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Finnish social policy - past, present, future
5 credits
Basic/intermediate level
Lecturedcourse (the course is offeredupondemandandcan
also be completed as a self-study course)
Offered: Autumn or spring, 2014-15
Lecturer: Mikael Nygård, PhD, Reader (docent) in social policy.
Objectives and contents: The aim of the course is to give a
historical account of the origins and historical development
of the Finnish welfare state. It also discusses the challenges
confronting the Finnish welfare system today and possible
future scenarios.
Learning objectives: After having completed the course the
student: a) can distinguish between different phases of the
historical development of the Finnishwelfare state and relate
this development to other Nordic countries, b) can give an
account of the factors behind the emergence of social policy
in the late-19th century, c) can identity major social and
economic issued in different historical phases as well as their
policy outcomes, d) understands the current challenges fac-
ing the Finnish welfare state, e) can discuss different future
scenarios and possible policy recommendations to sustain
these scenarios.
Teaching forms: Lectures 20 hours, literature studies, written
assignment.
Literature:
a) Kettunen, P. (2001). The Nordic Welfare State in Finland.
Scandinavian Journal of History, 26, 3, 225-247.
b) Kananen, P. (2011). Modern societal impulses and their
Nordic manifestations. Helsinki: University of Helsinki Press.
c) Timonen, V. (2003). Restructuring the welfare state. Glo-
balization and Social Policy Reform in Finland and Sweden.
Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
The Nordic Model of Welfare
5 credits
Intermediate level
Offered: Autumn or spring, 2014-15, the course is offered
upondemand (canalsobe completedas a self-study course)
Lecturer: Mikael Nygård, PhD, Reader (docent) in social policy.
Objectives and contents:
The Nordicmodel of welfare is often characterized as amodel
that has successfully managed to combine high standards
