Master
2020/2021
Contemporary Regional and Spatial Policy
Type:
Compulsory course (Public Administration)
Area of studies:
Public Administration
Delivered by:
School of Politics and Governance
Where:
Faculty of Social Sciences
When:
1 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Master’s programme:
Public Administration
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
5
Contact hours:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course introduces students to some key theoretical and practical debates and insights concerning local and regional development and spatial policy. The subject is problematized against the current trends of increased social and spatial inequality and the imperative of achieving sustainable and inclusive development. Pressures of competition, globalisation and neoliberalisation have led to the decline of traditional industries and the growth of new sectors, innovation industries and cultural businesses. Places and regions across the world are forced to find new ways to accommodate the multiple challenges generated by contemporary capitalism and to ensure prosperity and wellbeing for their citizens. The course discusses the purposes, principles, values, frameworks of understanding, key dilemmas, approaches and interventions in local and regional development. It seeks to answers to the following questions. How can we explain why some places are more successful than others? What factors and actors shape spatial development policy? What implications do different political and economic ideologies have on urban and regional development? What models of development have been pursued nationally and internationally? What are the promises of sustainability for spatial development? How does the community matter for enhancing local economic development? The course equips students with intellectual skills and vision to identify policy problems and viable solutions. It also encourages the development of critical thinking and the ability to understand policy dilemmas and broader implications of different policy choices. This is to ensure that students - as future practitioners - understand and are able to deal with the local and regional development problems at a deeper analytical level.
Learning Objectives
- To understand theories and dilemmas underpinning regional and local development and policies;
- To combine insights from academic theory and practice-based perspectives;
- To internationalise students’ knowledge by raising their awareness of key vocabularies, meanings and discourses so that they can engage professionally with international communities.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the challenges faced by policy-makers in developing urban and regional regeneration strategies.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the limitations of economic development strategies.
- Critically analyse and evaluate social and economic policy issues at regional and local levels;
- Assess the relative merits of different economic development mechanisms and interventions;
Course Contents
- Why do we need regional and spatial policy?Definitions of regional and spatial policy. Definitions of local and regional development. Key dilemmas and approaches in local and regional policy.
- Concepts of regional and local development.Key ideas explaining spatial development and geographical disparities. Place-based and people-based approaches. Core and periphery. Clusters. Agglomeration. Evolutionary economic geography.
- Regional development policies.The changing role of the state. Endogenous development. Smart specialisation. Attracting exogenous resources.
- Local economic development policies.The objectives, actors and drivers of local economic development and regeneration. Community participation. Strategic planning and governance.
- Culture-led spatial development strategies.Using culture for urban and regional development and regeneration. Creative cities. Cultural heritage. Mega-events.
Interim Assessment
- Interim assessment (2 module)0.3 * Activity during class hours + 0.7 * Written examination
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Regional and local economic development, Hague, C., 2011
- Региональная экономика и управление развитием территорий : учебник и практикум для бакалавриата и магистратуры, , 2018
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Harvey, D. (2015). Od menedżeryzmu do przedsiębiorczości: transformacja procesu rządzenia miastami w późnym kapitalizmie. Public Governance / Zarzadzanie Publiczne, 33(3), 88–105.
- Michael E. Leary, & John McCarthy. (2013). The Routledge Companion to Urban Regeneration. Routledge.
- Michael Kitson, Ron Martin, & Peter Tyler. (2004). Regional Competitiveness: An Elusive yet Key Concept? Regional Studies: The.
- The cultural economy of cities : essays on the geography of image-producing industries, Scott, A. J., 2000
- Культуры городов, Зукин, Ш., 2018