Legal Sociology of Labour and Social Policy

A.Y. 2024/2025
6
Max ECTS
42
Overall hours
SSD
IUS/20
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
The educational goals of the course is to develop sound knowledge relating to:
a. labour and social policies in the globalised society
b. the relationships between the processes of the social construction of work and their normative definition
c. the functions of social control of welfare and labour institutions
d. institutional responses to the problems of work and social integration
e. the historical evolution and current legislation of labour law and the welfare state
f. to current labour and social policy legislation
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student should know the historical evolution
a. of the processes and relations of the social construction of work and their normative definition
b. of welfare institutions and their normative definition
c. the functions of social control exercised by legal and political institutions
d. institutional responses to the problems of workers and citizens
Single course

This course can be attended as a single course.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Teaching Program:
1 Labour and welfare in globalized society
2 Working relationships and their regulatory definition
3 Social control functions in welfare and labour sector
4 Institutional responses to social problems
5 Historical evolution of Welfare State
6 Current labour legislation from a sociological point of view
Further pieces of information will be published on https://ariel.unimi.it.
Prerequisites for admission
There are no prerequisites.
Teaching methods
Teaching methods: The course is composed by lectures with slide shows in Power Point and practical lessons in which students will be actively involved. The slides of the frontal lessons are uploaded to the Ariel platform
Teaching Resources
Attending and non-attending students are required to prepare for the examination on the following texts:
- Alessandro Catelani, Lavoro e civiltà, Rubettino, 2018 o in alternativa Józef Tischner, Etica della solidarietà e del lavoro, Itaca, 2010
- Alessandra Raffi, La liquefazione del diritto del lavoro, in Sociologia del diritto, 2015, fasc. 3, pp. 207 e ss.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Assessment methods and criteria: The assessment of learning takes place through the final exam, which verifies the acquisition of the knowledge and skills expected for the integrated course through an oral examination. The student's exam is based on general and more specific questions. The exam is considered to have passed if the student has acquired a minimum score of 18 points on the oral exam.
IUS/20 - PHILOSOPHY OF LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 42 hours
Shifts:
Professor(s)
Reception:
contact prof. Quiroz emailing to [email protected]
Microsoft Teams platform
Reception:
We receive by appointment. To make an appointment write to [email protected]
It is received in presence at Festa del Perdono, 7 or by connecting to the Microsoft Teams platform