inequality. This course is designed for postgraduate students interested in social policy and aims to foster critical thinking and research abilities.
This book is about learning how to write up the ideas. After addressing some common excuses and bad habits, Silvia provides practical strategies to motivate students, professors, researchers, and other academics to become better and more prolific writers. Silvia draws from his own experience in psychology to explain how to write, submit, and revise academic work, from journal articles to books, all without sacrificing evenings, weekends, and vacations. The tips and strategies in this second edition have been updated to apply to academic writing in most disciplines. Also new to this edition is a chapter on writing grant and fellowship proposals.
The book discusses such elements as the following: the shift in emphasis from compensation for loss of income to a more preventive approach based on income security; measures against social exclusion enacted by the European Union; the meaning of the term "employability" as revealed in EU Member States' National Action Plans (NAPs); the growing pressure on beneficiaries to "perform" rather than "conform"; the interplay in international law between human rights and social security; labour market participation according to gender and educational level; labour market participation among families with young children; the promise of a "federal" social security system in Europe; and objective standards vs. "moral hazard" in labour market insurance.
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