SOCI 3020 - UWI

SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING
DR. HYACINTH O. BLAKE

L1 - INTRO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

01. 02. 03.

INTRODUCTIONS COURSE STRUCTURE COURSE OVERVIEW
About Me Assignments / Key dates Content preview
About You Standards / Expectations
About the Course
 I am your Course
Facilitator
Dr. Hyacinth Blake Welcome
 I am a Graduate of the
University of Sheffield (UK)
and the University of the
West Indies

University of Sheffield UK - PhD. Sociological Studies

UWI (Mona) - MSc. Sociology (Social Policy)
UWI (St. Augustine) - BSc. Sociology & Psychology
 Work / Teaching Experience
Ministry of Social Ministry of Sport &
Ministry of Justice /
Development & Family Community Development /
In the National Security
Services / Culture & the Arts /
Public Sector DSPR, Dir DOA, Dir SID, PDO II, Senior Research & Policy Personnel Department
PDO I Officer Research Officer I & II

UWI - Mona; St. Augustine;

University of Sheffield UWI - SALISES
Open Campus
In Graduate Teaching Assistant Development Theory & Policy; Social Policy; Org. & Mngt of the
Academia Social Policy / Social Divisions; Social Policy Analysis & Social Services; Social Change &
Managment; Development; Sociology;
Survey Design & Analysis.
 I enjoy recreational swimming,
cycling, kayaking & a little
dragon boating I love to travel

My
Interests
&
Hobbies I like spending
time in nature
Now it’s your turn!
Introduce yourself with a new classmate
Activity
Instructions
1. 2. 3.
You will be given a Based on your number, Share your partner’s
number from 1 to 10. answer a "Would you answer with the class
Pair up with someone rather" question.
with the same number.
Would You Rather...

1. fly or breathe underwater?

2. drink milk or orange juice?
3. take care of a dog or a cat?
4. spend the night at the library or the park?
5. it is your birthday every day or your favorite holiday?
6. fly a kite or ride a scooter?
7. power to teleport anywhere instantly or the ability to time travel?
8. always have to sing instead of speak or dance everywhere you go?
9. speak all languages fluently or communicate with animals?
10. have unlimited pizza or unlimited doubles
Would You Rather...
1. work on a social development project in a big city or a rural village?
2. focus on policies that address poverty or those that address education?
3. work in social development in your home country or abroad?
4. create a policy that impacts thousands of people or work directly with a small
group of individuals?
5. work for a government organization or a non-profit in social development?
6. develop policies for healthcare or housing?
7. focus on short-term solutions or long-term strategies in social development
planning?
8. be involved in the research side or the implementation side of social
development policies?
9. attend a seminar on sustainable development or a workshop on community
engagement?
10. design a policy to improve mental health services or one to enhance community
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Introduce students to the idea of social
development planning
Explore principles, processes, and techniques
of planning e.g. social justice & equity
Understand theoretical concepts of
development
Address issues such as social exclusion,
ethnicity, and gender in the Caribbean
context
Promote sustainable & holistic development
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Learn practical skills e.g. preparation of
proposals, use of the theory of change &
incorporating evaluations in programme
planning.
Develop reasonable and practical
recommendations in response to a social
issue from a social development
perspective
COURSE STRUCTURE
12 Weeks: 22nd January to April 9th
SOCI 3020 - UWI

COURSE
OVERVIEW
 KEY TEXTS

C1 PREVIEW
 W2

KEY CONCEPTS

Social Development: Improving the

well-being of individuals and
communities through social policies and
programs
Planning: Systematic process of setting
goals, developing strategies, and
outlining tasks and schedules to achieve
the goals
Nesoff, 2022: 1
Nesoff, 2022: 1
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Nesoff, 2022: 6
Nesoff, 2022: 3
Nesoff, 2022: 16
Social Inequality

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IMPORTANCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY
W3 RETHINKING DEVELOPMENT

IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE W4
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
THE GRETA EFFECT
 Advancing Gender
Equality
What is gender equality
Why is gender equality important
Benefits of gender equality
Challenges of gender equality
Closing the gender-pay gap
Work-life balance for all
Unconscious bias awareness
Building inclusive workplace culture
Physical & psychological safety
Open communication
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Social Planning
SOCIAL ISSUES & NEEDS

Nesoff, 2022: 69
Health & Wellbeing
NESOFF, 2022: 78

BRADSHAW’S TYPOLOGY OF NEEDS - 1972

Nesoff, 2022: 57
Nesoff, 2022: 48

Stonewall et al. 2017

Nesoff, 2022: 55-56
Conducting the Needs Assessment
(University of Florida)
Nesoff, 2022
STAGES IN PLANNING
DECIDING ON AN INTERVENTION W7
STAGES IN PLANNING W8
CREATING A THEORY OF CHANGE
& LOGIC MODEL
Nesoff, 2022: 116
Nesoff, 2022: 138
Nesoff, 2022: 164
STRATEGIC Nesoff, 2022: 200
PLANNING

EVALUATION

W9
Nesoff, 2022: 203
CRAFTING W10

PROPOSALS
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General Structure
GROUPS

4 persons
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SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING
LECTURES 2 to 3 - DR. HYACINTH O. BLAKE

29.1.2025 - 05.02.2025
CONTENTS
01 Introduction

02 Recap - What is social

development?

03
How and why do you think a
social justice approach to
planning might be relevant
in the Caribbean?

04 Conclusion
INTRODUCTION 01
Group Warm Up
 IF YOU HAD UNLIMITED
RESOURCES, WHAT SOCIAL
ISSUE WOULD YOU TACKLE
1ST& WHY?
 SPRINT PLANNING
POVERTY & INCOME EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY
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ss
Soc

ue
s
ACCESS TO EDUCATION HOMELESSNESS

7 minutes
MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH CARE

D ev
elo p m e nt
RACIAL / ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

DEVELOPMENT DREAMS
RECAP 02

What is Social Development?

 W2

KEY CONCEPTS

Social Development: Improving the

well-being of individuals and
communities through social policies and
programs
MOVE FORWARD 2A
 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

a process of planned social change designed to promote the

well-being of the population as a whole in conjunction with a
dynamic process of economic development.
Midgely, J. (2014: 13; 1995: 25)
AGREE OR DISAGREE?

All health services should The state should not be

responsible for providing health
be free at the point of
care. This should only be done
need. by private companies.
 AGREE OR DISAGREE?

If you lose your job, the When in need, people should

government is not fend for themselves and not
responsible and should not look to the government for
help out. help.
 AGREE OR DISAGREE?

All employed persons should

Education should be free to
pay taxes to fund a welfare
all and not be privatised. state
 APPROACHES TO DEFINITION

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL + DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL = wellbeing & collective efforts to improve social conditions

Midgely, J. (2014)
DEVELOPMENT = process of change, growth, progress and evolution
 DEVELOPMENT THEORIES
Development is a process of change, growth,
progress and evolution
RELATED RESEARCH
RELATED RESEARCH
OSCAR LEWIS CULTURE OF POVERTY

RELATED RESEARCH
OSCAR LEWIS CULTURE OF POVERTY

RELATED RESEARCH
 DEVELOPMENT THEORIES
Development is a process of change, growth,
progress and evolution
 DEVELOPMENT THEORIES
Development is a process of change, growth,
progress and evolution
 DEVELOPMENT THEORIES
Development is a process of change, growth,
progress and evolution
 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

EARLY VIEW
DEVELOPMENT = STAGES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
Change from primitive to modern civilisation

CURRENT VIEW DEVELOPMENT = MULTIFACETED PROCESS

Economic
Social
Cultural
Gender
Political
Environmental
Midgely, J. (2014)
SOCIAL LINK TO
ECONOMIC
INTER
DISCIPLINARY
PROCESS PROGRESSIVE

DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT

INTERVENTIONIST STRATEGIES

INCLUSIVE /
PROMOTION OF
SOCIAL WELFARE
UNIVERSALISTIC
 STATIST APPROACH TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT is “a process by which

improvements in social wellbeing are brought
about through social planning, a variety of
legislative mandates, subsidies, redistributive
fiscal policies, and the activities of social sector
ministries responsible for education, health,
housing & social services
Midgely, J. (2014)
STATIST APPROACH TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Expansion of the welfare state post World War 2

Midgely, J. (2014)
WELFARE STATE

Patil, 2017
 SOCIAL WELFARE
Midgely, J. (1995: 14)
SOCIAL WELFARE CONSISTS OF 3 ELEMENTS

1. The degree to which social problems are managed

2. The extent to which needs are met
3. The degree to which opportunites for advancement are provided

ALL 3 ELEMENTS APPLY TO:

Individuals
Families
Groups
Communities
Whole Societies
 WELFARE STATE

“a system under which the government takes on responsibility

for providing social and economic security for the population
by means of pensions, social security benefits, free health care
and free education. The government provides for people in
times of need.”

Ford, 2016
SOCIAL WELFARE
Midgely, J. (1995: 13)
STATIST APPROACH TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Commitments adopted by member states of the

United Nations e.g. sustainable development
goals
UNDP, 2025 - What is Human Development?

Midgely, J. (2014)
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
PROMOTING FREEDOM

Midgely, J. (2014)
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FOSTERING CAPABILITIES

Midgely, J. (2014)
 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Midgely, J. (2014)

RAISING STANDARDS OF LIVING

ECONOMIC VIEW

MULTIDIMENSIONAL VIEW
 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
STATIST APPROACH TO SOCIAL POLICY IN ASIAN COUNTRIES
 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
WELFARE DEVELOPMENTALISM - RICHARD TITMUSS

Emphasizes the importance of social justice, equity, and universalism in

the provision of welfare services.
Believed that social policies should promote the well-being of all citizens
and address social inequalities.
While Titmuss' model shares some common goals with developmental
state approaches, such as improving social welfare and reducing poverty,
it is more focused on the social dimensions of welfare rather than
economic development.
 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
ASIAN TIGERS

The Four Asian Tigers= Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
experienced rapid industrialization and high growth rates from the
1960s to the 1990s.

Developmental Approach = developmental state model i.e.

focused on export-oriented policies, strong state intervention, and
minimal welfare state.
emphasized economic growth and industrialization over social
welfare programs.
 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
ASIAN TIGERS

Economic Crash
The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis significantly impacted these economies.
South Korea, Indonesia, and Thailand were the most affected, with stock markets
and currencies crashing.
Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan were less affected but still experienced
economic downturns.

Current Status
Today, the Four Asian Tigers are high-income economies. They have diversified
their economies and are leaders in various sectors:
Hong Kong and Singapore are prominent international financial centers.
South Korea is a major global arms manufacturer and a leader in electronics.
Taiwan is known for its advanced manufacturing, especially in semiconductors.
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTIVISM

Midgely, J. (2014)
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INVESTMENT - PRODUCTIVISM
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INVESTMENT - PRODUCTIVISM
 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT by Midgely, J. (2014)

CAPABILITIES
SOCIAL INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Sen (1999) & Nussbaum (2011) - Capability Enhancement
Amartya Sen (1999):
Core Concept: Sen's Capability Approach focuses on what individuals are able
to do and be, i.e., their "capabilities." It emphasizes the importance of freedom
and opportunities for people to lead lives they value.
Key Contributions: Sen introduced the idea of evaluating development by
considering people's capabilities rather than just economic growth or income
levels. He argued that development should be seen as a process of expanding
people's freedoms and choices
Applications: The Capability Approach has been widely used in human
development reports and policies, influencing global development agendas
 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT by Midgely, J. (2014)

CAPABILITIES
Martha Nussbaum (2011):
Core Concept: Nussbaum expanded on Sen's ideas, proposing a list of
central human capabilities that should be guaranteed to all individuals
to ensure a life of dignity.
Key Contributions: Nussbaum's work provided a more detailed
framework for assessing human development, focusing on specific
capabilities such as life, bodily health, bodily integrity, and control over
one's environment.
Applications: Her approach has been influential in discussions of human
rights, gender justice, and social policy
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT by Midgely, J. (2014)
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT by Midgely, J. (2014)
 NOTE WELFARE DEVELOPMENTALISM Midgely, J. (2014)

Table Showing Ideal types of states in different models of capitalism by Kalinowski (2013)
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
VS.
CHARITY
CHARITY????
 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT VS. CHARITY

Social development focuses on creating systemic changes to address root

causes of social issues and empower communities to improve their own well-
being
Charity typically provides direct aid to individuals in need, often with a focus
on immediate relief and temporary solutions, without necessarily addressing
the underlying problems that caused their situation.
DISTORTED DEVELOPMENT
Midgely, J. (1995: 3 - 4)
SOCIAL LINK TO
ECONOMIC
INTER
DISCIPLINARY
PROCESS PROGRESSIVE

DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT

INTERVENTIONIST STRATEGIES

INCLUSIVE /
PROMOTION OF
SOCIAL WELFARE
UNIVERSALISTIC
RECAP 02

What is Social Planning?

 W2

KEY CONCEPTS

Planning: Systematic process of setting

goals, developing strategies, and
outlining tasks and schedules to achieve
the goals
PLANNING GUIDE
CASE
STUDIES
Anser, M.K., Yousaf, Z., Nassani, A.A. et al. Dynamic linkages between poverty, inequality, crime, and social expenditures
in a panel of 16 countries: two-step GMM estimates. Economic Structures 9, 43 (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40008-020-00220-6
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Explained in One
Minute
REEL IT IN! 04
policies guide the planning
process and planning helps
in translating those policies
into concrete actions.
outcomes from planning
(such as success or
challenges in
implementation) could
influence future policies.
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HOMEWORK
 STATIST APPROACH TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT -
WELFARE STATE

In your groups, can you come up with your own definition of the Welfare State? Write
a list of things that the Welfare state provides today.
Can you think of any changes that have happened?

Ford (2016)
thank you
 NOTICE
TUTORIALS RESUME:

12 FEB 2025
7PM - 8PM
Agenda

Form into Groups & Choose Questions

Presentations commence 19 Feb 2025

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 MAIN
REFERENCES
Arcanjo, M. (2006). Ideal (and real) types of welfare state. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/7027908.pdf

Arnoid, W. (2019) Social Inequalities & Education https://slideplayer.com/slide/13731155/

Ford, K. (2016).Creation of the Welfare State. https://slideplayer.com/slide/6864085/

Kalinowski, T. (2013). Crisis management and the varieties of capitalism: Fiscal stimulus packages and the
transformation of East Asian state-led capitalism since 2008 (No. SP III 2013-501). WZB Discussion Paper.
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Crisis-management-and-the-varieties-of-capitalism%3A-
Kalinowski/de343309d12069a2588f01895663c13d1022b5e1
 MAIN
REFERENCES

Midgely, J. (2014). Social Development: Theory and Practice. Sage. (Chapter 1)

Midgely, J. (1995). Social Development: The Developmental Perspective in Social Welfare. Sage. pp. 12-15; 23-28

Patil, M. (2017). Welfare State. https://www.slideshare.net/maheshjp05/welfare-state-77535619

Tomlins (2015). Community Wellbeing. What Works Wellbeing - https://whatworkswellbeing.wordpress.com/evidence-

program/community-wellbeing/

UNDP (2025) - What is Human Development? - https://hdr.undp.org/content/what-human-development