Políticas Sociais

Learning objectives
Recognizes and explains the Portuguese situation Recognizes the existence of the theory and/or ideological conflict on conception and implementation of social policies Identifies models of social policies Understands the ways of structuring of social policies Makes a relation between local, national and global levels of planning and intervening Distinguishes case-by-case measures from structured social policies Apprehends stages of structuration of a social policy Identifies impacts of social policies in the possibilities for community intervention

Syllabus
1. Analysis of statistic indicators and qualitative studies 2. Obstacles on thinking on and about the "social" - Individualism/naturalism/essentialism/inatism 3. Structuration of a social policy - Stages - Theoretical, methodological and technical procedures 4. Some principles on social policy - diagnosis - networking and partnership - subsidiarity - participation 5. Social Policies in Portugal: evaluation and identification on needed actions

Teaching methodologies (including evalution)

Group work in the classroom from tehoretical essays, newspapers analysis and other documental pieces can be brought by students; analysis of statistical data to get to know the current portuguese situation; a permanent enchange bewteen theoretical and historical references and lived experiences from students. debates around main themes of socil policy. Students can choose two kinds of evaluation: an essay from a particular theme or an analysis of statistical data on social conditions of a particular territory in order to elaborate social policy proposals. Evaluation criteria: llarity and adequate contents (60%), authors readings (20%) and critical perspectives (20%).

Essential Bibliography (including ISBN)

AIRES, Sérgio (Coord.), Fenómenos, Actores e Práticas nos Domínios da Pobreza e da Exclusão Social Extrema, Porto, Rede Europeia Anti-Pobreza, 2005, 978-989-9548-732 . CASTEL, Robert - As metamorfoses da questão social : uma crônica do salário . 9ª ed. Philadelphia : Vozes, 2010,85-326-1954-1 ESTANQUE, Elísio e MENDES, José Manuel, Classes e Desigualdades Sociais em Portugal, Porto, Afrontamento, 1998, 972-36-0440-X . ESTIVILL, Jordi e AIRES, Sérgio, Regresso ao Futuro, Porto, Rede Europeia Anti-Pobreza, 2007 (on-line). Rodrigues, Maria de Lurdes, Adão e Silva, Pedro (org.) Políticas Públicas em Portugal. Lisboa: ISCTE, ISBN 9789722721318 SARMENTO, M, FERNANDES, N, TREVISAN, G (2015). A redefinição das condições estruturais da infãncia e a crise económica em Portugal. in Diogo, F, Castro, A, Perista, P (2014). Pobreza e Exclusão Social em Portugal. Lisboa: Húmus VIEGAS, José Manuel Leite e COSTA, António Firmino da, Portugal, que Modernidade?, Oeiras, Celta, 1998, 972-8027-90-7