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Umeå University
Social Policy in Focus
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the field of social policy. The course provides an overview of the main theories and empirical developments in welfare state and social policy analysis. Major and updated topics (e.g. aging societies, globalization or immigration) are discussed. Special emphasis is…
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- 2 November 2026
- Umeå
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Overview
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the field of social policy. The course provides an overview of the main theories and empirical developments in welfare state and social policy analysis. Major and updated topics (e.g. aging societies, globalization or immigration) are discussed. Special emphasis is put on the characteristics of welfare policies and family policies in Sweden. The development and distinctiveness of the "Swedish Model" is analysed in a comparative, international perspective.
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- Skolverket Susa-navet
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- 2026-11-02
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- Entry-requirement text reproduced from the published Susa data; no personal eligibility assessment is made.
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- Education offering e.uoh.umu.2so209.a2204.20262
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- 2026-09-23T10:39:28.642986+00:00
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- 8e217193-f5fa-4778-b085-a4521fd03e8d
- Education identity in the source
- i.uoh.umu.2so209.a2204.20262
- Offering identity in the source
- e.uoh.umu.2so209.a2204.20262
- Education-form source code
- HS
- Education code in the source
- 2SO209
- Change time according to the source
- 2026-03-02T08:14:56
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