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Regional and Cross-Border Cooperation Of West-Ukrainian Region
Major: International Relations
Code of subject: 6.291.01.E.069
Credits: 3.00
Department: Political Science and International Relations
Lecturer: candidate of sciences in public administration Lesia Kornat
Semester: 8 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Завдання: Integral competence: the ability to solve complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the field of international relations, public communication and regional studies, foreign policy activities of states, international interactions between states, international organizations and non-state actors, characterized by the complexity and uncertainty of conditions and involves the application of theories of social sciences and special scientific methods of researching problems of international relations.
Professional competences:
• FK1 - Ability to identify signs and trends of development, understand the nature, dynamics, principles of cross-border cooperation and international relations, public communications and/or regional studies.
• FCS2.1 Ability to use theoretical provisions in practice to analyze specific areas of international relations and trends in their development;
• FCS2.2 Ability to describe objects and analyze processes and specific situations in the field of international relations and foreign policy through the prism of historical and geopolitical approaches;
• FCS2.3 The ability to use the acquired knowledge and skills to study the nature, sources and institutions of the foreign policy of states, the peculiarities of their functioning and interactions based on the comparativist method;
• FCS2.4 Ability to understand and take into account social, legal, cultural, economic factors that influence political decision-making at the domestic and international levels;
• FCS2.5 The ability to develop approaches to solving problems and tasks in the field of international relations and foreign policy (in particular, international and domestic conflicts)
• FCS2.6 the ability to understand and develop approaches to solving problems and tasks in the field of regional and cross-border cooperation of the Western Ukrainian region;;
• FCS2.7 Understanding the specifics of the latest forms of diplomatic activity.
2.3. Learning outcomes in accordance with the educational program, learning and teaching methods, methods of evaluating the achievement of learning outcomes.
As a result of studying the academic discipline, the student must be able to demonstrate the following program learning outcomes:
• PH04. To know the principles, mechanisms and processes of ensuring the foreign policy of states, the interaction between foreign and domestic policies, the definition and implementation of the national interests of states on the international arena, the process of forming and implementing foreign policy decisions.
• PH06. To know the nature and character of interactions of individual countries and regions at the global, regional and local levels.
• РН019 Know the features, development trends, forms, methods and tools of state regulation of regional and cross-border cooperation, international cooperation of regions
• RNVB 2.7 Carry out an applied analysis of the development of regional and cross-border cooperation.
Learning outcomes: • acquisition by students of systematized, integral knowledge about regional and cross-border cooperation;
• formation of scientifically based ideas about the development and formation of cross-border cooperation, its role and place in the system of international relations and influence on world and regional political processes;
• students' acquisition of knowledge about goals, principles, tasks, main directions of cross-border cooperation and formation mechanisms;
• acquiring knowledge about the essence and features of regional and cross-border cooperation;
• assimilation of knowledge about the main patterns of cross-border cooperation;
• the ability to analyze and identify the main areas of cross-border cooperation;
• acquiring the skills to analyze the perspectives of cross-border projects in the context of European integration processes.
Required prior and related subjects: Prerequisites: Regional and cross-border cooperation, Foreign
policy of Ukraine
Co-requisites: Public diplomacy
Summary of the subject: The essence of regional policy in Ukraine and its conceptual principles. Cross-border cooperation as an important factor of regional competitiveness. Euroregion as the main institutional and organizational form of cross-border cooperation. Cross-border cooperation of Lviv region. Cross-border cooperation of Volyn region. Cross-border cooperation of the Zakarpattia region.
Опис: Basic principles of cross-border cooperation.
1. The concept and essence of cross-border cooperation (TCC).
2. Subjects and principles of TCS.
3 Main tasks of TCS.
4. The relevance of TCS issues for the implementation of the new state regional policy in Europe and Ukraine.
Legal foundations of cross-border cooperation
1. Legislation of Ukraine on cross-border cooperation: state and development prospects.
2. Directions for improving the legislation of Ukraine for the activation of cross-border cooperation.
3. The European legal framework for cross-border cooperation within the framework of the concept of "Europe without dividing lines".
4. Ukraine's participation in the agreements of the Council of Europe on cross-border cooperation: obligations and advantages.
5. The norms of the law of the European Union regarding cross-border cooperation and the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU: new opportunities, conditions, favorable consequences
Prerequisites for the emergence and development of cross-border cooperation in Ukraine and other European countries
1. Historical, economic, social and other prerequisites for the emergence of TCS.
2. Main institutions of the EU and their functioning.
3. Evolution of TCS in independent Ukraine.
4. Main programs for supporting cross-border cooperation within the EU. Development of cross-border cooperation in the Western Ukrainian region.
The place of Ukrainian regions in the all-Ukrainian space
1. Characteristics of Ukrainian border regions.
2. Types of cross-border regions, which include the border territories of Ukraine.
3. The role of European transport corridors for the development of the regions of Ukraine.
4. External and internal challenges facing the Ukrainian state.
Cross-border cooperation as a tool of local and regional development. Western Ukrainian region
1. Use of cross-border cooperation to strengthen the development capacity of territorial communities in the western regions of Ukraine.
2. Directions of strengthening the subjectivity of territorial communities in the field of cross-border cooperation.
3. Activation of the development of the border areas of Western Ukraine with the help of cross-border cooperation.
Regional features of international cooperation of the Western Ukrainian region
Analysis of cross-border and regional cooperation projects within the Upper Prut, Dniester regions.
Regional features of international cooperation of the Western Ukrainian region
Analysis of cross-border and regional cooperation projects within the Western Bug, Lower Danube regions
Regional cross-border cooperation programs of the Western Ukrainian region
Program Ukraine - Belarus
Program Ukraine - Hungary - Slovakia
Program Ukraine - Romania, Ukraine - Moldova
Cooperation within the framework of the Carpathian Euroregion program
New forms of cross-border cooperation
1. Historical, economic, social and other prerequisites for the emergence of (cross-border) clusters.
2. Classification of (cross-border) clusters.
3. Stages of emergence and evolution of (cross-border) clusters.
4. Ways of identifying cluster initiatives, mechanisms and tools for the development of (cross-border) clusters.
5. Best domestic and foreign practices in the development of (cross-border) clusters.
6. New organizational forms of cross-border cooperation - EUTS, OES
7. Cross-border partnership.
The role of border areas in integration processes
1. Effective cross-border cooperation is a necessary condition for the development of border areas.
2. Border regions as partners in the implementation of international projects.
3. Problems of evaluating the efficiency of cross-border trade on the border of Ukraine with the European Union.
4. Cross-border statistics as a necessary element for analyzing the competitiveness of the western border regions of Ukraine.
Assessment methods and criteria: Current control (40%): oral interviews, presentations at seminars, participation in discussions, business games, group classes, case studies, preparation of presentations on a given topic, student projects, essays, participation in discussions.
Examination control (60%) - three-level testing.
Критерії оцінювання результатів навчання: The answer is deep, clear, concise and comprehensive, with a demonstration of comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the program material - 10-9 points;
The answer demonstrates proper knowledge of a significant part of the material on the question; the student made mistakes and minor inaccuracies - 8-6 points;
The answer proves the student's sufficient understanding of the material, but also the inability to systematically build it, present and justify his own opinion - 5-3 points;
The answer proves insufficient knowledge and understanding of the main material - 2-1 points.
There is no answer or the student demonstrates complete misunderstanding of the essence of the question - 0 points.
** The maximum number of points for writing and defending an essay is 10 points.
The abstract is written clearly, succinctly and comprehensively using an analytical approach of 10 points;
There is a certain inconsistency of the presentation, during the defense of the essay, the student did not make any significant inaccuracies - 6-4 points;
The answer proves insufficient knowledge and understanding of the main material, contains errors and significant inaccuracies - 3-1 points;
The abstract does not correspond to the given topic - 0 points.
Порядок та критерії виставляння балів та оцінок: 100–88 points – (“excellent”) is awarded for a high level of knowledge (some inaccuracies are allowed) of the educational material of the component contained in the main and additional recommended literary sources, the ability to analyze the phenomena being studied in their interrelationship and development, clearly, succinctly, logically, consistently answer the questions, the ability to apply theoretical provisions when solving practical problems; 87–71 points – (“good”) is awarded for a generally correct understanding of the educational material of the component, including calculations, reasoned answers to the questions posed, which, however, contain certain (insignificant) shortcomings, for the ability to apply theoretical provisions when solving practical tasks; 70 – 50 points – (“satisfactory”) awarded for weak knowledge of the component’s educational material, inaccurate or poorly reasoned answers, with a violation of the sequence of presentation, for weak application of theoretical provisions when solving practical problems; 49-26 points - ("not certified" with the possibility of retaking the semester control) is awarded for ignorance of a significant part of the educational material of the component, significant errors in answering questions, inability to apply theoretical provisions when solving practical problems; 25-00 points - ("unsatisfactory" with mandatory re-study) is awarded for ignorance of a significant part of the educational material of the component, significant errors in answering questions, inability to navigate when solving practical problems, ignorance of the main fundamental provisions.
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8.Регіональне співробітництво між Україною та ЄС // Офіційний веб-сайт МЗСУ [Електронний ресурс]. – режим доступу: http: mfa.gov.ua/ua/about-ukraine/European-infgration/eu-regional-cooperation.
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