The Rise and Fall of the Welfare State, 7.5 credits
Academic year 2023/2024
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Spring 2024, 100%, Campus
Start date: 19 February 2024
End date: 24 March 2024
Application deadline: 16 October 2023
Application code: UU-01108 Application
Language of instruction: English
Location: Uppsala
Selection: Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)
Registration: Please contact the department.
Entry requirements: A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university
Fees:
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application or tuition fees. Formal exchange students will be exempted from tuition fees, as well as the application fee. Read more about fees.
Application fee: SEK 900
Tuition fee, first semester: SEK 12,500
Tuition fee, total: SEK 12,500
About the course
The course deals with the development of welfare states from the early 1900s to the early 2000s, with a specific focus on Scandinavia. It deals with social changes related to class, gender, and ethnicity; political discussions and key actors, as well as the implementation of welfare measures. Central themes are the link between welfare states and economic and democratic developments; state transformation in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; the state's role both as a historical actor and as a subject of reform; as well as its problematic dimensions of control, repression, and intervention in the lives of individuals. The course content is discussed both theoretically and empirically, and in a historiographical context. The "Swedish model" is studied from an international comparative perspective.
More information
Contact
Engelska parken, Thunbergsvägen 3 A
Box 628, 751 26 UPPSALA
Telephone: 018-471 1526 018-471 1546
Email: studera-hist@uu.se
Director of studies (Bachelor's level)
Email: studierektor-gu@hist.uu.se
Director of studies (Master's level)
Email: studierektor-ma@hist.uu.se