ZD356 Regional development and regional policy

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/4. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Ondřej Šerý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Jakub Trojan, MSc, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Ondřej Šerý, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Ondřej Šerý, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to deepen theoretical and methodological knowledge of regional development and regional policy in relation to the dissertation topic.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- identify regional development theories relevant to the topic of their dissertation;
- critically evaluate the contribution of selected regional development theories;
- identify regional policy instruments relevant to the dissertation topic.
Syllabus
  • At the first meeting, students will present the topic of their dissertation and will identify a group of theories of regional development, which could be theoretically framed by their research. Subsequently, students will be given a reading of relevant literature and at subsequent meetings, they will be critically interpreted in the form of a discussion with the teachers.
Literature
    required literature
  • BLAŽEK, Jiří and David UHLÍŘ. Teorie regionálního rozvoje : nástin, kritika, implikace. Vyd. 2., přeprac. a rozš. V Praze: Karolinum, 2011, 342 s. ISBN 9788024619743. info
    recommended literature
  • WOKOUN, René. Regionální rozvoj : (východiska regionálního rozvoje, regionální politika, teorie, strategie a programování). Praha: Linde, 2008, 475 s. ISBN 9788072016990. info
  • Handbook of local and regional development. Edited by Andy Pike. New York: Routledge, 2011. ISBN 9780415548311. info
Teaching methods
The course will take the form of personal consultations between the lecturers and students. The focus of the work is the self-study of texts.
Assessment methods
Discussion of the content of the read texts that are relevant to the thematic content of the subject and the theoretical understanding of the student's dissertation. The subject of the evaluation is a critical interpretation of the texts for the dissertation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: pro studenty doktorského studijního programu
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023.
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