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Outline of the course

Outline of the course. The course is divided into two parts The theoretical part The project work The two parts will run in parallel. Outline of the course. The first part is articulated in three sections: The first section section will focus on the following issues:

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Outline of the course

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  1. Outline of the course • The course is divided into two parts • The theoretical part • The project work • The two parts will run in parallel

  2. Outline of the course • The first part is articulated in three sections: • The first section section will focus on the following issues: • the regional disequilibria in the European Union • the rationale for a European cohesion policy • the framework of cohesion policies • the European strategy of growth

  3. Outline of the course • The second section will focus on the following issues: • the theory of local economic development • a focus on social capital • the cycle of a local economic development programme

  4. Outline of the course • The third section will focus on the following issues: • short history of the E.U. • the institutions of the E.U. • the decision making process of the E.U. • the legal acts of the E.U.

  5. Outline of the course • The second part of the course is a project work. The class divided in teams will prepare a report on a European region. The report will contain three main chapters: • A statistical analysis of the region • An outline of the development strategy of the region • The identification of projects suitable for the development of the region

  6. Outline of the course • An intermediate and a final report will be presented and discussed in classroom. • The final mark of the exam will be a weighted average (50%) between the mark of a written exam on the theoretical part of the course and the mark on the project work

  7. Outline of the course • Provisional time table of the course • 10-18 February (Project work) • Introductory lecture • The Regio Data Bank • The case of Emilia Romagna • Composition of teams and allocation of regions Project work starts in parallel with lectures

  8. Outline of the course • 24 February- 11 March (Lectures) • the regional disequilibria in the European Union • the rationale for a European cohesion policy • the framework of cohesion policies • the European strategy of growth • the theory of local economic development

  9. Outline of the course • 11 March (Project work) • Second phase of the project work starts: delivery of the operational regional programmes (second chapter of the report) • 18 March (Lectures) • The cycle of LDP • 24 March (Project work) • Final phase of the project work starts: delivery of EU data bank of projects

  10. Outline of the course • 25 March- 1 April (Project work) • Presentation of the first part of the report (first and second chapter) • 28 April- 6 May (Lectures) • A focus on social capital • History and institutions of the EU • 12 May- onwards (Project work) • Final presentations of the report (the whole report)

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