COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WOMEN-FOCUSED SOCIAL POLICIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KDN 6039 WOMEN-FOCUSED SOCIAL POLICIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Women's and Family Studies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEBIYE KONUK KANDEMIR

Offered to

Women's and Family Studies

Course Objective

This course will examine the concept of social policy along with women-focused social policies, and will discuss methods and issues related to determining and implementing social policy at the national and international levels in relation to women's issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gains a critical perspective on the field.
2   Can understand developments in the field of social policy in different country groups in terms of their level of development in a comparative manner.
3   Learns the factors that influence social policy on a global and local scale.
4   Can establish and analyze the relationship between social policies and women.
5   Can compare the changes in production, division of labor, labor markets, and social policy applications on a global scale in terms of time and space.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Concept and Development of Social Policy
2 The Relationship between Gender and Social Policy
3 Women's Access to Social Rights
4 Employment Policies and Women
5 Women in the Social Security System
6 Violence against Women and Protective Policies
7 Poverty, Social Exclusion, and Women
8 Midterm exam
9 Women-Focused Institutional Structures in Turkey
10 International Agreements and Standards
11 The European Union and Women's Policies
12 Local Governments and Gender Equality
13 Current debates
14 Current debates Current debates
15 Current debates
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Materials
Duggan, L., & Visvanathan, N. (1997). Introduction to Part 2. The women, gender and development reader, 103-111.
KONUK KANDEMIR, N. "SOSYAL POLITIKA GELIŞTIRMEDE BAŞLICA UNSURLAR: TÜRKIYE DE UYGULANAN SOSYAL POLITIKALARDA GELIŞTIRILMEYE AÇIK YÖNLER," Türk Idare Dergisi , vol.95, no.501, pp.399-429, 2025
KONUK KANDEMIR, N. Merkezi Yönetim, Yerel Yönetimler ve Sivil Toplum Kuruluşları Ilişkileri Bağlamında Sosyal Politikaların Etkinliği, Adam Akademi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

Others:
Kabeer, N. (1994). Reversed realities: Gender hierarchies in development thought. Verso.
Moser, C. O. (1995). Gender Planning and development: theory, practice and training (Reprint. ed.). London (ua) Routldege.
Amartya S. (1999) Development as Freedom, Anchor Books, New York. Elson, D (ed.) (1995) Male Bias in the Development Process, Manchester: Manchester University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Practice (Reflection) 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 177

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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