FVP:UVSRPV0055 Regional Discipline and Region - Course Information

UVSRPV0055 Regional Discipline and Regional Development

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Vladimír Baar, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Mašata (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Vladimír Baar, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – 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

• Central European Studies (programme FVP, B6702-MTS)
• Public Administration and Regional Policy (programme FVP, B6731-SPSP)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce the general principles, instruments and targets of regional politics as such and provide the students with detailed information about common regional politics of EU and of the rules and targets of regional politics in the Czech republic in comparison with neighbouring central European countries (Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Germany). Students will learn specific mechanicals of performance of regional politics as well as institutions which participate in it. The students will be introduced the principal concepts from regional discipline, the theories of region, general presumptions and ways out of regional development, settlement and regional structure (administrative, geographic, demographic) of the Czech republic and neighbouring central European countries. The emphasis will be put on regional policy - its definition, motivation of creation, sight according to categorization of regions, concept, targets and instruments. In connection, the tutorial will include also recognition of social needs of communities, shires and regions, basic methods of regional planning (SWOT analysis), preparation of development plans and execution of social changes using instruments and means of regional policy. The final part of the course will be dedicated to detailed analysis of common regional, if you like, structural policy of EU including familiarization of conceptual documents (Europe 2000+) and application of its principles in regional politics of the Czech republic (Strategy of regional development, National development plan) and neighbouring central European countries.

Syllabus

• 1. Region (definition, types of regions, methods of regionalization), regional discipline
  2. Region theory
  3. Settlement and its structure (definition of principal concepts, processes of settlement structure changes, settlement structure of Czech republic and central European countries)
  4. Regional structure of the Czech republic and neighbouring central European countries. Application of regional division EU (NUTS)
  5. Regional politics (general concept, motives, instruments, targets, brief history of development of regional politics in European countries)
  6. Methodology and strategy of regional development /methods of strategic planning, targets, impacts and specific features of floor planning)
  7. Regional politics of EU (general concept, motives, instruments, brief history of development)
  8. Regional politics of EU (programmes, structural funds, development of targets and instruments of regional policy on the basis of EU conceptual documents analysis)
  9. Regional politics of the Czech republic (general concept, concept and law environment, brief history of development of Czech regional politics in 90´s)
  10. Regional politics of the Czech republic (present targets and instruments of regional politics of Czech republic on the basis of conceptual documents analysis, mechanicals, institutions and their competences)
  11. Programmes of communities, towns and regions development (law ways out, targets, content and methodology of working out depending on rules of regional politics of EU and the Czech republic)
  12. Regional politics in neighbouring countries (comparison of basic principles and instruments of regional politics in the Czech republic and neighbouring countries, conceptual documents, institutions and their competences, application of EU regional politics rules)
  

Literature

required literature
• SKOKAN, K. Konkurenceschopnost, inovace a klastry v regionálním rozvoji. Ostrava: Repronis, 2004. ISBN 80-7329-059-6. info
• Kol. Úvod do regionálních věd a veřejné správy. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2004. info
• ZÍTEK,V. Regionální ekonomie a politika I. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002. info

recommended literature
• ŠINDLER,P. Regionální rozvoj a regionální politika. Ostrava: Spisy Přírodovědecké fakulty Ostravské. info
• BLAŽEK, J. a UHLÍŘ, D. Teorie regionálního rozvoje. Nástin, kritika, klasifikace. Praha: Karolinum, 2002. info
• WOKOUN, R. , LUKÁŠ, Z. a KOUŘILOVÁ, J. Výkladový slovník regionální a strukturální politiky evropské unie. Praha: IFEC, 2002. info
• LUKÁŠ, Z. Regionální a strukturální politika EU. Praha: NVF, 2000. info
• ADAMČÍK, S. Regionální politika a management regionů, obcí a měst. Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 2000. info
• BLAŽEK, J. Regional development and regional policy in Central East European countries in the perspective of EU eastern enlargement, in Hampl, M. (et al): Geography of Societal Transformation in the Czech Republic. Praha: UK, 1999. info

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture

Assessment methods

Written exam
Oral exam
The analysis of student 's performance

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Knowledge within the scope of the course content (chosen chapters of basic literature) and lectures, passing pre-exam credit in tutorial.

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