USESEB015 Regional Development and Cooperation in the Central Europe

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Krystian Heffner (lecturer)
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
Student has a basic interdisciplinary knowledge of the most important factors, facts, phenomena and processes in the area of regional development in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. They have knowledge of the geographical, economic and socio-cultural elements of structure of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and can assess their impact on contemporary economic and social development of these countries and their regions. Students have a theoretical and practical knowledge of the methods and tools used in regional analysis and strategic analysis, allowing them to describe the main issues of regional diversification and some recent regional questions. They understand the adjustment processes of the CEE Countries' regions to the EU regional policy and can present them in the processes of governance at local and regional level.
Syllabus
  • 1. General information about regional structures in Central and Eastern Europe. Types and forms of regions. Central and Eastern European countries and their development problems.
    2. Typical problems of regional development in CEE countries.
    3. Regional disparities in CEE countries, comparison to EU level.
    4. Basics of CEE countries regional policy. Why did those countries adopt EU regional policy.
    5. Central and Eastern Europe: The Dynamics of Development and Policy Responses.
    6. Some details of regional policy in Poland, Czech Republic and other CEE Countries. Metropolitan Functions of Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bratislava.
    7. Comparison of regional development paths in chosen CEE Countries.
    8. The State of CEE Cities and the Positions of New Member States in EU and global World.
    9. Central and Eastern European Urban Regions and the Knowledge Economy.
    10. Evolution of regional development during 2000-2006 and 2007-2013 periods in CEE countries.
    11. Institutions and forms of regional cooperation in CEE countries.
    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
  • GORZELAK, J., BACHTLER, M., SMETKOWSKI, M. (eds.). Regional Development in Central and Eastern Europe: Development Processes and Policy Challenges. London: Routledge, 2010. info
  • STEJSKAL, J., KOVÁRNÍK, J. Regionální politika a její nástroje. Praha: Portál, 2009. info
  • KOSIEDROWSKI, W. Regiony Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej w procesie integracji. Toruń: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Koperni, 2008. info
  • ARTIS, M., BANERJEE, A., MARCELLINO, M. The Central and Eastern European Countries and the European Union. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. info
    recommended literature
  • EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 [online]. EurActive. URL info
  • HAFFER, M., KARASZEWSKI, W. (eds.). Czynniki wzrostu konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstw i regionów. Toruń: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Koperni, 2009. info
  • WOKOUN, R., MALINOVSKÝ, J., DAMBORSKÝ, M., BLAŽEK, J. et al. Regionální rozvoj: Východiska regionálního rozvoje, regionální politika, teorie, strategie a programování. Praha, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7201-699-0. info
  • SKAWIŃSKI, F. Reprezentacja interesów regionów w Unii Europejskiej. Warszawa: PISM, 2008. info
  • TOMASZEWSKI, K. Regiony w procesie integracji europejskiej. Kraków: Oficyna Ekonomiczna Grupa Wolters Kluwer, 2007. info
  • SIKORSKI, J. (ed.). Regiony przygraniczne w warunkach zewnętrznych granic Unii Europejskiej. Białystok: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstok, 2005. info
  • GROSSE, T. Polityka regionalna Unii Europejskiej. Warszawa: Instytut Spraw Publicznych, 2004. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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