Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

EU Regional Policy

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	120-0310/05
Abbreviation	RPEU
Course title	EU Regional Policy
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of International Economic Relations
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Jan Sucháček, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction. Regions and their classification. Theory of region. Classification of regions in the European Union. Euroregions.
2. Regional disparities. Indicators of regional differences. Structural indicators. Regional disparities in the European Union.
3. Theory of regional development and regional policy. Regional development and factors in regional development. Theories of regional development. The types and instruments of regional policy.
4. Regional Development and Policy in Europe. Regional policy in selected European countries. Key milestones in the development of EU Regional policy.
5. Institutional framework of the EU Regional policy. Regional policy and coordination of EU structural instruments. Management of regional policy at EU level.
6. Instruments of the EU Regional policy. Regional policy in the European Union. Financial instruments of EU regional policy.
7. EU Regional policy in the programming period 2007-2013. The reform of the EU Cohesion policy. Cohesion policy objectives and initiatives for the period 2007-2013. The focus of assistance from the Structural Funds.
8. Pre-accession instruments in the EU Regional policy. Programmes Phare, ISPA, SAPARD and IPA.
9. Regional policy in the Czech Republic. The legislative framework for Czech regional policy. Support for regional development in the country. Coordination of economic and social cohesion.
10. EU Funds for the Czech Republic. Programming period 2004-2006. The programming documents for the programming period 2007-2013.
11. EU Regional policy in the programming period 2014-2020.
12. EU Structural and Investment Funds for the Czech Republic in the programming period 2014-2020.

Literature

1. ARTOBOLEVSKIY, S. S. Regional Policy in Europe. Oxon: Routledge, 2012. 192 p. ISBN 1-85302-308-6.
2. BACHTLER, John and Ivan TUROK. The Coherence of EU Regional Policy: Contrasting Perspectives on the Structural Funds. Gateshead: Athenaeum Press, 2013. 416 p. ISBN 1-85302-396-5.
3. BREUER, Christian B. The Regional Puzzle. How Regions and Encompassed Actors are Involved in EU Regional Policy. Berlin: LIT Verlag, 2012. 385 p. ISBN 978-3-643-90094-4.
4. CINI, Michelle and N. Péréz-Solórzano BORRAGÁN. European Union Politics. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. 485 p. ISBN 978-0-19-9548637.
5. RICHARDSON, Harry W., Chang-Hee Christine BAE and Sang-Chuel CHOE. Reshaping Regional Policy. Cheltenham: Edvard Elgar Publishing, 2011. 384 p. ISBN 978-1-84980-280-2.

Advised literature

1. ADAMS, N., G. COTELLA and R. NUNES. Territorial Development, Cohesion and Spatial Planning: Knowledge and Policy Development in an Enlarged EU. Oxon: Routledge, 2011. 457 p. ISBN 978-0-415-55194-6.
2. ARMSTRONG, Harvey and Jim TAYLOR. Regional Economics and Policy. Oxford: Blackwell, 2007. 437 p. ISBN 978-0-631-21713-8.
3. EUROPEAN COMMISION. Cohesion Policy 2007 – 13. Commentaries and official texts. Guide. Luxemburg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2007. 160 p. .
4. McCORMICK, John. The European Union. Politics and Policies. 4th edition. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2008. 417
5. OLEJNICZAK, K., S. BIENIAS and M. KOZAK. Evaluating the Effects of Regional Interventions. A Look Beyond Current Structural Funds` Practice. Warsaw: Ministry of Regional Development, 2012. 312 p. .
p. ISBN 978-0-8133-4376-1.
6. STRUBELT, Wendelin and Grzegorz GORZELAK. City and Region: Papers in Honour of Jiri Musil. Opladen: Budrich UniPress, 2008. 367 p. ISBN 978-3-940755-07-0.

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