Lectures and Advanced Courses

The course aims, on the one hand, to present the basic theoretical concepts related to social security and its application in modern industrial societies and, on the other hand, to connect these concepts with the contemporary reality in the European Union and Greece. In particular, through attending the course, students acquire:

Knowledge: about a) the historical development of the institution during the 19th and especially the 20th century in industrialized countries, b) the connection of Social Security with the welfare state and its role within it, c) its current problems and their effects on the wider economic and social system.

Skills: Students will be able to make satisfactory use of the relevant literature and update their knowledge around issues that are particularly volatile, such as Social Security, labor relations and the modern role of the state in exercising social policy. Also, to connect Social Security with modern day problems, such as the demographic factor and its funding sources. Finally, to refer to the general principles governing Private Insurance and its connection with the market economy.

Competencies: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to connect Social Security policies to today's structural problems, such as rising health care costs, rising retirement costs, and rising unemployment and unemployment. underemployment.

Search, analyze and synthesize data and information, using and necessary

technologies in social security issues such as the labor market, demographic developments and the financing of social policy.

Possibilities of autonomous and/or group work on topics such as those mentioned above.

Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking.

1. The historical and theoretical framework of social security. Forms and means of implementation of social security

2. Social security systems. Alternative sources of social security income

3. The effects of social security on the labor market

4. The experience of the insurance systems of North American and Scandinavian countries

5. Insurance protection in the countries of the European Union and the possibilities of convergence of the insurance systems of these countries

6. The provision of work in the context of the crisis of the welfare state and its connection with social security

7. Demographic and other factors contributing to the social security crisis

8. The modern European reflection on the financing of Social Security

9. The role of Private Insurance

10. Historical evolution, development and complexity of social security organizations in Greece. The conditions of the insurance coverage and the insurance contributions. The branches of insurance benefits

11. The financing and financial management of insurance organizations in Greece. The main and the auxiliary insurance

12. Workers' insurance and unemployment insurance in Greece

13. Demographic developments and actuarial studies in Greece

In the context of the above lectures, some relevant case studies are also examined, such as:

I. Access to secondary data sources. Use of electronic databases on social security and politics.

II. Search - bibliography coding.

III. Presentation, analysis and commentary of selected scientific articles.

IV. Processing and analysis of primary data (quantitative data, laws, other primary material) on broader issues of social security in our country and Europe.

Support for the learning process through the e-class platform.

Use of T.P.E. in teaching

I. Elaboration and Presentation of Individual Work, which contributes 25% to the final grade of the course

II. Written final exam, which contributes 75% to the final grade of the course.

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