Seminar with excursion: New actors in health policy

The content on this page was translated automatically.

  • Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schroeder
  • Tuesdays 6-8 p.m., Room 0210, Noral-Platiel-Str. 6
  • Start: 17.04.07

Health policy, together with pension and labor market policy, forms the center of the German welfare state. However, due to a variety of changes on the income and expenditure side, this policy area has been a kind of permanent construction site for many years. This is exemplified by the major health reform debates that have kept the country on tenterhooks on a regular basis. Unnoticed by the public, however, a changed order of players has also emerged in this field. The phenomena that point to this are as follows: The players who can represent their respective areas with strength have become fewer. Both trade unions and employers have long since lost their monopoly on representation. The number of players has increased considerably. In addition, public communication about this sector has also changed. In this seminar, we want to look at the difference between the old and the new order of actors in health policy, what the causes are and what consequences this has for a democratic and good quality health policy. In the first part of this course we will look at the actors, their development, objectives and structural problems; in the second part we will hold a colloquium in which we will discuss with experts from the individual fields.

Topics:

  1. The old order of actors
    1. Profile of the state: Ministry of Health
    2. Health policy competencies in the political parties
    3. Profile of the associations
    4. Profile of the forms of mediation: Concerted action
    5. Profile of self-administration
  2. The new order of actors
    1. Profile of the state: Ministry of Health
    2. Health policy competencies in the political parties
    3. Profile of the associations
    4. Profile of the forms of mediation: Concerted action
    5. Profile of self-administration
  3. Key differences - new challenges

Important

Information for students
Click HEREfor password-protected materials and information on the event.

Archive