120-0307/09 – European Regional Policy (ERP)
Gurantor department | Department of International Economic Relations | Credits | 5 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
1. To describe the development and the state of the art of EU regional policy, its mechanisms, and tools.
2. To explain the methodology and options of the use of EU Funds and other instruments in regional development and their application under the condition of the Czech Republic.
3. To apply the knowledge gained for the solution of issues of EU social and economic cohesion.
Teaching methods
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Summary
The aim of the course is to introduce students with the basic theoretical and methodological backgrounds of regional development and regional policy, which are subsequently applied to the determinants and setting of regional policy in the selected EU Member States (eg. Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Finland and the Netherlands) and the European Union as a whole. Upon completion of the course, the students are prepared to solve practical problems in the field of the EU Cohesion Policy in the follow-up Master's degree.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Credit - active participation in seminars, presentation, credit test.
Exam - oral exam (2 questions from the list of questions)
More detailed conditions for completing the course are specified in LMS Moodle.
E-learning
E-Learning course is accessible in LMS Moodle system.
Other requirements
Other requirements are not required.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Regions and their classification - regionalism and regional integration, regional theory, classification of regions in the European Union and the Czech Republic, Euroregions.
2. Regional disparities - basic concepts, systemic bases of regional disparities, basic indicators of the level of states and regions, indicators of growth strategies in the EU.
3. Regional disparities and their measurement - methods of measuring regional disparities, regional disparities in the European Union
and the Czech Republic
4. Theory of regional development and regional policy - regional development and factors in regional development, modern theories of regional development and contemporary approaches to regional policy, types and instruments of modern regional policy.
5. Regional policy of selected European countries (I) - Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany.
6. Regional policy of selected European countries (II) - Finland, Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Portugal.
7. Development of regional policy in Europe - the main milestones in the development of regional policy in the European Union.
8. Legislative and institutional framework of EU regional policy - legislative framework of EU regional policy, governance of regional policy at EU level.
9. EU regional policy instruments - European funds, special support instruments, financial instruments, Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance.
10. EU regional policy in the programming period 2021-2027 - regional policy architecture, legislative framework, programming documents, financial framework.
11. Regional policy in the Czech Republic - background and formation of regional policy in the Czech Republic, legislative framework, support for regional development in the Czech Republic, coordination of EU economic and social cohesion in the Czech Republic.
12. EU regional policy in the Czech Republic (I) - EU funds for the Czech Republic 2004-2006, 2007-2013 and 2014-2020.
13. EU Regional Policy in the Czech Republic (II) - EU funds for the Czech Republic in the programming period 2021-2027.
14. Future of EU regional policy after 2027 - basic documents on the focus of regional policy after 2027, preparation of EU regional policy 2027+.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
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Assessment of instruction