SOCIOL 317

Changing Welfare State Policies


Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for SOCIOL 317.

Description

This course examines the differing origins and possible futures of welfare states. Using a range of theoretical viewpoints, the course considers the historical shift from a Keynesian welfare state to a neo-liberal state and questions whether recent "Third Way" policies provide a solution to future welfare needs. The course is comparative but includes a significant focus on Aotearoa New Zealand.

Availability 2019

Not taught in 2019

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Louise Humpage

Reading/Texts

A course reader will be made available via CANVAS.

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

SOCIOL 317: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in International Relations and Business or Sociology, or SOCSCIPH 200