Z7040 Regional geographical aspects of the European Union: theory, innovation, practice

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Martin Braun (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Jakub Trojan, MSc, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Thu 9:00–9:50 Z4,02028
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z7040/01: Wed 16:00–16:50 Z1,01001b, M. Braun, J. Trojan
Prerequisites
(PROGRAM(N-GK) && KREDITY_MIN(15)) || SOUHLAS
The course is designed for students of master degree program of Geography and Cartography, the input knowledge should reflect the degree of bachelor degree program of Geography and Cartography (human geography) or Applied Geography.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main aim is to increase practical skills in the field of access to regional geographic aspects of the European Union. Emphasis is placed on the practical part conducted through e-learning online course (one hour a week) and to link cartographic and geoinformation skills in ICT workshops (1 hour per week), in which selected development topics of Euroregions problems are being spatially analyzed. Current topics of regional geographic aspects of EU will be discussed with the students in the one-hour lectures.
Syllabus
  • Definition of basic concepts, introduction to subject
  • Transdisciplinary conceptualization of Europe and the European Union – geographers overview, regionalist, sociologists, cartographers, urban planners and planners, political scientists and others, formed the EU media
  • Discourse of European integration from the perspective of regional geography (basic pillars of integration processes, the spatial development schedule)
  • The institutional view of the European Union - authorities principles of operation, programming
  • Common and coordinated policies of the European Union
  • Regional policy within the EU, the impact on regional development areas
  • Inside Europe, Euroregions and the view of regional disparities
  • Strategies and approaches to the EU's external relations
  • Economic and monetary aspects of the EU, their influence on regional policy and development of Euroregions
  • Modernization activities, europeism, double-Europe and other innovative tendencies
  • Project Cycle and the European Union, the implications for regional development
  • Forms of support for regional development
  • The role of the current regional geography (and geographers) - perspectives in modern Europe
  • Seminar discussion of selected outputs (multimedia presentations)
Literature
    required literature
  • PITROVÁ, Markéta and Petr FIALA. Evropská unie (European union). 2., dopl. a aktual. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2010, 803 pp. Evropská politika, číslo publikace: 300. ISBN 978-80-7325-223-6. info
    recommended literature
  • KUČEROVÁ, Irah. Evropská unie : hospodářské politiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 347 s. ISBN 8024612127. info
  • MARYÁŠ, Jaroslav and Lucie OHÁŇKOVÁ. Evropská unie a euroregiony (European union and euroregions). první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 2006, 241 pp. ISBN 80-210-4204-4. info
  • CIHELKOVÁ, Eva. Evropská integrace - Evropská unie. Edited by Jaroslav Jakš. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Oeconomica, 2004, xvii, 377. ISBN 8024508540. info
  • JANÍČEK, Ladislav and Miloš DRDLA. Evropská unie : instituce, ekonomická, bezpečnostní a sociální politika. Edited by Karel Rais. Vyd. 1. Praha: Computer Press, 2002, xiv, 294. ISBN 8072268198. info
    not specified
  • ARSLAN, Erdal, Mustafa Göktuğ KAYA and M. Fatih Bilal ALODALI. Regional development agencies as a means of European Union : globalization and regionalization of global competition. Saarbrücken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012, ii, 85. ISBN 9783847342632. info
  • BLOUET, Brian W. The EU and neighbors : a geography of Europe in the modern world. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2012, ix, 566. ISBN 9780470943403. info
  • The EU's shifting borders : theoretical approaches and policy implications in the new neighbourhood. Edited by Elżbieta Stadtmüller - Klaus Bachmann. 1st pub. Oxon: Routledge, 2012, xv, 261. ISBN 9780415616096. info
  • Europe, nations, and modernity. Edited by Atsuko Ichijo. 1st pub. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, xiii, 232. ISBN 9780230301436. info
  • MCCORMICK, John. European Union politics. 1st pub. New York [N.Y.]: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, xxiii, 468. ISBN 9780230577060. info
  • CRESCENZI, Riccardo. Innovation and regional growth in the European Union. Edited by Andrés Rodríguez-Pose. Berlin: Springer, 2011, x, 215. ISBN 9783642177606. info
  • International relations and the European Union. Edited by Christopher Hill - Michael Smith. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, xxiv, 557. ISBN 9780199544806. info
  • BOSWELL, Christina and Andrew GEDDES. Migration and mobility in the European Union. 1st pub. New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, xiv, 272. ISBN 9780230007475. info
  • MCCORMICK, John. Understanding the European Union : a concise introduction. 5th ed. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, xvi, 247. ISBN 9780230298828. info
  • VERSLUIS, Esther, Mendeltje van KEULEN and Paul STEPHENSON. Analyzing the European Union policy process. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2010, xv, 264. ISBN 9780230246003. info
  • European union politics. Edited by Michelle Cini - Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán. 3rd ed. New York [N.Y.]: Oxford University Press, 2010, xxxv, 485. ISBN 9780199548637. info
  • Handbook of European societies : social transformations in the 21st century. Edited by Stefan Immerfall - Göran Therborn. 1st ed. New York [N.Y.]: Springer, 2010, xxxi, 685. ISBN 9781441981288. info
  • Regional convergence in the European Union : facts, prospects, and policies. Edited by Juan R. Cuadrado Roura - Martí Parellada. New York [N.Y.]: Springer, 2010, viii, 368. ISBN 9783642077500. info
  • NUGENT, Neill. The government and politics of the European Union. 7th ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, xxii, 486. ISBN 9780230241183. info
  • TORRES PÉREZ, Aida. Conflicts of rights in the European Union : a theory of supranational adjudication. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, xiv, 208. ISBN 9780199568710. info
  • CHRISTIANSEN, Thomas and Christine REH. Constitutionalizing the European Union. 1st ed. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, xi, 313. ISBN 9781403932501. info
  • Agriculture in the European Union : statistical and economic information 2005. Luxembourg: Office for official publications of the European communities, 2006, 349 s. ISBN 9279016253. info
  • DINAN, Desmond. Ever closer Union : an introduction to european integration. 3nd ed. Houndmills: Palgrave, 2005, xiii,665 s. ISBN 0333961714. info
  • PHINNEMORE, David and Lee MCGOWAN. A dictionary of the European Union. 1st ed. London: Europa publications, 2002, ix, 387. ISBN 1857431456. info
  • VANTHOOR, W. F. V. A chronological history of the European union : 1946-2001. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2002, xxii, 331. ISBN 1843761017. info
Teaching methods
1 hour theoretical lecture, 1 hour ICT workshop, 1 hour online e-learning activities per week
Assessment methods
A condition for fulfilling requirements is treated in the project done in IS Benefit7, participation in seminars and attendance of the creation of map compositions. The exam is oral, with 30% marks are collected from tests in electronic forms within an online course at IS MU.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012.
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