Social Policy Social Change

AY2024/2025 Semester 2

The course is designed to provide a broad introduction to social policy and analyses, and application of social policies to contemporary issues. The first part of the course will examine the following questions: What is a social policy? How do social policies vary across political and ideological perspectives? How do governments develop and implement social policies? How do we conduct social policy analysis and assess the effects of social policies? The second part of the course will be on application of social policies in a comparative perspective on issues related to poverty and inequality, families, migration, housing, health, and ageing. Overall, the course will equip you with deeper understanding of the social policy process and range of theoretical perspectives on social policy, and exploration of social policies in specific areas.