STATE SPATIAL POLICY AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC CHANGES This discipline aims to explain key features of contemporary economic change in the RF and EU, and to explore relevant public policy responses. The discipline is generally organised around three key themes: (1) the continuing process of restructuring away from manufacturing and towards services and the ‘new’ economy; (2) the consequences of economic change, focusing on the uneven development of places (via regional disparities) and people (through exploring unemployment, poverty and social exclusion); (3) the role, scope and impact of selected public policy responses to these issues. The module situates current economic processes of change and restructuring in the RF and EU within the broader contexts of globalisation, technological change and changing modes of regulation. Number of Credits 2 (36/114) Module Leader Oleg Golubchikov Irina Ilina Evgenij Pliseckij Module offered on a free-standing basis? yes Any restrictions to free-standing basis? Maximum Number on Module 30 Language of module delivery English On completion of the discipline a student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the key features of economic change and of relevant empirical analyses. 2. Understand the links between key aspects of economic change and the uneven economic development of RF and EU regions. 3. Describe and evaluate the role and effectiveness of specific RF and EU spatial policy responses to relevant aspects of economic change and uneven development. How the module will be delivered This discipline will be taught over two modules and is divided into topics. The discipline will consist of 36 auditorium hours (lectures and seminars) and 40 hours for individual work of students. Each topic has one lecture session in which theoretical ideas, key concepts and debates are introduced, explained and illustrated. There will also be regular seminar sessions or interactive workshops, in which students explore and discuss the application of these ideas through small group discussions, video presentations and case studies. Compulsory guided reading associated with each topic will be provided to supplement and deepen the taught component. Skills that will be practised and developed Subject-related: 1. Awareness of the major challenges facing the RF and EU’s most disadvantaged regions, and the attendant spatial policy challenges. 2. Understanding of how different viewpoints and ideologies can influence the interpretation and mediation of economic change in advanced economies. Transferable: 1. Ability to define, analyse and evaluate key theoretical, empirical and policy issues 2. Oral and written communication skills, specifically groupwork and presentation on a case study. 3. Research skills, particularly the use of library text, internet and electronic information resources for research and reference purposes. How the module will be assessed One written piece of coursework (75% of assessment), consisting of a 3,000 word essay. This will assess the students’ ability to define, analyse and evaluate key theoretical, empirical and policy issues. Students will choose one essay from a list of several topics. The aim of this coursework is to test for depth of knowledge and understanding of key theoretical and/or policy issues relating to economic change and spatial policy, and, where appropriate, test their ability to critically evaluate and synthesise key arguments and collate relevant data. Students will also prepare a presentation to the rest of the class (25% of assessment) through working in small groups. This will require them to summarise and critically evaluate key readings on particular topics, as well as to collate relevant data and case study material. This will test their ability to synthesise key debates and critically evaluate pertinent academic and public policy contributions to them. Type of assessment % Contribution Title Duration (if applicable) Approx. date of Assessment Essay 75 Subject to be defined within the module 3000 words Spring Group presentation 25 Subject to be defined within the module Spring Syllabus content Introduction to economic change and the causes of uneven development Globalisation, economic crises and the changing economic fortunes of places Theorising economic change – from Fordism to post-Fordism Structural change and the growth of new industries and sectors Culture and creativity in economic change Regional disparities in income, employment and output Policy responses to economic change and uneven development Lectures 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 Seminars 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 Ind. work 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 Foundations of regional economic development and planning Understanding the New Economic Geography, understanding private and public sector roles in regional economic growth and innovation, integrating within-region and cross-border development in EU and RF cohesion policy; Legal aspects of regional development and economic planning in the EU and RF Binding and non-binding documents related to regional development and economic planning at the EU and RF level: general outline, legal basis for regional policy funding mechanisms; Crisis and Growth Investment and regional resilience, cautions and regulations emerging from the global financial crisis of 2008 - 2014; Infrastructure, investment, and human capital, public-private partnerships in regional development in the EU and RF in global comparison. Essential Reading and Resource List: Armstrong, H. and Taylor, J. (2000) Regional Economics and Policy, third edition, London: Blackwell. Coe, N., Kelly, P. and Wai-chung Yeung, H. (2007) Economic Geography: A Contemporary Introduction, Blackwell: Oxford. Coe, N.M. and Jones, A. (2010) (eds) The Economic Geography of the UK. Sage: London. Dicken, P. (2010) Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy. Sixth Edition, Sage: London. Mackinnon, D. and Cumbers, A. (2011) An Introduction to Economic Geography: Globalization, Uneven Development and Place, Second Edition; Prentice Hall: London. Pike, A., Rodrígues-Pose, A. and Tomaney, J. (2006) Local and Regional Development. London: Routledge. Fujita, M. "The Evolution of Spatial Economics: From Thunen to the New Economic Geography." Japanese Economic Review 61, no. 1 (2010): 1-32. Krugman, P. "The New Economic Geography, Now Middle-Aged." Regional Studies 45, no. 1 (2011): 1-7.