There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

In this module, while building foundational capacity for effective policy analysis, you will grapple with the key theories and debates in the critical social policy field, including for example, social inequalities and participation. We will focus on the constructed nature of social policies vis-à-vis forms of contestations and resistance, and key terms of rights and obligations, needs and capabilities, retribution and distribution, care and solidarity.

While critically looking at the understanding of contemporary issues, you will be advancing your understanding of key research problems pertinent to your dissertation project. We have particular expertise, but are not limited to, the following social issues: migrations; ethnicity, hegemonic whiteness and racialization; bodies through the lenses of (dis)ability, gender(ing) and sexuality; organizations, institutions, and civil society; social mobilites and education; class, social stratification and intersectionality; trans-nationalism and globalizations through the post- and de-colonial perspectives. Having nurtured your theoretical capacity, we will proceed to real-life examples, and introduce you to the selected models of policy analysis. Our goal is to ensure that theories blend with applied strategies, and work as competence catalysts for your research project.

On completion of this module, you will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the contemporary issues in the broadly defined field of social justice.
2. Critically appraise the role and forms of ‘power’ in the social governance of individuals, groups, and institutions.
3. Show complex understanding of the conceptual, theoretical and empirical aspects of social policy analysis.
4. Use and deploy selected models of policy analysis within given parameters.