KURSE

Social Welfare, Labor and State in Turkey

Information

Host institution
Göttingen University
Online class times in Germany
Fridays 10:00 - 12:00 (GMT + 2)
Duration
14 WEEK
Credits
7
Language
English
register Status
Closed

Social Welfare Labour and State in Turkey

About this course

This course covers the social welfare and labor relations dimensions of the ongoing transformation in Turkey. Neoliberal restructuring in Turkey since the 1980s has led to a fundamental transformation of social policies and labor relations. In addition to the state’s changing form of presence in the worlds of labor and welfare, Turkey’s deepening integration to global capitalism have also created fundamental shifts in the labor force structure in terms of its spatial, sectoral, occupational and employment-status distribution. Today, an increasing number of people who depend on paid-employment for their livelihood are forced to experience this transformation in an increasingly flexible, unregulated, unorganized, and insecure labor market settings.

What you'll learn

1. have a well-grounded understanding of the general trajectory of neoliberalism in Turkey and its significant social and political implications

2. identify the most crucial policy areas regarding the social welfare and labor relations throughout this transformation

3. critically discuss the relations between identity problems and welfare politics and labor relations,