SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
Introduction to regional development
FACULTY/INSTITUTE
Faculty of Sociology and History / Department of
Political Science
COURSE CODE
DEGREE PROGRAMME
FIELD OF STUDY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
COURSE FORMAT
YEAR AND SEMESTER
NAME OF THE TEACHER
DEGREE LEVEL
STUDY MODE
MA, BA
Seminar
201402015, Summer semester
dr Anna Kołomycew
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Main objectives of the course:
- understanding of the EU regional policy and regional development processes
- ability to indicate rules, factors, barriers and limitation of regional development
- obtaining knowledge of regional policy instruments and sources of financial support,
- ability to compare and value models of regional policy in selected European countries.
PREREQUISITES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Basic knowledge of political systems, EU integration, public
administration
After completing the course students know:
- the theoretical basis, background and evolution of the EU
regional policy;
- sources of regional development financial support,
- conditions and factors of regional development,
- limitation and barriers of regional development,
- forms of regional governance
- regional development stakeholders
After completing the course students can:
- define categories such as regional policy, regional
development,
- indicate factors, barriers, limitations of regional
development,
- recognize the forms of regional governance
- explain roles of the selected regional stakeholders and
their influence on their regional development process,
- compare the processes of the regional development in
selected European countries
After completing the course students are able:
- to identify the processes that affect the regional
development,
- to work in a multicultural group,
- to carry out the project on a given topic in the field of
regional development,
- to lead discussion on regional development issues.
COURSE ORGANISATION –LEARNING FORMAT AND NUMBER OF HOURS
seminars/workshops – 30 hours
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The main goal of the course is to provide theoretical basis, rules and aspects of regional policy
and regional development in the EU countries. The course will get students familiar with idea of
the European Union regional policy and its evolution, institutions, mechanisms and financing.
The essential part of the course will be focusing on contemporary problems of the EU regional
policy, regional development in selected counties, differences and priorities. The focal point of
the given course will be an analysis of regional management processes and survey of “good
practices”.
Content of the course (total 30 hours):
1) Theory, basis and background of regional policy in selected EU member states
2) Evolution of regional policy in European countries
3) Theories of regional development
4) Conditions and factors of regional development
5) Limitation and barriers of regional development
6) Regional governance
7) Sources of regional development support
stakeholders on regional development
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 dicussion,
 presentation,
 study visit,
REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS
 active participation in seminars/workshops (1-6
credits)
 final presentation (1-6 credits)
GRADING SYSTEM
12 - 11 credits – A (5.0)
10 - 9 credits – B (4.5)
8 - credits C (4.0)
7 - credits – D (3,5)
6 - credits - E (3.0)
5 - 0 - credits – F (2.0)
TOTAL STUDENT WORKLOAD
 individual work/preparation to seminar/workshops
NEEDED TO ACHIEVE EXPECTED
– 20 hours – 1 ECTS
LEARNING OUTCOMES EXPRESSED
 active participation in seminars/workshops
IN TIME AND ECTS CREDIT POINTS
(including study tours) – 30 hours – 2 ECTS
 final presentation preparation – 40 hours – 2 ECTS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
english
INTERNSHIP
no
MATERIALS
PRIMARY OR REQUIRED BOOKS/READINGS:
European integration, regional policy and growth, ed. B.
Funck, L. Pizzati, The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
2003.
P. Braunerhjelm, R. Faini, V. Norman, F. Ruane, P.
Seabright, Integration and The Regions of Europe: How
the Right Policies Can Prevent Polarization, Center for
Economic Research, London 2000.
Governing Regional Development Policy. The Use of
Performance Indicators, OECD 2009.
Central Europe in Transition: Towards EU Membership,
ed. G. Gorzelak, E. Ehrlih, L. Faltan, M. Illner,
The Futures of European Regions, ed. P. Jakubowska, A.
Kukliński, P. Żuber, REDEFO, Warsaw 2007.
Europe – Reflections on Social Capital, Innovations and
Regional Development. The Ostuni Consensus, ed. M.
Landabaso, A. Kukliński, C. Roman, Wyższa szkoła
Biznesu – National Louis Universuty, Nowy Sącz 2007.
F. Adam, The Challenges of Sustained Development. The
Role of Socio-Cultural Factors, CEU, Budapest, New
York 2005.
SUPPLEMENTAL OR OPTIONAL
BOOKS/READINGS:
RegioInfo
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/extern_en.htm
The
Committee
of
the
Regions
http://www.cor.europa.eu/
Assembly of European Regions – http://www.aer.eu/
Regional Studies Association - http://www.regionalstudies-assoc.ac.uk/