Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course provides an historical overview of the genesis of the Belgian contemporary society and of its socio-economic instoitutions.
The course will first describe the advent of Belgian industrial capitalism in relation with Industrial Revolution. On the second time, the course is organised according to a thematic framework; the 8 following topics are examined from 1850' to 1970', links are made to current topics, as well as with the Belgian Political History course:
- The general economic characteristics of Belgian capitalism (actors, sectors which support growth, etc.);
- Growth and crisis of the Belgian capitalism;
- The role of the State in economic life;
- The making of the classes and their evolution;
- The living conditions of the population;
- Class in itself, class for itself: the organisation of the workers' movement and employers' forces;
- The origin and development of the Belgian industrial relations system;
- From social insurances to the modern Belgian welfare system.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Informed about the context which saw the birth of social and political sciences, the students will gain a better understanding of some of the key concept of their discipline, as well as of the economic and social challenges in the world around them today.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
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Recommended or required readings
From the very first lesson, students receive a detailed plan of the entire course. Before each class, students will receive a copy of the PowerPoint slides to be seen in class and will regularly be given indications for reading which will shed light on certain questions. These optional readings will not, however, be on subjects upon which they will be graded.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
In Juny as in September, an oral exam will be organized; this exam will start with a written preparation of the answer to a first question (drawn question). This is followed by two other questions (linked to the first one; when you draw the first one, you actually draw the three questions) for which the preparation time will be shorter.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Eric Geerkens, professor
Histoire économique et sociale
quai Roosevelt, 1B (Bât. A4, office I9)
4000 Liège
Belgium
Tel. ULg : +32 4 366 53 59
E-mail : e.geerkens@uliege.be