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Cross-border cooperation of the South Moravian Region
Vrbasová, Barbora ; Kocourková, Gabriela (referee) ; Vaňková, Lucie (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of cross-border cooperation of the South Moravian Region. The theoretical part deals with the definition of terms such as region, regional economics, regional policy, and regional development. It also deals with the regional structure of the Czech Republic, NUTS regions or regional policy institutions. The last chapters of the theoretical part are devoted to the possibilities of financing development strategies and cross-border cooperation. The following is a part of the description of standard-specific research called Real estate market analysis in cross-border regions and the designation FAST-S-19-5899 based on which the topic of this work was selected. In the practical part, it characterizes the South Moravian Region and the village Mikulčice specifically described the selected project and its financing. The conclusion is a theoretical proposal of other financing options and an evaluation of the impact that the project has on the development of the region.
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The Strasbourg - Ortenau Eurodistrict: Establishment, missions, operation, results
REIMANN, Leon Karl-Heinz
The Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict is located in the geographical region the Upper Rhine. This cross-border area shared by part of Switzerland, Germany and France has numerous cross-border bodies at all levels of governance. The purpose of this Master thesis is to analyse the development of the Eurodistrict and its integration into existing cooperation bodies. It will show how it has become essential to local cross-border cooperation action and how it has become a laboratory of innovation for cross-border cooperation in Europe.
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Sustainable regional development using the example of the Upper Rhine Region
VONDERHEID, Bettina
Sustainable regional development is a highly complex concept. A uniform definition has not been possible until today, although sustainable development is the basis for the elaboration of all policies. In the EU, too, sustainable development is the basis of its regional policy. Basically, the regions have a great importance to master the challenges of the modern times. For this reason, the aim of the present work was to find out how Interreg projects, as part of the European regional policy, contribute to sustainable regional development. For this purpose, the Upper Rhine region was considered and four qualitative semi-structured expert interviews were conducted with former and current project managers of Interreg projects. In summary, it can be said that sustainable regional development is defined differently by the interviewees depending on the context. However, one tendency can be identified in the specific Interreg projects. The long-term impact of project results and thus the long-term increase of the quality of life within a cross-border area of influence or area of impact is understood here as sustainable regional development. Interreg projects have a considerable share in this development.
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Cross-border Cooperation in French-German Non-profit Organisations
KLOTH, Melina
This master's thesis pursues the questions of how the firefighters are organised in Germany and France and of what consequences the Covid-19 sanitary crisis had on their cross-border cooperation in the Upper Rhine region.The qualitative research has been carried out in the context of an internship at the central public administration for the fire and rescue services of the French department of Bas-Rhin. In total, three semi-structured interviews have been conducted with German voluntary and professional firefighters and two narrative interviews have been done with French administrative and operational staff of the training institution. Light has been shed on the terms cross-border cooperation, civil security, risk management and the communication of risks, organisational structures and culture as well as on the European funding programme INTERREG and the current situation of projects involving firefighters.
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Cross-border cooperation of the South Moravian Region
Vrbasová, Barbora ; Kocourková, Gabriela (referee) ; Vaňková, Lucie (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of cross-border cooperation of the South Moravian Region. The theoretical part deals with the definition of terms such as region, regional economics, regional policy, and regional development. It also deals with the regional structure of the Czech Republic, NUTS regions or regional policy institutions. The last chapters of the theoretical part are devoted to the possibilities of financing development strategies and cross-border cooperation. The following is a part of the description of standard-specific research called Real estate market analysis in cross-border regions and the designation FAST-S-19-5899 based on which the topic of this work was selected. In the practical part, it characterizes the South Moravian Region and the village Mikulčice specifically described the selected project and its financing. The conclusion is a theoretical proposal of other financing options and an evaluation of the impact that the project has on the development of the region.
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RadioEurodistrict (RED) - History of the First French-German online radio (2004)
WALKER, Thomas
This paper has considered the history of the Radioeurodistrict (RED) which led to the difficulty of defining the concepts of Eurodistricts and Euroregions. A literature review was undertaken initially, and further information provided by a semi-structured interview with the general secretary of the Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict (the focus area). In order to understand the objectives to create a Eurodistrict the history of an established Eurégio (Germany-Netherlands) was examined as well as a Euroregion of the Centre-east of Europe (Poland-Czech Republic). The consideration of the history of war and conflict in these European regions further facilitated the understanding of the motivations which are shown to have changed over time. Since the main focus of this paper is the SOE, the motivations to form this Eurodistrict and its specific projects were described. By considering the functioning and administration of these regions, their complexity was examined. The SOE as an EGTC was addressed in relation to the finance and the administration and the role of INTERREG was discussed. The interview greatly enhanced the understanding of the functioning of the SOE. Reasons for the failure of RED radio were surmised and failure of the Eurodistricts examined. Some evidence of failure was provided by newspaper articles from as recent as this year as well as the interviewee who spoke of some of her difficulties. In order to improve future study, weaknesses in the questions asked are addressed and further research ideas put forward.
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LEARNING PROCESSES DURING CZECH REGIONAL ACTORS' PARTICIPATION IN INTERREG PROGRAMMES
Basařová, Tereza ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Hauser, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis examines the participation of Czech regional actors in the transnational and interregional branches of the INTERREG program in 2007-2013, using organizational learning theory. It focuses on learning processes on individual, group, and organizational levels. To a smaller extent, it also examines dissemination of knowledge towards other actors on the local and European level. The aim of the thesis is to find out whether these learning processes take place on all the mentioned levels and also to uncover the main obstacles of these processes. The method of the research is a questionnaire survey combined with semi-structured interviews. The research reveals that both individual and group learning take place during the projects. The most common barriers are complications stemming from differing environments of the actors (different political, institutional, legal, or administrative environments). Organizational learning takes place as well, but to a smaller extent than learning on the preceding levels. The main problem is the preservation of tacit knowledge. The research also suggests that effective dissemination of knowledge towards other local actors takes place as well. However, the relevance of the final project outcomes for other EU actors appears to be rather low.
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