The Welfare State, New Social Rights and the Nonprofit Sector

The course aims at developing the knowledge of the Italian welfare system and, in particular, of the legal tools designed to protect and implement the so-called new social rights. The lectures will offer a theoretical framework and the analysis of practical cases related to the new rights; the course also includes meetings and interviews with subjects employed in the institutions involved in the protection of these rights in order to better understand the practical problems of their protection. At the end of the course, the student who has successfully attended the lessons will acquire a thorough knowledge of the topics covered in the course and will have acquired a method of reasoning suitable for dealing with related legal issues.

· Knowledge and understanding: students shall know the main features of the Italian welfare system and of the legal tools designed to protect and implement the so-called new social rights;
· Applying knowledge and understanding: students shall be able to read current events, ongoing case law and pending constitutional reforms;
· Making judgements: students shall acquire a critical approach on the course topics that will allow them to assess the importance, but also the critical points, of the Italian welfare system;
· Communication: students shall be able to express notions and opinions correctly, using the appropriate terminology;
· Lifelong learning skills: students shall acquire good individual study skills.