UVSRPV0055 Regional Discipline and Regional Development

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Vladimír Baar, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Karel Hanák (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 offered to students of any study field.
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 1993, Winter 1994, Winter 1995, Winter 1996, Winter 1997, Winter 1998, Winter 1999, Winter 2000, Winter 2001, Winter 2002, Winter 2003, Winter 2004, Winter 2005, Winter 2006, Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017.
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