ADM5151 POLITICS OF SOCIAL POLICY
Course Code: |
3105151 |
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(0-0) |
ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
Department: |
Political Science And Public Adm. |
Language of Instruction: |
English |
Level of Study: |
Graduate |
Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. AYLÝN TOPAL |
Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course is designed to provide graduate students of political science with a solid understanding of historical and theoretical perspectives on the evolution and practice of social policy. For the purposes of the course, social policy is defined as regulatory and direct forms of public intervention to effect societal welfare. The course aims to familiarize students with the underlying causes, dynamics, changing forms and political economic outcomes of social policy.