Students familiarise themselves with social political sectors and special themes of their interest.
Modes of study
A literature examination on a general examination day or compensatory teaching.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
Students select three books from the following:
1. Heikkilä & Karjalainen, Köyhyys ja hyvinvointivaltion murros. Gaudeamus 2000.
2. Hämäläinen, Nuorten tulojen ja toimeentulon palapeli. EKL/PTL 2004, Niemelä & Salminen, Suomalainen sosiaaliturva. Kansaneläkelaitos 2003 and Tuominen & Lahtinen-Kuikka, Pension Policy Responses to Changing Division of Labour within the Family. Finnish Centre for Pensions 2003.
3. Salminen, Pension Schemes in the Making. A Comparative Study of the Scandinavian Countries. Tutkimuksia, Eläketurvakeskus 1993, 2.
4. Saurama, Experience of Early Exit - A Comparative Study of the Reasons for and Consequences of Early Retirement in Finland and Denmark in 1999-2000. EKL 2004.