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• To explore different ‘interpretations’ of social exclusion – as well as related concepts, such as poverty, inequality and deprivation
• To identify and review the types of data sources that can be used to highlight the social and area impacts of social exclusion
• To understand how it is possible to develop a ‘social exclusion’ profile and indicators therein
• To explore the ‘level’ of ‘social exclusion’ at a UK, regional and sub-regional level
• To investigate the impact of social exclusion on particular groups such as Black and Other Minority Ethnic (BME) Communities and young people, including those Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET)
• To investigate the impact of social exclusion on particular issues, such as Health
• To explore the perspectives of both practitioners and those at risk from aspects of social exclusion towards engagement and delivery frameworks that aim to address exclusionary processes
• To analyse a number of policy developments / responses to problems of social exclusion and to highlight their impact

Students completing the course should:

• Have a good understanding of what we mean by social exclusion and how the term has been used
• Understand the difficulties in defining and measuring social exclusion and how such definitions may relate to broader perspectives or frameworks of relevance
• Be aware that social exclusion can be concentrated in particular areas or neighbourhoods and may involve exclusion from a number of ‘policy’ areas.
• Have knowledge of a range of government responses that have been developed to combat social exclusion at a European, National, Regional and Sub-regional level
• Understand the ‘lived experience’ of those at risk or suffering from various aspects of social exclusion and some of the barriers to their ‘re-engagement’

1: Introduction: What is Social Exclusion? – Origins, development, definitions and discourses / interpretations of social exclusion

2: Is it possible to measure Social Exclusion? – Data sources and developing a Social Inclusion Profile

3: Policy responses to Social Exclusion and measuring impact – European / UK / regional and sub-regional approaches

4: Spatial patterns of social exclusion within the UK and Merseyside – Indices of Deprivation and Geodemographic approaches 

5: Social Exclusion and Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Communities 

6: Social Exclusion and Migration

7: Intergenerational Exclusion: Young people Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET)

8: Capturing the ‘liv ed experience’ of social exclusion and alternative indicators – engaging the disengaged and the Housing Market Renewal Initiative (HMRI) Pathfinder

9: Health Inequalities (Alex Scott-Samuel, Division of Public Health, University of Liverpool)

10: Crime and Social Exclusion

11: Student Seminars

The module consists of lectures by staff of the Merseyside Social Inclusion Observatory (MSIO) within the Department of Civic Design, as well as practitioners closely associated with the alleviation of social exclusion. Students are required to study the problems faced by socially excluded individuals and communities and the range of policies and initiatives designed to tackle these problems. There will be opportunities to discuss issues and problems during lectures.

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