Syllabus
This course provides an introduction to current regional development theories and concepts as well as into current dilemmas in innovation and industrial policies.
The course covers three main blocks: i) conceptual perspectives on regional development, ii) empirical illustrations via case-studies, iii) current approaches to industrial and innovation policies
The following topics will be presented and discussed: 1. Regional development in Czechia in European perspective 2.-3. Institutional theories of regional development: Triple helix, Regional innovation systems theory, new path development model, the role of organizational- and system-level agency in regional development, related variety, differentiated knowledge bases 4.-5. Global production networks 6.-7. Technology transfer in Central and Eastern Europe 8. Global production networks and regional innovation systems: contrasting or complementary policy implications? 9. Evaluation of innovation policies10. Smart specialisation strategy - European approach and Czech experience 11. Discussion of individual end-course papers introduced by students
To successfully complete this lecture, a presentation of an end-course paper of 2-4 ths words in English in required.
Annotation
This course provides an introduction to current regional development theories and concepts as well as into current dilemmas in innovation and industrial policies.
The course covers three main blocks: i) conceptual perspectives on regional development, ii) empirical illustrations via case-studies, iii) current approaches to industrial and innovation policies
The following topics will be presented and discussed: 1. Regional development in Czechia in European perspective 2.-3. Institutional theories of regional development: Triple helix, Regional innovation systems theory, new path development model, the role of organizational- and system-level agency in regional development, related variety, differentiated knowledge bases 4.-5. Global production networks 6.-7. Technology transfer in Central and Eastern Europe 8. Global production networks and regional innovation systems: contrasting or complementary policy implications? 9. Evaluation of innovation policies 10. Smart specialisation strategy - European approach and Czech experience 11. Discussion of individual end-course papers introduced by students
To successfully complete this lecture, a presentation of an end-course paper of 2-4 ths words in English in required.