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Lecturer(s)
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Formánek Karel, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. The concept of Europeanization and its utility in regional policy 2. New regionalism and European integration 3. The role of regions in European politics 4. Regional policies of EC/EU in historical perspective 5. EU regional policy - structure and institutions 6. EU regional policy - formulating goals and creating instruments 7. Regional policy in the United Kingdom and in Ireland 8. Regional policy in Germany 9. Regional policy in Spain and in Greece 10. Regional policy in the Czech Republic 11. Regional policy in Central and East European states 12. Models of regional policy in EU member states
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 50 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 44 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to distinguish between the types of actors involved in the agenda setting in the European Union |
| to explain decision-making procedures in solving public policy problems of the European Union |
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| to carry out a comprehensive search of EU public policy documents and legislative acts regulating a specific area of the agenda |
| to analyze the process of solving a specific public policy problem within the political system of the European Union |
| to critically evaluate the role of the actors in the agenda-setting process in a specific area of European public policy |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to explain the role of the European Union institutions in regional policy |
| to bring the concept of Europeanization and the European Union's action in the field of regional development into context |
| to differentiate and explain the different definitions of the concept of the region |
| to describe the mechanisms of public policy-making in the field of regional development of the European Union |
| to identify the key features of regional policies of selected European Union states and their links to the regional policy of the European Union |
| Skills |
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| to compile a map of actors of a specific public policy problem within the framework of regional policy |
| to interpret the reasons for adopting or not adopting a specific proposed decision within the framework of the European Union regional policy |
| to critically evaluate the effectiveness of a specific measure implemented within the framework of the European Union regional policy |
| to compare the structure, format and processes within the regional policies of the European Union according to predetermined criteria |
| to analyze the extent of European public policy influence on the formulation of regional policies of a particular Member State |
| to analyze the content and form of regional policy in a specific European state |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills |
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| Discussion |
| Seminar |
| Students' portfolio |
| Individual study |
| Competences |
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| Discussion |
| Students' portfolio |
| Individual study |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Bachtler, John; Berkowitz, Peter; Hardy, Sally; Muravskaja, Tatjana. EU cohesion policy : reassessing performance and direction. 2017. ISBN 978-1-138-22464-3.
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Cabada, Ladislav. Evropa regionů. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7380-163-2.
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Funck, Bernard - Pizzati, Lodovico. European Integration, Regional Policy and Growth.. World Bank, 2003.
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Havlík, Vratislav. Města jako partner v procesu vládnutí : případ českých a německých měst. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studií, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2013. ISBN 978-80-210-6544-4.
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Malý, Ivan; Cibáková, Viera. Dopady vybraných veřejných politik na regionální rozvoj v České a Slovenské republice : vědecký sborník. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 2012. ISBN 978-80-210-5805-7.
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Marek, Dan; Baun, Michael J. Česká republika a Evropská unie. Vyd. 1. Brno : Barrister & Principal, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87029-89-3.
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Říchová, Blanka a kol. Úloha politických aktérů v procesu decentralizace. Olomouc - Praha: Moneta FM, 2003.
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