A student who passed this course will be able to:
- identify the key concepts that are required to examine the state and "public policy" as spatially constructed entities and processes.
- examine the spatial implications of decisions/policies made by public authorities.
- identify geographical dynamics that lead to the emergence of "regional policy and governance" as a key political/policy concern for the national and supranational/global policymakers.
- develop an awareness of key socio-economic problems/issues addressed by regional policies
- identify the political dynamics behind (and implications of) administrative reforms that lead to creation of regional governance structures.
- identify different dimensions of the administrative reform pressures on national governments.
- construct an analytical framework to conduct "regional policy analysis"
- prepare a policy research proposal on regional issues
- conduct "policy analysis" targeting a concrete regional policy problem.
- gather and/or produce empirical information required to evaluate a given regional policy issue
- establish connections between a theoretical framework and the empirical material collected via field research.
- develop a critical evaluation of a given regional policy so as to identify policy alternatives.