SOCIOLOGY OF THE THIRD SECTOR

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

SOCS22

Academic Year of enrolment:

2023

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Elective Course

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in POLICIES AND MANAGEMENT FOR WELFARE

Disciplinary Sector:

GENERAL SOCIOLOGY

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

PASOTTI Camillo Stefano

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

The course will allow the achievement of the educational objectives indicated also for students who have not acquired specific knowledge relating to the discipline. No prerequisites are foreseen.

Objectives

In compliance with the professional profile of the degree course, the course intends to offer students the acquisition of various knowledge relating to the nature, value, functions, operational purposes and characteristics and typologies of "third sec-tor" entities (ETS) and the role they play as key and supporting actors and stakeholders in the process of construction, planning, delivery, management and implementation of social policies within the framework of the welfare system, also in an international comparative perspective. Therefore, one of the strategic objectives of the course is the awareness of the central importance of the third sector as a co-protagonist of the socio-economic change implemented by public-private welfare actions and of its now inescapable presence in the plural and multidimensional panorama of the interventions and services offered to the citizen-user, according to a logic of first institutional innovation, then also juridical-administrative and social (in reference to the welfare requests) which allows these specific territorial actors to have a voice and representation in the over-all and solidarity commitment to respond to social and health needs of individuals, groups and communities, according to an interpretation which, at an international level, recognizes in them a "general interest" to be protected and guaranteed.

Knowledge and understanding skills
- The student has a professionalizing knowledge of the socio-political and socio-economic reality of the third sector, with the relative figures involved in the various institutional and organizational contexts and the active and interacting stakeholders for the implementation of the interventions;
- The student has a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge of modeling, planning and activities related to the ETS in their specificity and difference, also in relation to their collaboration with public bodies in the welfare system;
- The student distinguishes the different areas and spheres of action of the reference social policies of the co-planning im-plemented by the ETS, according to the areas, purposes and professional figures involved in responding to the needs of the person, the community and the territory.

Judgment autonomy skills
- The student adequately recognizes and knows how to judge the merits of the epistemological, institutional and professional realities of the public-private welfare system in which third sector actors operate;
- The student autonomously interprets the relationship between institutions, organizations and methods of intervention im-plemented by the ETS;
- The student compares the knowledge acquired with the most recent approaches, directing and updating the overall picture of the local welfare system, in relation to co-planning and the contribution of the third sector;
- The student conducts general and specific autonomous considerations on the topics of the course, showing that he knows how to connect them in an interdisciplinary way.

Communication skills
The student will be able to hold conversations on issues related to tertiary sector theories, using the appropriate scientific terminology and the tools for analyzing the main phenomena described in the lessons.

Contents

The contents of the course concern the origins and developments, especially the more recent ones, of the main theoretical models and reading approaches relating to third sector organizations and their presence and interaction in the systemic con-text of societies with high socio-economic development, according to a line of evolution of the socio-political discourse inaugurated by the definition "social innovation", with the use of political, economic and sociological contributions to the deepen-ing of the "Third Sector" object. Furthermore, the aforementioned contents concern the logic of activity and functioning of the ETS entities, with the appropriate highlighting of the operational, procedural and management dynamics that articulate the variety and specificity of the sector. Furthermore, the contents include some "directional" considerations of the theme relating to the levels of governance and the interactions between the public and the third sector, especially in the context of the integrated co-planning of personal services in the general framework of the territorial welfare system community, as an element of focalization of social innovation, also in the light of the latest regulatory developments starting from the Delegated Law n. 106 of 6 June 2016. This analysis is a prelude to the recognition and distinction of the different types of ETS bodies, which include, for example, social enterprises, social promotion associations, foundations, voluntary and social organizations.

Extended Syllabus

The course will be dedicated to the presentation, in-depth analysis, critical elaboration of arguments and themes relating to the birth, evolution and developments, especially the more recent ones, of the main theoretical models and reading approaches relating to third sector organizations and their presence and interaction in the systemic context of companies with a high socio-economic development, with the use of socio-political, economic and sociological contributions to the deepening of the "Third Sector" object. Students will therefore be able to acquire various knowledge relating to the nature, value, functions, operational purposes and characteristics and typologies of "third sector" entities (ETS) and the role they play as key players and stakeholders and supporting actors in the process of construction, planning, delivery, management and implementation of social policies within the framework of the welfare system, also in an international comparative perspective.

Recommended Bibliography

At the beginning of the course, students will receive the reference bibliography for the exam.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The course includes a cycle of lectures and/or seminars held by professors and professional experts, lasting a total of 18 hours, distributed over the course of the semester (2/3 weekly lessons of at least 2 hours). Teaching will be offered through lectures, educational seminars with the participation of teachers and professional experts, use of slides and other in-depth scientific and bibliographic teaching materials, also on e-learning platforms made available by the University and/or by the Professor.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The verification of learning will take place through an oral interview on the contents of the course. The vote, expressed out of thirty, is evaluated by the teacher taking into account the knowledge, skills, abilities and skills (argumentative, logical, discursive, linguistic, cognitive) indicated in the program, adequately demonstrated by the student during the test.

Contacts/More Information

At the beginning of the lessons, the students will receive the official program of the course and the reference bibliography. All information concerning the course, handouts, slides, support materials and all communications will take place through:
1. the University notices page www.unich.it;
2. the e-learning platform made available to the Professor and/or by the University.
Students of the Erasmus program are invited to contact the teacher of the discipline to agree on the study programme.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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