PUB 541 - The Welfare State in Comparative Perspective

Graduate standing; POL 190 and one HIS, POL or SOC course numbered 200 or higher; or consent of instructor(3)

Historical and contemporary social policy in the United States and Europe. The historical emergence of welfare states, different types of welfare regimes across countries, the relationship between gender and social provision, race and ethnicity and social policy, and possible futures for social provisionNot open to students with credit for POL/PUB 342Also Listed as POL 541