Transcript Europe: nationstates, welfarestates and social work

Europe: social practice,
social policy and social
education
Dr. Nol Reverda, lector
CESRT/Hogeschool Zuyd
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The concept of Europe
Europe and the rest: some statistics
Social practice in Europe
Social policy in Europe
Social education in Europe
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Europe: how many countries?
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1. The Concept of Europe (1)
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Geography (space)
– What are the borders?
– Russia, Turkey, Israel, Ceuta and Mellila,
Canaric Islands, Caraibics?
– Border problems and asylum seekers
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Saint Martin (Caraibics)
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The Concept of Europe (2)
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History (time)
– What are the main events?
– Greek democracy, Roman Empire, Christianity,
Humanism, Enlightenment
– Very selective/biased: Viking, Ottoman, Islam
roots of history
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Islam in Europe
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Both European history/culture?
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The Concept of Europe (3)
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Institutions
– European Union, Council of Europe, European
Court of Justice, Organisation of Security and
Co-operation in Europe
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The Council of Europe
Sited in Strasbourg, France
 46 members, representing 800 million
people
 Intergovernmental body
 Objective:
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– Promotion of human rights and democracy
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The European Union
Sited in Brussels
 25 member states (out of 47 European
countries), representing 450 million people
 Supranational body
 Objective:
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– Economic integration: internal market and
EMU
– Political integration: Constitution and
Parliament
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The Concept of Europe (4)
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A Europe of Nation-States (47)
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A Europe of cultures/regions (226)?
What are the dimensions of political, economic
and social development?
 Us and them: single versus plural identities
(Beck e.o.)
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2. Europe and the rest
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Some statistics
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EU and the rest: Surface area
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EU and the rest: Population
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EU and the rest: GDP
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EU and US/Russia
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3. Social practice in Europe
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Same problems:
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Poverty
Homelessness
Disabled
Abuse
Etc.
Different answers
– The need for cross-border exchange and learning
– No immitation: social practice is contextual
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Social practice in Europe: some
common trends
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Mobility and migration:
– Multiculturality versus etnocentrism/racism
– Single versus plural identities
– Need for differentiated provision/methods
– Heterogeneous composition of social
professional staff
Related, but specific topic:
– Forced mobility: human trade (illegal labour,
women and children)
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Social practice in Europe
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Triple ageing of poputation:
– More people of 65+ (25% of EU population in 2035)
– Longer life expectations of people of 65+
– Less children and youngsters (declining birth rate in
Europe: 1,6 child per family)
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Crisis of the nationstate:
– Globalisation of politics, economy, culture and society:
McWorld
– Localisation of politics, economy,culture and society:
traditions, language/dialects, cultural heritage)
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Social practice in Europe
Transition from rural to industrial to
knowledge-based society
 Declining role of traditional institutions
(religion, trade unions, political parties and
ideological –isms) and development of
network society
 Professional interaction: international
transfer of methods (homestart,
hometraining)
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4. Social Policy in Europe
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Three EU’s
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU): the Euro
 European Political Union (EPU): the Constitution
and the European Parliament
 European Social Union (ESU):
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– Role of state in relation to responsibility for social
exclusion: investing in social security and social
cohesion leads towards higher economic productivity
– Not one, but five European Models of Welfare
Provision
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Five Models of the European
Welfare State
Core question: what welfare mix (state, market
and civil society) is responsible for welfare
delivery?
 Identification of models/regimes:
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Social democratic (state – nordic countries)
Liberal (market - UK)
Conservative (civil society - Germany)
Rudimentary (Portugal)
Countries/societies in transistion: former communist
countries (Hungary, Slovakia, etc.)
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Common European Trends
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Neo-liberalism:
– Less state (less taxation), more market, less solidarity
– The principles of self-reliance and responsibilities of
individual citizens/clients
– Commodification of social services
Citizen as (critical) consumer
 De-institutionalisation
 Individualised care
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5. Social Work Education in Europe
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Social Work Education in Europe
European Social Work or Social Work in
Europa?
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– Generic versus specific
– Voluntarism and professionalism
– Managerialism and value-based social work
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Social Work Education in Europe
Various programmes:
 Social Work
 Social Pedagogy
 Community Work
 Social Education (Denmark)
 Special Education (Poland)
 Advocacy/legal Work
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Social Work Education in Europe
Various levels:
 Vocational training (no degree)
 (University) Colleges/Polytechnics (BA)
 Universities (MA)
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Social Work Education in Europe
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European Associations:
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EASSW
FESET
European Region of IFSW
AIEJI (social educators)
European Region of ICSW
Thematic Network Socrates:
– European Social Work: commonalities and differences
– Publication: Campanini, A. en Frost, E. ed.(2004)
European Social Work. Roma, Carocci Editore. ISBN:
88-430-2967-330
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Social Work Education in Europe:
the Bologna Declaration
Objective:
 “the most competitive knowledge based
continent of the world”
• Introduction of a system of easily
readable, compatible and comparable
degrees: BA/MA
• Introduction of a European Credit Transfer
System: ECTS
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Social Work Education in Europe:
the Bologna Declaration
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Promotion of student and staff mobility
Promotion of European co-operation of
quality assurance
Promotion of the European dimension in
higher education
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Social Work Education in Europe:
the Bologna Declaration
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Academisation of education
BaMa structure:
Ba = 180 – 240 ECTS
Ma = 60 – 120 ECTS
Generic Ba (starting certificate for labour
market) and specific MA
• Promotion of research
• Development of European/international
dimension of curriculum
• Development of European system of quality
control: ENQASP
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Two recent publications:
 Lyons, K. and Lawrence, S. (eds) (2006)
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Social work in Europe: Educating for
change. Birmingham, Venture Press.
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Lorenz, W. (2006) Perspectives on
European social work. Leverkusen, Verlag
Barbara Budrich
Thanks for your attention
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