1. Outline of the course FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS Attendance and participation in the project work are compulsory The course is divided into two parts – The theoretical part – The project work The two parts will run in parallel

2. Outline of the course The first part is articulated in three sections: The first section will focus on the following issues: the European strategy of growth the regional disequilibria in the European Union the rationale for a European cohesion policy the framework of cohesion policies

3. Outline of the course The second section will focus on the following issues:  the theory of local economic development  a focus on social capital  the cycle of a local economic development programme

4. Outline of the course The third section will focus on the following issues:  short history of the E.U.  the institutions of the E.U.  the decision making process of the E.U.  the legal acts of the E.U.

5. Outline of the course The second part of the course is a project work. The class divided in teams will prepare a report on a European region. The report will contain three main chapters:  A statistical analysis of the region  An outline of the development strategy of the region  The identification of projects suitable for the development of the region

6. Outline of the course An intermediate and a final report will be presented and discussed in classroom. The intermediate report is only for discussion and not for valuation The final mark of the exam will be a weighted average (50%) between the mark of a written exam on the theoretical part of the course and the mark on the project work

7. Outline of the course FOR NON ATTENDING STUDENTS – THE PROGRAM OF EXAM WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE THEACHER’S WEBSITE. – THE EXAM WILL BE A WRITTEN EXAM MADE OF THREE OPEN QUESTIONS

8. Outline of the course Provisional time table of the course – 09-17 February (Project work) Introductory lecture The Regio Data Bank The case of Emilia Romagna Composition of teams and allocation of regions Project work starts in parallel with lectures

9. Outline of the course – 23 February- 10 March (Lectures) the European strategy of growth the regional disequilibria in the European Union the rationale for a European cohesion policy the framework of cohesion policies

10. Outline of the course – 23 March-13 April (Project work) Presentation and discussion of intermediate reports. Second phase of the project work starts: delivery of the operational regional programmes (second chapter of the report)- 14 April- 28 April (Lectures) A focus on social capital History and institutions of the E.U. – 12 May- onwards (Project work) Final presentation of the whole report for valuation