Z9876 Cross-border Issues

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Milan Jeřábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Milan Jeřábek, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Milan Jeřábek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 13:00–14:50 Z4,02028
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z9876/01: Tue 13:00–13:50 Z2,01032, M. Jeřábek
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 6/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The basic course on cross-border issues provides students with the key information about a specific territorial type, which is mainly viewed from a perspective of regional policy and spatial planning. It presents the theoretical and practical themes at different levels of order (European, national, Euro / regional to local). An integral part of the analysis of relevant conceptual documents as well as the reflection on border issues and cross-border cooperation between the population and regional development actors.
Learning outcomes
Course graduates are oriented in the current situation of the border regions of the Czechia, the Central European space and within the European Union.
Key topics
1. Introduction to the subject, historical geographic view, periodization of borderland development. 2. Basic concepts: boundaries, boundary effects, border functions and their impact on socio-economic development. 3. The definition of border regions, approaches and examples of the general and in the Czech Republic, border regions in (regional) politics. 4. European Territorial Cooperation, Transnational, Cross-Border, Neighboring; examples of projects. 5. Typology of the Czech borderland and European border regions; development, state, category. 6. Addressing cross-border issues in European (EU) and neighboring countries. 7. Borderland and cross-border cooperation in regional policy and territorial planning of the Czech Republic. 8. Status, role, involvement and activities of the Association of European Border Regions 9. European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation – the future of cross-border cooperation in Europe. 10. Cross-border cooperation programs as part of EU and Czech regional policy. 11. Cross-border comparison and harmonization of spatially relevant information. 12. Reflection of Border Issues in Society: Research, Public Opinion, Initiatives.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • JEŘÁBEK, M., DOKOUPIL, J., HAVLÍČEK, T. a kol. : České pohraničí - bariéra nebo prostor zprostředkování?. Praha : Academia, 2004, 296 s., ISBN 80-200-1051-3
  • JEŘÁBEK, M., WOKOUN, R. a kol. Vnitřní a vnější periferie Česka. Od genetické determinace k územní kohezi. Praha: Nakladatelství Leges, 2023, 325 s. Extra. ISBN 978-80-7502-658-3.
  • HAVLÍČEK, T., JEŘÁBEK, M., DOKOUPIL, J. Borders in Central Europe after the Schengen agreement. New York, Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer, 2018, ISBN 9783319630168.
    recommended literature
  • ZICH, František ed. Přeshraniční vlivy působící na místní společenství pohraničí České republiky. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně, fakulta sociálně ekonomická, 2005, 206 s. ISBN 80-7044-721-4.
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
The course consists of lectures introducing the theoretical and methodological basis from the point of view of geography and related disciplines. At the same time, it emphasizes the critical analysis of approaches to the frontier and cross-border cooperation in the context of regional development.  According to the current situation, students are involved in the research activities of the workplace, or process their own project in accordance with the applicable methodology of the relevant operational program.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The prerequisite for successful completion of the course is the proper preparation of the seminar work, usually for the selected Euroregion. The exam is written, it serves to verify the theoretical knowledge, as well as the involvement of frontier and cross-border cooperation in the activities of the decisional sphere.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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