USESED008 Regions in EU

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Krystian Heffner (lecturer)
prof. Krystian Heffner (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Krystian Heffner
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Expert knowledge:
Studetns prove knowledge of the key factors of the regional politics of EU. Students will prove exact knowledge of the basics of EU regional policy and it´s rules, as well as the knowledge of regional economy and regional development theories. Students understand the cooperation models as a component of European integration.
Expert skills:
Students are able to find relevant information dealing with problems of EU regional policy, to write an essay on the topics related to the topic of the course and to discuss the key elements of EU regional policy. They understand novadays EU regional politicy and EU regional disparities and the basics of regional economy and are able to evalualuate those processes.
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
The course deals with the regional policy of EU and with the importance of regional structures in it´s policy. The main goal of the course is to acquaint the students with the basics and rules of regional policy of EU and to show practical examples of it´s performace. During the lectures an international cooperation models as a component of political, social and economic integration in EU regions will be presented. The particullar attention is paid to the problems of regional development, the problems caussed by regional disparities in EU and the tools of EU regional policy. Students learn why regional policy of EU is important and how regional structures in Europe are functioning, with the special attention to the regions in Central European Countries.
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
  • Mccain, P. The Regional and Urban Policy of the European Union. Cohesion, Results-Orientation and Smart Specialisation. Cheltenham, 2016. info
  • Gorzelak, G., Zawalinska, K. European Territories: From Cooperation to Integration? Warsaw, 2013. info
  • Kovacs, I., P., Scot, J., Zoltan, G. Territorial Cohesion in Europe. For the 70th Anniversary of the Transdanubian Research Institute. Pecs, 2013. 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
Demands are based on students' active participation in lectures and and their own studies based on the recommended literature and source materials for studying.
Final written essay prepared during the semester checks student's knowledge in EU regional policy goals and conditions, EU principles and formal demands, tools and financial patterns as well as regional divisions and structures and regional co-operation.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2017, Winter 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2017, recent)
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