USESEN008 Regions in EU

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
prof. Krystian Heffner
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students learn why regional policy of EU is important and how regional structures in Europe are functioning, with special attention to the regions in Central European Countries. They are also acquaint with basics and rules of regional policy in EU and practical examples of their performance will be given. During lectures an international cooperation models as a component of political, social and economic integration in EU regions will be presented.
Syllabus
  • 1. General information about regional structures. Definitions of regions. Types and forms of regions. How to define a region.
    2. Typical problems of regional development in EU.
    3. Causes and consequences of regional disparities in EU. Patterns of regional disparities in the EU.
    4. Regional economy and regional development theories.
    5. Basics of European Union regional policy. Why the EU adopted a regional policy. Who is involved in EU regional policy. Legislation on regional and structural policy in the EU.
    6. Regional policy in Poland, Czech Republic and other CEC, its evolution, goals and main directions.
    7. Principles and procedures of EU regional policy. Objectives in targeting regions and Cohesion policy. Planing and Programming, supervision and monitoring, Additionality and Co-financing, Financial control.
    8. Evolution of regional policy instruments during 2000-2006 and 2007-2013 periods. Financial resources and instruments. Funds: ERDF and ESF, Cohesion funds, Community Initiatives. The European Investment Bank (EIB).
    9. Efficiency and effectiveness of EU regional policy.
    10. Institutions and forms of regional cooperation in Europe.
    11. Economic and social effects of regional cooperation.
    12. Transborder co-operation genesis with special attention to Central and Eastern Europe. Concepts of Euro-regions, Euro-regions in Central and Eastern Europe.
Literature
    required literature
  • http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/move/27/working2004_en.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-10-04. info
  • Changing regions - structural changes in the EU regions. February 2007. info
  • Working for the regions. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of. ISBN 92-894-7332-0. info
  • European Commission Directorate-General for Regional Policy. 2004. info
  • European Union, Regional Policy: Working for the regions. Brussels, 2001. info
  • Konkurencyjność regionów. . M. Klamut, Wyd. Akademii Ekonomicznej im. Oska, 1999. info
  • G. Gorzelak. Regional and Local Potential for transformation in Poland. European Institute for Regional and Local Studie, 1998. info
  • A. Amin and N. Thrift. Globalization, Institutions and Regional Development in Europe. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Credit based on students' participation in lectures, final written test check student's knowledge in EU regional policy goals, laws, tools and financial patterns as well as regional structures and regional co-operation.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2012, recent)
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