120-0307/09 – European Regional Policy (ERP)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of International Economic RelationsCredits5
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year3Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
STA579 doc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.
MEL24 Ing. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D.
OST0032 Ing. Jana Ostárková
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2

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:

BACHTLER, J., J. OLIVEIRA-MARTINS, P. WOSTNER and P. ŻUBER. Towards cohesion policy 4.0: structural transformation and inclusive growth. Abingdon (Oxon): Taylor & Francis, 2019. 80 p. ISBN 978-0-367-24367-8. CHURSKI, P., T. HERODOWICZ, B. KONECKA-SZYDŁOWSKA and R. PERDAL. European Regional Development. Contemporary Regional and Local Perspectives of Socio-Economic and Socio-Political Changes. Cham (Switzerland): Springer Nature, 2021. 201 p. ISBN 978-3-030-84659-6. THILO Lang and Franziska GÖRMAR, eds. Regional and Local Development in Times of Polarisation. Re-thinking Spatial Policies in Europe. Gateway East (Singapore): Palgrave Macmillan. 2019. 382 p. ISBN 978-981-13-1189-5.

Recommended literature:

BRAUN, Julie, A. Regional Policies and European Integration: From Policy to Identity. Cham (ZH): Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. 226 p. ISBN 978-3-319-67761-3. KRISTENSEN, I., A. DUBOIS and J. TERÄS, eds. Strategic approaches to regional development: smart experimentation in less-favoured regions. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. 134 p. ISBN 978-1-138-08435-3. MOLEMA Marijin and Sara SVENSSON. Regional Economic Development and History. London, New York: Routledge, 2020. 198 p. ISBN 978-1-138-33413-7.

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

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 35  18
        Examination Examination 65  33 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Compulsory participation in the seminars (80%)

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Credit - min. 18 points, max. 35 points. Detailed breakdown of the activities in the exercises given in LMS Moodle Exam - min. 33 points, max. 65 points. A detailed description of the exam conditions is given in LMS Moodle. Participation in classes according to individual agreement with the teacher.

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2024/2025 (B0311EKF016) Economics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2023/2024 (B0311A050004) Applied Economics (S01) International Economic Relations MIE P Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (B0311EKF016) Economics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2022/2023 (B0311A050004) Applied Economics (S01) International Economic Relations MIE P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (B0311A050004) Applied Economics (S01) International Economic Relations MIE P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (B0311A050004) Applied Economics (S01) International Economic Relations MIE P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B0311A050004) Applied Economics (S01) International Economic Relations MIE P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2023/2024 Winter
2021/2022 Winter