Regional Policy

Course Code:

PA 208

Course Period:

Spring

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

Courses given by:

Hande Tek Turan

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to introduce you to the literature on regional policy and to equip you with analytical tools necessary to understand the changing spatiality of the state in Turkey. Throughout the course, the international examples, and especially the case of the European Union countries will be discussed. By investigating the contents of regional policies and the institutional structures of regional development in the capitalist countries, and the EU in particular, the course aims to give you a perspective on future public policy agenda in Turkey, as well as the trends in the restructuring process of the Turkish administrative system.

Course Content:

This course includes the concept of region, the institutional structure of regional development policies, regional development agencies and their role in regional development, European regional policy and practices of local governments regarding regional development as well.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcome	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
To understand causes and consequences of globalization	1,4,5,9	1,2,3	A,C
To understand effects of governance on global organizations and countries	1,4,5,9	1,2,3	A,C
To understand effects of global actors on local or central governments of countries	1,4,5,9	1,2,3	A,C

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	General introduction
2	The concept of region and region types
3	Economic field and three regions concept
4	Regional distinctions according to economic development
5	Institutional structure of regional development policies
6	Regional planning and development
7	Regional Planning Model
8	Interregional differences in terms of development
9	Regional development methods
10	MİD-TERM EXAM
11	Regional development agencies and their role in regional development
12	Regional development and planning in Turkey
13	EU Regional Policy
14	Relation between local government and regional development
15	Practices of local governments regarding regional development
16	FINAL EXAM

Recommended Sources

Textbook

Gales P. & Lequesne C. (1998) Regions in Europe: The Paradox of Power, London and New York: Routledge

Additional Resources

Gündüz, Ali Yılmaz (2013), Bölgesel Kalkınma Politikası, Ekin Basım Yayın, Bursa.

Keleş, Ruşen & Mengi, Ayşegül (2013), Avrupa Birliğinin Bölge Politikaları, Cem Yayınevi, Ankara.

Dinler, Zeynel (2013), Bölgesel İktisat, Ekin Basım Yayın, Bursa

TEKELİ, İ., (2008), Türkiye'de Bölgesel Eşitsizlik ve Bölge Planlama Yazıları, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul.

Eraydın, A., (2004). Bölgesel kalkınma kavram, kuram ve politikalarında yaşanan değişimler. Kentsel Ekonomi Araştırmaları Sempozyumu 2003 (KEAS ‘03), Bildiriler, 126-146.

Keating, M. (1998) “Is there a regional level of government in Europe?” in P. LeGales and C. Lequesne (eds) Regions in Europe, London and New York: Routledge: 11-29.

Benz, A. and B. Eberlein (1999) “The Europeanization of regional policies: patterns of multilevel governance”, Journal of European Public Policy 6 (2): 1350–1763. Ertugal,

Ebru (2011) “Institutional change and Europeanisation: explaining regional policy reform in Turkey”, Policy & Politics 39(2): 257-273

Material Sharing

Documents	Slide show
Assignments
Exams

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Midterm	1	40
Final	1	50
Attendance	1	10
Total		100
Contribution of final exam to overall grade		50
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade		50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
	When students have completed the Public Administration Undergraduate Program, they will be able to;
1	To know the state theories and universal principles of public administration		X
2	To know that the legal structure of Turkish public administration			X
3	Competence of analyzing the current administrative and political issues in the light of Turkey's socio-political history		X
4	Acquiring communication and leadership skills for the public, NGO and private sectors.			X
5	To have the qualifications to develop and implement public policies at the local and national level					X
6	Effective use of technology in the public and private sectors		X
7	An ability to analyze global and regional developments					X

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Homework	1	3	3
Final examination	1	10	10
Total Work Load			124
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4.96
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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