FSS:EVSb2093 EU in Practice - Course Information

EVSb2093 EU in Practice: Czech Cities and Regions as Actors

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Kuchyňková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Wed 12:00–13:40 M117

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! EVS193 EU in Practice && !NOW( EVS193 EU in Practice )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 25/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course is focused on the Europeanisation of Czech cities and regions. The course provides the students with understanding of Europeanisation processes in the spheres of subnational polity, politics and polity.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the students should be able to interpret the influence of the EU policy making on Czech substate actors, explain their mutual relations and analyze their bahaviour in the EU multi-level governance.

Syllabus

• 1)19.9. Introduction
• 2)26.9. MLG and substate actors: basic terms
• 3)3.10. The role of substate actors in EU governance
• 4)10.10. Czech cities in EU governance
• 5)17.10. Expert - The City of Brno
• 6)24.10. Expert - Hynek Fajmon
• 7)31.10. Expert - The Southmoravian region
• 8)7.11. Expert - Regional representation in Brussels
• 9)14.11. Expert - Ministry of regional development
• 10)21.11. – no lecture
• 11)28.11. Expert - prof. Hubert Heinelt
• 12)5.12. Seminar I - presentations
• 13)12.12. Seminar II - presentations

Literature

required literature
• HAVLÍK, Vratislav. Competing discourses of territorial development : tensions between cities and regions as a result of the new regionalism. European Planning Studies. Abingdon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, vol. 26, No 10, p. 1999-2014. ISSN 0965-4313. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2018.1504894. článek v databázi Taylor & Francis info
• HAVLÍK, Vratislav and Petra KUCHYŇKOVÁ. Cities and Regions in Competition? Negotiations for the 2014-2020 Programming Period in the Czech Republic. Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences. Cluj-Napoca: Babes-Bolyai University, 2017, vol. 2017, 50E, p. 90-109. ISSN 1842-2845. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.24193/tras.2017.0006. info
• HAVLÍK, Vratislav. Města jako partner v procesu vládnutí. Případ českých a německých měst (Cities as Partner of Governance Process. Example of Czech and German Cities). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 167 pp. Monografie. ISBN 978-80-210-6544-4. info

recommended literature
• HAVLÍK, Vratislav. Europeanization as the Reterritorialization of the State : Towards Conceptual Clarification. Journal of Common Market Studies. Hoboken, NJ USA: Wiley, 2020, vol. 58, No 5, p. 1288-1306. ISSN 0021-9886. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13031. URL info

Teaching methods

The course consists of lectures (including class discussions) and seminars with experts/officials of czech cities, regions, regional representation in Brussels and ministeries.

Assessment methods

Final exam, written and oral presentation of the EU strategy of a particular city/village, midterm test

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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