Annotation
The aims of the study unit are that the student:
- can relate marginalisation and social exclusion to globalisation and its impact on everyday life
- is able to understand the structures, mechanisms and processes which cause and maintain social exclusion, including religious structures
- understands the links between social exclusion and health, both the exclusionary effects of ill-health and the health effects of exclusion and poor working conditions
- is able to link social exclusion to policies for employment and income maintenance
- is able to make a link between social exclusion in different contexts and implement appropriate working methods
- can differentiate policies to combat social exclusion, in relation to different contextual challenges (including the
Czech context and the context from which the student comes, or one other context)
- is familiar with the concept of community well being as a goal of policy and practice and its implications in different contexts
- can analyze strategies for participatory social work, community development work and diaconia in different contexts
The contents of the study module include:
- The impact of globalization on work and welfare in different contexts
- Patterns of unemployment, segregation and exclusion
- Analysis of social exclusion as it affects specific groups and communities
- Social exclusion as a cause and consequence of ill-health
- Employment policy and statutory approaches to income maintenance for unemployed people (especially in the
Czech Republic and the student’s original country or one other country and in relation to the EU)
- Policies for social inclusion in different contexts/at different levels (especially within the Czech Republic and the student’s original country or one other country and in relation to the EU)
- Czech and European legislation and programmes to combat poverty
- Community well being as a contextual goal
- The use of participatory approaches to create a framework for well being (for example local social indicators
Week 1 - 0.8cr
Day 1
Mag. Tony Addy (Responsible Teacher) & Dr. Ari Nieminen
Introduction to the Semester, Themes and Process
The impact of globalisation and labour market change on employment and working conditions as well as on health and well being
Day 2
Dr. Ari Nieminen
Polices of the European Union and member states towards worker protection and income
Maintenance
Day 3
Ing. Romana Belová & Mag. Tony Addy (Responsible teacher)
Policies to tackle social exclusion in the Czech republic especially in relation to labour market exclusion, comparative perspectives with other countries in the region;
Weeks Two to Six - 0.2cr
Mag. Tony Addy (Responsible Teacher)
Assignment:
Essay describing and analyzing the most important aspects of social exclusion related to labour market issues in your chosen context. Use sources to assist you in analyzing the meaning and causes of social exclusion. Describe and analyse what social inclusion would mean and discuss the methods which may be used to support inclusion.
Then choose one key issue such as unemployment amongst young people, disability etc and analyse exclusion in relation to this chosen issue in your context and make a reasoned proposal for policies and practices to overcome exclusion of this group.
Reading for written examination 1.5cr
Read & critically evaluate the given literature in preparation for the written examination in week 13 week 7 - 0.5cr
Mag. Tony Addy (Responsible teacher)
Seminar on the written assignment
Weeks 8 – 12
Mag. Tony Addy (Responsible teacher)
Reading for written examination 1.8 cr
Read & critically evaluate the given literature in preparation for the written examination in week 13
Week 13
Mag. Tony Addy (Responsible teacher) 0.2cr
Written examination on goals and policies for overcoming social exclusion, especially community wellbeing