Courses / Module

• demonstrate a clear grasp of alternative accounts of change and continuity in welfare states, particularly since the 1970s.
• critically engage with scholarly debates on crisis, retrenchment and welfare state reform in a comparative perspective
• Show an understanding of the influence of Europeanisation and globalisation on welfare states
• demonstrate a critical understanding of arguments related to demographic and labour market developments as they relate to welfare states
• outline wider social changes including social movements and ideological shifts in public poolicy as they impinge on welfare states

• 24 Lecture hours

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): 1 essay 40%

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• 40%

• 90 minute examination. Where applicable repeat students may submit continuous assessment work by a date before the autumn examination which will be specified by the department.
• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 90 minutes

• SP201

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