August 3, 2018
06. Social Protection Policy
Login required. (free). After login, navigate to the right course. The course aims at providing an overview of social protection policy, which incorporates social situations in regional contexts and introduces a range of possible policy interventions and techniques of rational decision making in public policy. In particular, the course will discuss the problems which face social protection analysts and practitioners; and how to be able to distinguish the range of policy options available to address the social challenge. Additionally, the students will get an introduction of what is budgetary planning and cost benefit analyses of social protection policy; and what are social accounting systems, social budget projections and fiscal space analysis. This course is meant to be as an introductory course to Public Policy students, alumni, those employed within relevant fields, and interested parties. This course highlights relevant practical and theoretical concepts to Social Protection. The content material directly connects to the Social Protection, as is included in our Master Programme in Public Policy, and serves as an introduction to the field for potential MPP students, a support for MPP students currently deciding on their specialisation, a refresher for alumni, and a general introduction to the field for external users. The course is designed as open source material, and will not require a university registration or affiliation to participate.