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An examination of the current issues and problems of national and international politics.

The aim of this course is to give a general introduction into the European welfare states with an emphasis on the German speaking countries. We will examine broad literature generally on social policy and more specific on gender and family policy to have an overview on the way societal issues are dealt with in European policy. We will examine paid work and care work in the context of gender inequality. We will deal with the history and the contemporary changes the European model is facing due to economic implications, thus leading us to the discussion of alternative economic models. We will also deal with immigration and the flow of refugees from Africa and Asia. We will have an overview of the current situation, then examine the motives of immigrants and refugees and explore how the European countries are dealing with it in terms of politics, legal regulations and civil society. The goal is to provide students in political science with a fundamental understanding of current European welfare systems and its challenges.

The University of New Orleans International Summer School program has a mandatory class attendance policy. All students are required to attend class for all morning classes and any required afternoon and/or weekend fields trips and lectures. No unexcused absences are allowed. However, LFU students who have to miss a UNO class due to LFU examinations in the first two weeks of our program, can receive one excused absence for this. Any further unexcused absences will result in an academic penalty. Each faculty member determines the penalty for missed classes. Most professors deduct a letter grade for each additional missed class day. For details, please refer to your course syllabi, which will be distributed on the first day of class. Mail: Center-New-Orleans@uibk.ac.at

Die Anrechnung der Kurse der UNO-IBK International Summer School muss von den Studierenden selbst vorab mit den zuständigen StudiendekanInnen geklärt werden. Diese allein entscheiden über die Anerkennung der belegten Kurse für das jeweilige Studienfach. Es wird empfohlen, sich einen Vorabbescheid über die Anerkennung der Kurse ausstellen zu lassen.