Political framework for Spatial and Social Planning

The course comprises three elements: - The institutional organization of politics. - The welfare state and social planning in a politicized community. - The democratic public organization and the role of the social planner. The course provides an overview of the public organization in Sweden from the perspective of political institutions. The rise of the welfare state is covered with a focus on the politicization of new areas of public control and exertion of power. Special attention is given to the way in which social planning serves a purpose in the politically established programs that constitute a part of the politics of the welfare state. The course also covers the publicly and democratically governed organization as a context for the professional role of the social planner.