Care systems and policies in Latin America

Care policies have acquired a central character in recent years in the region, promoted by at least the following elements: conceptual and research advances on care in academia, the demands of the feminist movement, and changes in the rights agenda of public policies that incorporate new rights, such as the right to care.

This course takes a comparative approach, showcasing the various advancements in care policies across different countries in the region. This highlights both the changes and the challenges these policies face in effectively integrating a gender perspective. European countries, with their distinct histories in care and their different institutional, political, and economic contexts, also present unique challenges to public policy. While this course will explore policies from local perspectives, it will also incorporate a comparative lens, fostering a shared reflection on common problems and persistent challenges in care policies.

GENERAL PURPOSE

• To contribute with a comparative view and through the analysis of specific cases, on public care policy at the regional and European level, allowing reflection on the lessons learned and good practices in the inclusion of the gender perspective in these policies.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

1. To learn about the experience of countries in the region regarding care policies
2. To contribute a comparative public policy perspective on this type of policy.
3. To contribute to the development of a reflection on good practices regarding the inclusion of the gender perspective in care policy.

• Types of care policies and Familisms.
• A comparative look at the social organization of care in Latin America
• The case of Uruguay I
• The case of Uruguay II
• The case of Chile
• The case of Argentina
• The Costa Rican experience from a comparative perspective
• The German experience in the European context
• The case of Spain in the context of COVID

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• Aguirre, Rosario and Ferrari, Fernanda (2014) The construction of the care system in Uruguay In search of consensus for a more equitable social protection, Montevideo: ECLAC,              
• Batthyány, Karina and Genta, Natalia (2020) Uruguay: advances and challenges in research and public policies on care. In Guimaraes, Nadya and Hirata Helena (compilers) In Care in Latin America, Horizons of Care Collection. Medifé Publishing House. Buenos Aires.
• Batthyány, Karina and Genta, Natalia (2020) Uruguay: advances and challenges in research and public policies on care. In Guimaraes, Nadya and Hirata Helena (compilers) In Care in Latin America, Horizons of Care Collection. Medifé Publishing House.
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• In Guimaraes, Nadya and Hirata Helena (compilers) In Care in Latin America, Horizons of Care Collection. Medifé Publishing House. Buenos Aires.
• Guimaraes, Nadya and Hirata Helena (2020) National realities, Latin American challenges
• Marx Ferree, M. (1993) 'The Rise and Fall of "Mommy Politics": Feminism and Unification
• Ostner, I. (2010) '"Farewell to the Family - Family Policy Reform in Germany": From Bismarck to conservative universalism? The politics, problems, and prospects of the German
• Pazos, M. (2018) Against Patriarchy. Feminist Economics for a Just and Sustainable Society, Katakrak Publishing House, Pamplona. Chapter 2
• Rodríguez Enríquez, C. and Pautassi, L. (2014). The social organization of childcare. Elements for the construction of a care agenda in Argentina. Pages 101-150.
• Sanchez-Aconchea, Diego, Martinez, Juliana, (2018) Overcoming Segmentation in Social Policy? Comparing New Early Education and Childcare Efforts in Costa Rica and Uruguay. Bulletin of Latin American Research. Society for Latin American Studies. Oxford.
• Saraceno, Chiara (2016) «Varieties of familialism: Comparing four southern European and East Asian welfare regimes». Journal of European Social Policy, vol. 26 (4), pp. 314-326.
• Thiessen, B. / Villa, P.-I. (2019, forthcoming): Care and its discontents: The German Case. Unpublished manuscript, under review at International Journal of Care and Caring. 25 pages welfare state', German Policy Studies, 6(1):211-244            
• Pazos, M. (2013) Unequal by Law: Public Policies Against Gender Equality. Catarata Publishing House, Madrid. Chapter 5 “Childcare and Dependency Systems…for Women?”                            
• Perrotta, Valentina (2020) Gender and Care Policies in Uruguay: Moving towards a virtuous relationship?
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• Perrotta, Valentina (2020) Parental leave and gender co-responsibility in Uruguay: policies, practices and gender mandates in tension. Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the Republic. Chapter 2.4, 5 and 6.4.