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Advanced Seminar
SoSe 18: Economic crisis and employment policies in Europe
Mihai Varga
Comments
“The economy is too important to leave to the economists“ (Ha-Joon Chang): Aim of this course is to cast sociological light on the Euro Crisis and familiarize students with the employment problems brought by the crisis and the approaches to address them. Theoretical insights come from economic sociology and comparative and international political economy. We explore together how various organizations – from the OECD to the EU and the World Bank – devised a range of plans and blueprints to tackle unemployment problems based on the experience of Northern countries; and then how these blueprints perform in the context of South and East European member countries of the European Union to address unemployment in general, but also precarious work, labor market discrimination on gender grounds and youth unemployment. close
Suggested reading
Basic literature:
Chang, Ha-Joon. Kicking away the ladder: development strategy in historical perspective. London and New York: Anthem Press, 2002.
Lehndorff, S. (2012). A triumph of failed ideas. European Models of Capitalism in the Crisis. Brussels: ETUI.
Weishaupt, J. T. (2011). From the manpower revolution to the activation paradigm: explaining institutional continuity and change in an integrating Europe. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
Keune, M., & Serrano, A. (2014). Deconstructing flexicurity and developing alternative approaches: towards new concepts and approaches for employment and social policy. London and New York: Routledge.
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13 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2018-04-16 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-04-23 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-04-30 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-05-07 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-05-14 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-05-28 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-06-04 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-06-11 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-06-18 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-06-25 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-07-02 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-07-09 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2018-07-16 12:00 - 14:00