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Lecturer(s)
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Pělucha Martin, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lectures: The course is focused on decision-making (governance) in the context of development of municipalities and regions, with specific focus on rural areas. It applies the principle of multi-level governance; specific attention is paid to developing programs and financial tools. There also be addressed issues related to the issue of municipal financing, budgetary determination of taxes, property of the state, counties and municipalities as well as socio-economic programming of local government development. The content of the course consists of: 1. Current topics of multi-level governance - Introduction (new trends from government to governance, current developments in the EU system of governance in the dimension of space) 2. Theoretical approaches (concepts of classification, typology of approaches, participation, smart administration) 3. Possibilities of multi-level governance in the system of public budgets (state funds, property of state, regions and municipalities, region´ financial resources r) 4. Possibilities of multi-level governance in the financing of municipalities in the CR (the specifics of the financing of rural municipalities, the empirical analysis of the fiscal position of municipalities, programming of socio-economic development of local government) 5. Possibilities of multi-level governance in strategic and community planning (strategic planning at regional and local level, the influence of political parties, the benefits and risks of using methods of community planning for community development) 6. Development and regional policy - a challenge for multi-level governance 7. Cross-border cooperation - a new model of regional governance
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), E-learning
- Preparation for credit
- 28 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 8 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 42 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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In this course students learn the basic concepts of multi-level governance and decision making from the perspective of institutional economics and administrative sciences. Emphasis is placed on the application of knowledge in case studies. Lectures will focus on selected current issues: -management and decision-making on collective goods in the environment -public participation in decision-making and public administration, - decisions on financial resources in the region, - division of decision-making power between different levels of government, -changes in governance and decision-making in rural areas.
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Prerequisites
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General knowledge
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam, Seminar work
Credit Requirements: A semester project on a given topic or assignments in e-learning system Moodle. Credits will be awarded not earlier than 14 days before the end of the semester in accordance with the measure of Dean No. 124/2017 Article 15. Examination Requirements: Written and oral exam. The examinations will be written 3 weeks before the beginning of the examination period in accordance with the measure of Dean No. 124/2017 Article 15.
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Recommended literature
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JÍLKOVÁ, J., SLAVÍKOVÁ, L. Ekonomie životního prostředí na rozcestí. Politická ekonomie. POLITICKÉ EKONOMIE, 2009.
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KLUVÁNKOVÁ-ORAVSKÁ, T. From Government to Governance? New Governance for Water and Biodiversity in an Enlarged Europe. Alfa Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87197-28-8.
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KOTÍKOVÁ, E. Ochrana životního prostředí v ekonomické teorii. Politická ekonomie. POLITICKÁ EKONOMIE, 2006.
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OSTROM, E. Governing the Commons - The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. The Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-521-40599-7.
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OSTROM, E. Revisiting the Commons. Local Lessons, Global Challenges. Global Challenges. Science, 1999.
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YOUNG, O. R. The Institutional Dimensions of Environmental Change - Fit, Interplay and Scale. The MIT Press. Cambridge, 2002. ISBN : 0-262-74024-9.
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