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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2020/2021
EU Regional Policy
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | English |
| Code | 120-0510/02 |
| Abbreviation | EURP |
| Course title | EU Regional Policy |
| Credits | 4 |
| Coordinating department | Department of International Economic Relations |
| Course coordinator | Ing. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D. |
Osnova předmětu
Course Contents
I. The European Context of Regional Policy
1. European Economic Integration and Contemporary Europe
2. European Union and Council of Europe
II. Regions and Regional Policy in Europe
3. Regions in Europe and their Classification, Regional Disparities
4. EU Regional Policy: An Introduction
Seminar 1
III. Structural Funds in EU regional Policy
5. Regional Policy in EU legislation
6. EU regional Policy 2000 – 2006: Objectives and Principles
7. Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund
8. Community Initiatives
Seminar 2
IV. Regional Programming in EU
9. Programming of EU Structural Operations
10. Management of Structural Funds
Seminar 3
V. EU Enlargement and Regional Policy
11. EU Enlargement
12. Pre-Accession Instruments in the Czech Republic
Seminar 4
VI. Regional Policy in the Czech Republic
13. Czech Regional Policy before Accession
14. Structural Funds in Czech Republic after Accession
Seminar 5
Seminars
The topics for seminars are listed below. The students will organise the team
of 2 – 3 students for each selected topic and prepare
• An essay to the topic up to 20 – 25 pages
• A Power Point presentation up to 8 – 10 slides which will be presented
in a seminar followed by discussion of participants.
Submission of an essay and presentation in a seminar are conditions and entry
cards for examinations.
It is recommended to use internet information sources for essay and
presentation preparation.
Seminars Topics
1. The European Context of Regional Policy, Regions and Regional Policy
in Europe
• Economic integration outside Europe (e.g. NAFTA, MERCOSUR, etc.)
• Regional Structure in Acceding Countries (Situation in a selected
country except Czech Republic)
• Regional disparities in Cohesion Countries (Situation in a selected
country)
• Regional disparities in the Czech Republic (development trends of
structural indicators)
• Second Progress Report on economic and social cohesion
2. Structural Funds in EU regional Policy
• Interreg III in a specific EU Member country
• Urban II in a specific EU Member country
• Equal in a specific EU Member country
• Leader + in a specific EU Member country
Summary on initiative in a concrete country and description (case study) of
selected project.
3. Regional Programming in EU
• Description and presentation of a structure of concrete programming
documents in a selected EU member country and analysis of one document.
Recommended for:
o Ireland
o Spain
o Germany
o Portugal
o Italy
o And others
4. EU Enlargement and Regional Policy
• Regional Policy in an Accession Treaty
• Assessment of CR Accession Preparation in November 2003
• Phare, Sapard and Ispa in the Czech Republic: current situation
5. Contemporary Regional Policy in the Czech Republic
• Joint Regional Operational Programme (OP)
• OP Industry
• OP Human Resources Development
• OP Infrastructure
I. The European Context of Regional Policy
1. European Economic Integration and Contemporary Europe
2. European Union and Council of Europe
II. Regions and Regional Policy in Europe
3. Regions in Europe and their Classification, Regional Disparities
4. EU Regional Policy: An Introduction
Seminar 1
III. Structural Funds in EU regional Policy
5. Regional Policy in EU legislation
6. EU regional Policy 2000 – 2006: Objectives and Principles
7. Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund
8. Community Initiatives
Seminar 2
IV. Regional Programming in EU
9. Programming of EU Structural Operations
10. Management of Structural Funds
Seminar 3
V. EU Enlargement and Regional Policy
11. EU Enlargement
12. Pre-Accession Instruments in the Czech Republic
Seminar 4
VI. Regional Policy in the Czech Republic
13. Czech Regional Policy before Accession
14. Structural Funds in Czech Republic after Accession
Seminar 5
Seminars
The topics for seminars are listed below. The students will organise the team
of 2 – 3 students for each selected topic and prepare
• An essay to the topic up to 20 – 25 pages
• A Power Point presentation up to 8 – 10 slides which will be presented
in a seminar followed by discussion of participants.
Submission of an essay and presentation in a seminar are conditions and entry
cards for examinations.
It is recommended to use internet information sources for essay and
presentation preparation.
Seminars Topics
1. The European Context of Regional Policy, Regions and Regional Policy
in Europe
• Economic integration outside Europe (e.g. NAFTA, MERCOSUR, etc.)
• Regional Structure in Acceding Countries (Situation in a selected
country except Czech Republic)
• Regional disparities in Cohesion Countries (Situation in a selected
country)
• Regional disparities in the Czech Republic (development trends of
structural indicators)
• Second Progress Report on economic and social cohesion
2. Structural Funds in EU regional Policy
• Interreg III in a specific EU Member country
• Urban II in a specific EU Member country
• Equal in a specific EU Member country
• Leader + in a specific EU Member country
Summary on initiative in a concrete country and description (case study) of
selected project.
3. Regional Programming in EU
• Description and presentation of a structure of concrete programming
documents in a selected EU member country and analysis of one document.
Recommended for:
o Ireland
o Spain
o Germany
o Portugal
o Italy
o And others
4. EU Enlargement and Regional Policy
• Regional Policy in an Accession Treaty
• Assessment of CR Accession Preparation in November 2003
• Phare, Sapard and Ispa in the Czech Republic: current situation
5. Contemporary Regional Policy in the Czech Republic
• Joint Regional Operational Programme (OP)
• OP Industry
• OP Human Resources Development
• OP Infrastructure
Povinná literatura
Doporučená literatura
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.
ARMSTRONG, Harvey and Jim TAYLOR. Regional Economics and Policy. Oxford: Blackwell, 2007. 437 p. ISBN 978-0-631-21713-8.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION. Cohesion Policy 2007 – 13. Commentaries and official texts. Guide. Luxemburg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2007. 160 p. ISBN 92-79-03805-2 .
McCANN, Philip. The Regional and Urban Policy of the European Union. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015. 279 p. ISBN 978-1-78347-950-4 .
McCORMICK, John. The European Union. Politics and Policies. 4th edition. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2008. 417
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. ISBN 978-83-7610-350-1 . 312 p. ISBN 978-0-8133-4376-1.
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.
ARMSTRONG, Harvey and Jim TAYLOR. Regional Economics and Policy. Oxford: Blackwell, 2007. 437 p. ISBN 978-0-631-21713-8.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION. Cohesion Policy 2007 – 13. Commentaries and official texts. Guide. Luxemburg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2007. 160 p. ISBN 92-79-03805-2 .
McCANN, Philip. The Regional and Urban Policy of the European Union. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015. 279 p. ISBN 978-1-78347-950-4 .
McCORMICK, John. The European Union. Politics and Policies. 4th edition. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2008. 417
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. ISBN 978-83-7610-350-1 . 312 p. ISBN 978-0-8133-4376-1.
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.