Globalisation and the Development of Social Services or Is the main thing to get there?

1. Globalisation and the Development of Social ServicesorIs the main thing to get there? Deirdre Ryan and Peter Herrmann

2. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Thanks for support to L’Espace Marx, Lille European Social Action Network, Brussels Secours Populaire, Paris and for personal comments to Paul Boccara and Andre Gunder Frank

3. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann

4. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann But - would we go there?

5. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann First Thesis Social Services are social in there character as they reflect the dominant social and societal structure

6. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann

7. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Second Thesis Globalisation is much further developed than we might think – it works on basis of the principle of subsidiarity

8. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Background and Focus Increasing Political Debates Political Apathy change of politics

9. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Topics Liberalisation Globalisation Societal Integration Social Services

10. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Topic I Modernising the Social

11. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann

12. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Europe’s vision to be ‘The most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs.’ Lisbon European Council: Presidency Conclusions; March 23rd/24th, 2000

13. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann From changing the mode of societal integration to changing the mood of society

14. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Social Quality An approach to analyse society and to find a way forward

15. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann The main dialectic and the objective conditional factors

16. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann main dialectic and the subjective conditional factors

17. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Objective dimension from socioeconomic security to empowerment to inclusion to cohesion subjective dimension from social recognition to participation sensibility to collectivisation.

18. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Social Philosophy From Modernity to Postmodernity as move from Rene Descartes to Milton Friedman

19. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Reorientation of the human Guidance by the ‘concept de capital’ and ‘l’esprit de calcul’ (Bourdieu)

20. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann The societal crossroad Combating extreme injustice or Solidarity, acceptance and development

21. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Educational trends – the bow to Mephistopheles From reason to exchange value - From enlightening through science to gainful knowledge

22. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Redefined Citizenship the citizens of Europe will be able to develop their fund of knowledge, and this area will facilitate an enhancement of citizenship and the development of employability through the acquisition of competencies made necessary through changes in work and its organisation Towards a Europe of knowledge – COM 97 - 563

23. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Topic II Globalisation – the new myth

24. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Accumulation Regime - ‘a particular combination of production and consumption which can be reproduced over time despite conflictual tendencies’ (Jessop)

25. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Mode of Regulation ‘an institutional ensemble and complex of norms which can secure capitalist reproduction pro tempore despite the antagonistic character of capitalist social relations’ (Jessop)

26. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Globalisation – economics and politics Re-negotiation of power structures in answering changed needs of accumulation

27. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Globalisation – changing life 1) the stark mediation of the production of added value, i.e. the apparent dominance of financial markets. 2) the increasing isolation of production, i.e. the individualisation of production and with this of the producers from each other

28. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann 3) changed requirements of education and training 4) breaking the previously immediate link between production of social services the uno-actu- principle.

29. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Life Regimes combination of factors regarding the individual, locating to the physical and social environment which can be reproduced over time despite conflictual tendencies

30. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Mode of Life an ideological and psychological constellation of various and complex norms which can secure the individual’s integration into the capitalist circle of reproduction

31. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Topic III Liberalisation of services – the fifth basic freedom

32. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Commission of the European Communities Communication on Services of General Interest COM [2000] 580 fin

33. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Exemptions from Competition law Non-economic Activities If trade is not affected De minimis Special Permission I Special Permission II

34. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Liberalisation Neutrality Proportionality

35. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Best Practice and Benchmarking the attempt to develop genetically modified social relationships

36. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann

37. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann From changing the mode of societal integration to changing the mood of society

38. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann We are getting ever faster nowhere From the faceless power to the faceless society

39. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter HerrmannTopic IVUniversity College Cork – a tentative empirical perspective on third level education in Ireland

40. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Social quality “the extent to which people are able to participate in the social and economic life of their communities under conditions which enhance their well being and individual potential.” (van der Maesen & Walker, 20002 :P4)

41. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann the social ‘the outcome of constantly changing processes through which individuals realise themselves as interacting social beings.’ (van der Maesen & Walker, 20002 :P4)

42. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann objective conditional factors Socio-economic security Inclusion Cohesion Empowerment

43. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann subjective conditional factors Social recognition Participation Sensitivity Collectivism

44. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Socio-economic Security Empowerment Inclusion Cohesion Social recognition Participation Sensitivity Collectivism

45. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Socio-economic Security “Science Foundation Ireland ….the bottom line is, is to make us more competitive as a country to foreign direct investment. That’s their agenda. They will fund biotechnology and ICT but at the end of the day it is always with a view to buying industries into Ireland Inc…” “Increase in research is driven by Irish government’s realisation that science is a major aspect of Irish economy and that investment in science and engineering is extremely important for the long-term health of the Irish economy.”

46. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann “The food industry partnership is a partnership between college and industry where industry will provide funding to up the bar really in their standard to enable universities provide to the market, their market, the food industry and the big co-ops, provide to them what they require in moving their own business forward in the form of graduates the various disciplines they require.” 55% of respondents mentioned economic factors

47. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Empowerment HEA-“tell us what strategically you wish to invest in as a college...also strategic value of that both internally and nationally” “Back in the early 90’s there was a decision taken at government any kind of major capital development project the total funding wouldn’t be forthcoming from that sector and universities would have to do their own fund-raising to make up the balance.”

48. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann Inclusion “Universities tend to categorise people on the basis of their research output, that what counts, your reputation very much dependant on that. Some people regard that as unfair, they say if you are very good teacher but not research productive why doesn’t the system respect you?”

49. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann “We decided that parity between mature students and school leavers important for widening participation and opening access. Our approach to student participation had not been market led but more directed by desire to widen the participation particularly to de socially inclusive.”

50. Globalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann “Govt essentially decide that were educating people for technical skills and forwarded proposals for programs through HEA.” “Research Councils don’t have a particular agenda….other ones [funders] are so strategic a lot of researchers may not fit in with all those strategies…”