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

Globalisation and the Globalisation and the Development of Social Development of Social

ServicesServicesoror

Is the main thing to get Is the main thing to get there?there?

Deirdre Ryan and Peter Deirdre Ryan and Peter HerrmannHerrmann

Globalisation and Social ServicesGlobalisation and Social ServicesDeirdre Ryan/Peter HerrmannDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann

Thanks for support toThanks for support to L’Espace Marx, LilleL’Espace Marx, Lille European Social Action Network, BrusselsEuropean Social Action Network, Brussels Secours Populaire, ParisSecours Populaire, Paris and for personal comments to Paul and for personal comments to Paul Boccara and Andre Gunder FrankBoccara and Andre Gunder Frank



But - would we go there?


First ThesisFirst ThesisSocial Services are social Social Services are social in there character as they in there character as they reflect the dominant social reflect the dominant social

and societal structure and societal structure



Second ThesisSecond ThesisGlobalisation is much Globalisation is much

further developed than we further developed than we might think – it works on might think – it works on basis of the principle of basis of the principle of

subsidiaritysubsidiarity


Background and FocusBackground and Focus

Increasing Political Increasing Political DebatesDebates Political ApathyPolitical Apathy change of politicschange of politics


TopicsTopics LiberalisationLiberalisation GlobalisationGlobalisation Societal IntegrationSocietal Integration Social ServicesSocial Services


Topic ITopic I Modernising the SocialModernising the Social



Europe’s visionEurope’s visionto beto be

‘‘The most competitive and The most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based dynamic knowledge-based

economy in the world economy in the world capable of sustainable capable of sustainable economic growth with economic growth with more and better jobs.’more and better jobs.’

Lisbon European Council: Presidency Conclusions; Lisbon European Council: Presidency Conclusions; March 23rd/24th, 2000 March 23rd/24th, 2000


From changing the mode From changing the mode of societal integration to of societal integration to

changing the mood of changing the mood of societysociety


Social QualitySocial Quality

An approach to analyse An approach to analyse society and to find a way society and to find a way

forwardforward


The main dialectic and the objective conditional The main dialectic and the objective conditional factors factors


main dialectic and the subjective main dialectic and the subjective conditional factorsconditional factors


Objective dimensionObjective dimension from socioeconomic from socioeconomic security security to to empowerment to empowerment to inclusion to inclusion to cohesioncohesion

subjective dimensionsubjective dimension from social recognition from social recognition to to participation participation sensibility to sensibility to collectivisation.collectivisation.


Social PhilosophySocial PhilosophyFrom Modernity to From Modernity to

Postmodernity as move Postmodernity as move from Rene Descartes to from Rene Descartes to

Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman


Reorientation of the Reorientation of the humanhuman

Guidance by the Guidance by the ‘concept de capital’ and ‘concept de capital’ and

‘l’esprit de calcul’‘l’esprit de calcul’(Bourdieu)(Bourdieu)


The societal crossroadThe societal crossroad

Combating extreme Combating extreme injusticeinjustice

ororSolidarity, acceptance and Solidarity, acceptance and

developmentdevelopment


Educational trends – the bow Educational trends – the bow to Mephistophelesto Mephistopheles

From reason to exchange From reason to exchange value - value -

From enlightening through From enlightening through science to gainful knowledgescience to gainful knowledge


Redefined CitizenshipRedefined Citizenshipthe citizens of Europe will the citizens of Europe will be able to develop their be able to develop their fund of knowledge, and fund of knowledge, and

this area will facilitate an this area will facilitate an enhancement of enhancement of

citizenship and the citizenship and the development of development of

employability through the employability through the acquisition of acquisition of

competencies made competencies made necessary through necessary through

changes in work and its changes in work and its organisationorganisation

Towards a Europe of knowledge – COM 97 - 563Towards a Europe of knowledge – COM 97 - 563


Topic IITopic II Globalisation – the new Globalisation – the new

mythmyth


Accumulation RegimeAccumulation Regime - -‘‘a particular combination a particular combination

of production and of production and consumption which can be consumption which can be

reproduced over time reproduced over time despite conflictual despite conflictual

tendencies’ tendencies’ (Jessop)(Jessop)


Mode of RegulationMode of Regulation‘‘an institutional ensemble an institutional ensemble

and complex of norms and complex of norms which can secure which can secure

capitalist reproduction pro capitalist reproduction pro tempore despite the tempore despite the

antagonistic character of antagonistic character of capitalist social relations’capitalist social relations’

(Jessop)(Jessop)


Globalisation – economics Globalisation – economics and politicsand politics

Re-negotiation of power Re-negotiation of power structures in answering structures in answering

changed needs of changed needs of accumulationaccumulation


Globalisation – changing lifeGlobalisation – changing life1) 1) the stark mediation of the stark mediation of

the production of the production of added added value, i.e. the value, i.e. the apparent apparent dominance of dominance of financial financial markets.markets.

2) 2) the increasing isolation the increasing isolation of production, i.e. the of production, i.e. the

individualisation of individualisation of production and withproduction and with this this of the producers of the producers from from each othereach other


3) 3) changed changed requirements requirements of of education and education and

trainingtraining

4) 4) breaking the breaking the previously previously immediate immediate link between link between production of social production of social

services the services the uno-actu-uno-actu-principle.principle.


Life RegimesLife Regimescombination of factors combination of factors

regarding the individual, regarding the individual, locating to the physical locating to the physical and social environment and social environment

which can be reproduced which can be reproduced over time despite over time despite

conflictual tendenciesconflictual tendencies


Mode of LifeMode of Life

an ideological and an ideological and psychological psychological

constellation of various constellation of various and complex norms which and complex norms which can secure the individual’s can secure the individual’s

integration into the integration into the capitalist circle of capitalist circle of

reproductionreproduction


Topic IIITopic III

Liberalisation of services Liberalisation of services – the fifth basic – the fifth basic

freedomfreedom


Commission of the Commission of the European CommunitiesEuropean Communities

Communication on Communication on Services of General Services of General

InterestInterestCOM [2000] 580 finCOM [2000] 580 fin


Exemptions from Exemptions from Competition lawCompetition law

Non-economic ActivitiesNon-economic Activities If trade is not affectedIf trade is not affected De minimisDe minimis Special Permission ISpecial Permission I Special Permission IISpecial Permission II


LiberalisationLiberalisation NeutralityNeutrality ProportionalityProportionality


Best Practice and Best Practice and BenchmarkingBenchmarking

the attempt to develop the attempt to develop genetically modified social genetically modified social

relationshipsrelationships



From changing the mode From changing the mode of societal integration to of societal integration to

changing the mood of changing the mood of societysociety

Globalisation and Social ServicesGlobalisation and Social Services

Deirdre Ryan/Peter HerrmannDeirdre Ryan/Peter Herrmann

We are getting ever faster We are getting ever faster nowherenowhere

From the faceless power to the From the faceless power to the faceless societyfaceless society


Topic IVTopic IV University College Cork – a tentative University College Cork – a tentative empirical perspective on third level empirical perspective on third level

education in Irelandeducation in Ireland


Social qualitySocial quality““the extent to which people the extent to which people are able to participate in the are able to participate in the social and economic life of social and economic life of their communities under their communities under conditions which enhance conditions which enhance

their well being and individual their well being and individual potential.”potential.”

(van der Maesen & Walker, 20002 :P4)(van der Maesen & Walker, 20002 :P4)


the socialthe social

‘‘the outcome of constantly the outcome of constantly changing processes through changing processes through

which individuals realise which individuals realise themselves as interacting themselves as interacting

social beings.’social beings.’(van der Maesen & Walker, 20002 :P4)(van der Maesen & Walker, 20002 :P4)


objective conditional objective conditional factorsfactors

Socio-economic securitySocio-economic security InclusionInclusion CohesionCohesion EmpowermentEmpowerment


subjective conditional subjective conditional factorsfactors

Social recognitionSocial recognition ParticipationParticipation SensitivitySensitivity CollectivismCollectivism


Socio-economic SecuritySocio-economic Security EmpowermentEmpowerment InclusionInclusion CohesionCohesion Social recognitionSocial recognition ParticipationParticipation SensitivitySensitivity CollectivismCollectivism


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


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


EmpowermentEmpowerment

HEA-“tell us what strategically you wish to HEA-“tell us what strategically you wish to invest in as a college...also strategic value of invest in as a college...also strategic value of that both internally and nationally”that both internally and nationally”

““Back in the early 90’s there was a decision Back in the early 90’s there was a decision taken at government any kind of major capital taken at government any kind of major capital development project the total funding wouldn’t development project the total funding wouldn’t be forthcoming from that sector and be forthcoming from that sector and universities would have to do their own fund-universities would have to do their own fund-raising to make up the balance.”raising to make up the balance.”


InclusionInclusion

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


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


““Govt essentially decide that were Govt essentially decide that were educating people for technical educating people for technical skills and forwarded proposals for skills and forwarded proposals for programs through HEA.”programs through HEA.”

““Research Councils don’t have a Research Councils don’t have a particular agenda….other ones particular agenda….other ones [funders] are so strategic a lot of [funders] are so strategic a lot of researchers may not fit in with all researchers may not fit in with all those strategies…”those strategies…”


CohesionCohesion““All institutional funding All institutional funding programmes are programmes are interdepartmental and interdepartmental and interinstitutional”interinstitutional”


Social RecognitionSocial Recognition““as a university UCC did very as a university UCC did very well…………because we would have well…………because we would have had a number of things going on in the had a number of things going on in the college that would have fitted in very college that would have fitted in very rightly with those agenda’s”rightly with those agenda’s”““HEA major agenda……SFI completely HEA major agenda……SFI completely different agenda..”different agenda..”““And the driving people for them are And the driving people for them are the Elans of this world but also Intel, the Elans of this world but also Intel, Microsoft, Beechams, Glaxo etc..”Microsoft, Beechams, Glaxo etc..”


““Now shortage of xxxx in the Now shortage of xxxx in the country….change in way which country….change in way which helped student body……they need helped student body……they need an opportunity to provide an opportunity to provide themselves with skills so they can themselves with skills so they can participate in the labour market participate in the labour market and so growth in postgraduate and so growth in postgraduate degree has been very important in degree has been very important in terms of their development. terms of their development. Inevitably connection between Inevitably connection between market and what we do.”market and what we do.”


““Nature of the discipline is that we Nature of the discipline is that we are closely related to industry so are closely related to industry so when there is a drop off in the when there is a drop off in the telecom world/internet we get telecom world/internet we get affected. This year for the first affected. This year for the first time in many years seen a drop in time in many years seen a drop in interest in the undergraduate interest in the undergraduate program.”program.”


ParticipationParticipation

““Small pots of money are missing, Small pots of money are missing, for example expenses to attend for example expenses to attend conferences.conferences.We should have a range of We should have a range of funding. Government probably not funding. Government probably not convinced that they could convinced that they could measure the output.”measure the output.”


SensitivitySensitivity

““Academics pursue research Academics pursue research according to their own lights, what according to their own lights, what

they consider appropriate.”they consider appropriate.”

““Funding doesn’t at all influence Funding doesn’t at all influence research you can pretty much to research you can pretty much to

what you want to do.”what you want to do.”


““A lot of emphasis on forming A lot of emphasis on forming collaborative networks collaborative networks particularly in context of EU particularly in context of EU funding, strong ideological funding, strong ideological preference the way research preference the way research is moving in Ireland towards is moving in Ireland towards research clustering.”research clustering.”


CollectivismCollectivism““The value of UCC to society… “it The value of UCC to society… “it provides a learning resource provides a learning resource fundamental to maintenance of fundamental to maintenance of civilisation”civilisation”““don’t submit applications for don’t submit applications for individual researchers on a routine individual researchers on a routine basis we do it on an institutional basis we do it on an institutional level” level”


University College Cork – The Social University College Cork – The Social Quality of EducationQuality of Education


Agenda for ExcellenceAgenda for Excellence““UCCs research strategy is informed by its UCCs research strategy is informed by its traditional belief that individual scholars traditional belief that individual scholars and research groups should be allowed to and research groups should be allowed to pursue their investigation in recognition of pursue their investigation in recognition of the fact that research is conducted in an the fact that research is conducted in an interdisciplinary manner….Industrial policy interdisciplinary manner….Industrial policy aims to develop an R& D infrastructure aims to develop an R& D infrastructure which is critical to the next phase of which is critical to the next phase of economic development….Universities will economic development….Universities will be expected to deliver in this vital area be expected to deliver in this vital area during the period of this plan UCC will during the period of this plan UCC will respond effectively to this challenge.”respond effectively to this challenge.”(Wrixon, 2000: P13)(Wrixon, 2000: P13)


UniversityUniversity

““an institution whether private or public, an institution whether private or public, which aims to advance technology through which aims to advance technology through inquiry and research; educate students for inquiry and research; educate students for entry into careers with a high knowledge entry into careers with a high knowledge base requiring intellectually demanding base requiring intellectually demanding competences and skills; strengthen cultural competences and skills; strengthen cultural values; foster responsible citizenship ; and values; foster responsible citizenship ; and provide service to the community.”provide service to the community.”

(2001: P17)(2001: P17)


““It appears as if the university is simply to It appears as if the university is simply to accept the goals of national economic and accept the goals of national economic and social development having being set be social development having being set be some other entity, the government perhaps some other entity, the government perhaps and to contribute to the national endeavour and to contribute to the national endeavour in a supportive capacity. But could its in a supportive capacity. But could its contribution be critical? Is it part of it’s contribution be critical? Is it part of it’s function to provide independent critical function to provide independent critical thinking on the direction and goals of thinking on the direction and goals of economic and social development?"economic and social development?"(Riordan, 2000: P13) (Riordan, 2000: P13)


In fact, when men are fabricating In fact, when men are fabricating thought,thought,

It goes as when a weaver's It goes as when a weaver's masterpiece is wrought.masterpiece is wrought.

One treadle sets a thousand threads One treadle sets a thousand threads a-going,a-going,

And to and fro the shuttle flies;And to and fro the shuttle flies;Quite unperceived the threads are Quite unperceived the threads are

flowing,flowing,One stroke effects a thousand ties.One stroke effects a thousand ties.

(Mephistopheles talking to the student; in (Mephistopheles talking to the student; in Goethe: Faust)Goethe: Faust)


And to take actionAnd to take action

Globalisation and the Globalisation and the Development of Social Development of Social

ServicesServicesoror

The main thing to decide The main thing to decide where we want to go!where we want to go!



From: L’humanité; Jeudi 31 Janvier 2002


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