PERb1104 Partial Disciplines of Social Policy

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Markéta Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Markéta Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 8:00–9:40 U23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(B) && ! VPLb1102 Social Policy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course aims to equip students with basic knowledge about the role, goals, principles, methods of organization and management, tools, evaluation options, and current problems of partial social policies focused on the areas of social security, employment, health, education, families, and housing. Attention is paid to specific policies and measures from a national and international perspective. The subject loosely follows the Theory of Social Policy and Social Development by showing the nature of the goals, tools, and effects of social policy in the practice of individual subdisciplines.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to 1) understand the link between the goals, tools, and effects of partial social policies and 2) the role of various actors in the process of their creation and implementation, 3) analyze these policies from different perspectives, 4) propose adequate procedures leading to their improvement functioning or to solve possible problems and 5) to understand and assess sub-policies and their instruments in an international context.
Syllabus
  • Social insurance
  • State social support
  • Social assistance
  • Employment and labor market policy
  • Health policy
  • Education policy
  • Family policy
  • Housing policy
  • European social policy
Literature
    required literature
  • Handbook on society and social policy. Edited by Nicholas Ellison - Tina Haux. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020, 1 online. ISBN 9781788113526. URL info
  • BÉLAND, Daniel and Rianne MAHON. Advanced introduction to social policy. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2016, ix, 137. ISBN 9781783478026. URL info
  • ANDERSON, Karen M. Social policy in the European Union. First published. London: Palgrave, 2015, xii, 252. ISBN 9780230223509. info
  • KREBS, Vojtěch. Sociální politika. 6., přepracované a aktuali. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2015, 566 stran. ISBN 9788074789212. info
  • Bytová politika : teorie a inovace pro praxi. Edited by Martin Lux - Tomáš Kostelecký. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON) v koedici se Sociologickým ústavem AV ČR, 2011, 229 s. ISBN 9788073302054. info
  • Teorie a nástroje vzdělávací politiky. Edited by Jaroslav Kalous - Arnošt Veselý. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 172 s. ISBN 9788024612607. info
  • BRDEK, Miroslav; Hana JÍROVÁ and Vojtěch KREBS. Trendy v evropské sociální politice. Praha: ASPI, 2002, 251 stran. ISBN 8086395251. info
  • SIROVÁTKA, Tomáš. Politika pracovního trhu. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 171 s. ISBN 802101251X. info
  • POTŮČEK, Martin. Sociální politika. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1995, 142 s. ISBN 808585001X. info
    recommended literature
  • The Oxford handbook of family policy over the life course. Edited by Mary Daly - Birgit Pfau-Effinger - Neil Gilbert - Douglas J. Besharov. New York: Oxford university press, 2023, xiv, 1068. ISBN 9780197518151. info
  • MERTL, Jan. Financování zdravotnických systémů : v kontextu české zdravotní politiky. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2022, 263 stran. ISBN 9788076765054. URL info
  • Inclusive education for the 21st century : theory, policy and practice. Edited by Linda J. Graham. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020, xxiv, 408. ISBN 9781760527099. info
  • WEISSERT, William G. and Carol S. WEISSERT. Governing health : the politics of health policy. Fifth edition. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2019, 414 stran. ISBN 9781421428949. info
  • ONUFRÁK, Alexander. Sociálna politika. Vydanie prvé. Košice: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach, Filozofická fakulta, 2018, 148 stran. ISBN 9788081526985. info
  • LUND, Brian. Understanding housing policy. Second edition. Bristol: Policy Press, 2015, xv, 335. ISBN 9781847426321. info
  • The politics of the new welfare state. Edited by Giuliano Bonoli - David Natali. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, xiv, 316. ISBN 9780199645251. info
  • SIROVÁTKA, Tomáš and Steven SAXONBERG. Failing Family Policy in Post-Communist Central Europe. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. Routledge, 2006, vol. 8, No 2, p. 189-206, 17 pp. ISSN 1387-6988. info
  • LUX, Martin. Bydlení - věc veřejná :sociální aspekty bydlení v České republice a zemích Evropské unie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002, 287 s. ISBN 80-86429-12-1. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, group discussions at seminars, and study of literature.
Assessment methods
The course ends with an exam. Participation in seminars, creation and presentation of a team project, and successful completion of an ongoing written test are required for admission to the exam. The final exam takes the form of a written test verifying knowledge of the subject and the ability to apply it to specific social problems/events.
Language of instruction
Czech
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