internationalsocialpolicyweek2

International Social Policy 

Class 2

Conception of Social Policy - International Context, the role of UN bodies and other global organizations. 

Objective:

Be knowledgeable to the ways in which international developments influence the social policy and emergence of policy analysis. 

Readings:

Hall A, Midgley J

Social Policy for Development: Local, National and Global Dimensions in Social Policy for Development. pp. 1-43

Kamerman S, Kahn A

International Aspects of Social Policy

The Handbook of Social Policy pp. 543-556

Nick Manning - Making Social Policy in a Global Context (reading attached below from Social Policy 4th Ed.)  (Click on Agenda & Discussion Group for Downloadable Document)

Scholte J, Timms J Global Civil Society 

Agenda, Attachments and Discussion Group

Optional Viewing Before Class:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/