Ida Musialkowska
European University Institute, HAEU, Department Member
- Poznan University of Economics, European Studies, Faculty MemberUniversity of Pittsburgh, European Union Center of Excellence, Department Memberadd
- European Studies, Policy Transfer, Regional policy, Cohesion Policy, Regional Integration, Latin America, and 25 moreeconomics of European integration, Latin American Studies, European Union, Regional development, EU cohesion policy, Europeanisation, Structural Funds, Governance, Sub national Actors, New Member States, Poland, Mercosur/Mercosul, EU Regional Policy, Regional and Local Governance, EU structural funds, European Law, European integration, Regionalism, Mercosur, Europeanization, European Union external relations, Unasur/Unasul, Public Policy, Latin American Foreign Policy, and Latin America (Regional Country Studies)edit
Despite being one of the main European Union (EU) policy goals, expressed in the EU treaty and expected to be fostered by EU Cohesion Policy, territorial cohesion is still an under-researched scientific concept and policy process. Against... more
Despite being one of the main European Union (EU) policy goals, expressed in the EU treaty and expected to be fostered by EU Cohesion Policy, territorial cohesion is still an under-researched scientific concept and policy process. Against this background, this special issue provides novel theoretical and practical perspectives on the relationship between EU Cohesion Policy and territorial cohesion, particularly through the analysis of EU Cohesion Policy impacts and its contribution to territorial cooperation processes, regional and urban development strategies, as well as sustainable transitions.
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This concluding chapter aims to summarise lessons learned and key messages of the multidisciplinary discussion of the EU Cohesion Policy. This volume discussed the disciplinary genealogies of this policy, reflected on its rationale,... more
This concluding chapter aims to summarise lessons learned and key messages of the multidisciplinary discussion of the EU Cohesion Policy. This volume discussed the disciplinary genealogies of this policy, reflected on its rationale, implementation, outcomes and evaluation from multiple angles. Four fundamental lessons are identified: CP is a strategic tool for territorial cohesion that has evolved from being a regional economic policy to adopting multi-/trans-disciplinary approaches; the CP's Multi-Level Governance (MLG) is complex but necessary for the policy's ambitious objectives; decision-makers should recognise that Cohesion Policy is not a one-size-fits-all policy and that the specificities of each member state and region should be taken into account, accepting multiplicity of outcomes. Finally, the tension between immediate crisis management and long-term investments is a challenge that the policy must address. The chapter concludes by emphasizing the need to recognize the complexity of CP, promote multi-disciplinary approaches, strengthen the policy's long-term perspective, and promote research-policy dialogues.
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The overarching objective of the EU Cohesion Policy is to promote the harmonious development of its regions and cities to achieve continuous, coherent, and sustainable development throughout the entire European Union, particularly those... more
The overarching objective of the EU Cohesion Policy is to promote the harmonious development of its regions and cities to achieve continuous, coherent, and sustainable development throughout the entire European Union, particularly those less developed. This chapter presents the changes in Cohesion Policy since the mid-1970s, highlighting the shift towards an approach focused on territorial contexts and the endogenous competitive potential of territories. The chapter concentrates on the shift from a traditional policy reducing the socioeconomic disparities between European territories through sectoral interventions to a place-based approach in which policy measures and financial resources are tailored to specific places. This place-based approach aims at bringing policies and activities from different levels of government together. Therefore, policy interventions shifted from being limited to deprived areas to constituting an inherent part of the EU’s development policies.
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Una de las consecuencias negativas de los procesos de desarrollo que han tenido lugar en la Unión Europea son las disparidades en el desarrollo de las ciudades y zonas urbanas, que afectan tanto a los ciudadanos como al nivel de actividad... more
Una de las consecuencias negativas de los procesos de desarrollo que han tenido lugar en la Unión Europea son las disparidades en el desarrollo de las ciudades y zonas urbanas, que afectan tanto a los ciudadanos como al nivel de actividad económica, lo que puede conducir a la degradación del propio espacio. Las disparidades pueden entenderse como el resultado de un fallo del mercado. Por lo tanto, es preciso llevar a cabo intervenciones que guarden relación con un proceso de regeneración. A fin de abordar este problema, la Comisión Europea decidió presentar la iniciativa de Ayuda Europea Conjunta en Apoyo de Inversiones Sostenibles en Zonas Urbanas (JESSICA), como parte de la política de cohesión ejecutada en el período comprendido entre 2007 y 2013. JESSICA es un instrumento financiero rotatorio que se centra en el desarrollo sostenible de las ciudades, y 11 Estados miembros decidieron poner a prueba la solución propuesta. El primer país en firmar el acuerdo fue Polonia, que implantó JESSICA en cinco regiones (Pomorskie, Mazowieckie, Śląskie, Wielkopolskie y Zachodniopomorskie). Este enfoque innovador entrañó numerosos desafíos para todas las partes interesadas (actores europeos, regionales y locales procedentes tanto del sectorpúblico como del privado) que participaron en la planificación y la implementación de la iniciativa. La metodología empleada se basa en el paradigma positivista, que examina las relaciones causales entre las intervenciones públicas (proyectos) y sus efectos. Se ha adoptado un enfoque realista en las técnicas de evaluación, así como en nuestra propia evaluación de todos los proyectos, realizada por expertos, que se han fundamentado a través de numerosas herramientas analíticas como el agrupamiento jerárquico y aglomerativo. De las principales conclusiones del estudio se desprende que los proyectos ejecutados en Polonia tan solo cumplen parcialmente los supuestos teóricos, y que las imensiones social y horizontal del desarrollo sostenible han estado infrarrepresentadas. Se observan ciertas divergencias a nivel regional en lo que respecta al enfoque modelo, y una región destaca en cuanto a la calidad de los proyectos (Zachodniopomorskie). Los proyectos relacionados con el patrimonio histórico o cultural, seguidos de los que se centran en la reconversión de los terrenos industriales abandonados, son los que mejor reflejan la complejidad del desarrollo urbano sostenible.
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Una de las consecuencias negativas de los procesos de desarrollo que han tenido lugar en la Unión Europea son las disparidades en el desarrollo de las ciudades y zonas urbanas, que afectan tanto a los ciudadanos como al nivel de actividad... more
Una de las consecuencias negativas de los procesos de desarrollo que han tenido lugar en la Unión Europea son las disparidades en el desarrollo de las ciudades y zonas urbanas, que afectan tanto a los ciudadanos como al nivel de actividad económica, lo que puede conducir a la degradación del propio espacio. Las disparidades pueden entenderse como el resultado de un fallo del mercado. Por lo tanto, es preciso llevar a cabo intervenciones que guarden relación con un proceso de regeneración. A fin de abordar este problema, la Comisión Europea decidió presentar la iniciativa de Ayuda Europea Conjunta en Apoyo de Inversiones Sostenibles en Zonas Urbanas (JESSICA), como parte de la política de cohesión ejecutada en el período comprendido entre 2007 y 2013. JESSICA es un instrumento financiero rotatorio que se centra en el desarrollo sostenible de las ciudades, y 11 Estados miembros decidieron poner a prueba la solución propuesta. El primer país en firmar el acuerdo fue Polonia, que implantó JESSICA en cinco regiones (Pomorskie, Mazowieckie, Śląskie, Wielkopolskie y Zachodniopomorskie). Este enfoque innovador entrañó numerosos desafíos para todas las partes interesadas (actores europeos, regionales y locales procedentes tanto del sectorpúblico como del privado) que participaron en la planificación y la implementación de la iniciativa. La metodología empleada se basa en el paradigma positivista, que examina las relaciones causales entre las intervenciones públicas (proyectos) y sus efectos. Se ha adoptado un enfoque realista en las técnicas de evaluación, así como en nuestra propia evaluación de todos los proyectos, realizada por expertos, que se han fundamentado a través de numerosas herramientas analíticas como el agrupamiento jerárquico y aglomerativo. De las principales conclusiones del estudio se desprende que los proyectos ejecutados en Polonia tan solo cumplen parcialmente los supuestos teóricos, y que las imensiones social y horizontal del desarrollo sostenible han estado infrarrepresentadas. Se observan ciertas divergencias a nivel regional en lo que respecta al enfoque modelo, y una región destaca en cuanto a la calidad de los proyectos (Zachodniopomorskie). Los proyectos relacionados con el patrimonio histórico o cultural, seguidos de los que se centran en la reconversión de los terrenos industriales abandonados, son los que mejor reflejan la complejidad del desarrollo urbano sostenible.
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The paper examines the issue of whether the process of policy formulation and implementation on urban regeneration in Poland is done pursuant to the rules of a cycle of public policy-making. This is carried out through the use of the... more
The paper examines the issue of whether the process of policy formulation and implementation on urban regeneration in Poland is done pursuant to the rules of a cycle of public policy-making. This is carried out through the use of the functioning cycle of public policy in Poland proposed by Zybała (2015) that stresses the specificities of Polish conditions in the public policy-making. Hence, the aim of the study is to provide an overview of public policy-making on urban regeneration in the context of legislative and institutional-administrative practices. In the light of increasingly complex challenges faced by cities, there is a need for the necessary counter-balancing regeneration measures taking a form of state sponsored public policy. Therefore, the Act on Regeneration was adopted in 2015. The paper concludes that the adoption of this Act was dominated by the legislator which, with relatively little contribution from other stakeholders, resulted in a rather unambitious set of leg...
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The JESSICA initiative was set up to provide a more sustainable and efficient response to the needs of urban areas, as compared to non-repayable grants. Anchored in the literature on place-based policy and territorial cohesion, this paper... more
The JESSICA initiative was set up to provide a more sustainable and efficient response to the needs of urban areas, as compared to non-repayable grants. Anchored in the literature on place-based policy and territorial cohesion, this paper addresses the question how the JESSICA funds were allocated among Polish cities-whether, intuitively, only to key urban centres, or to smaller cities as well. The results illustrate that the repayable assistance of JESSI-CA was dispersed throughout the regions, although the degree of dispersion remains mixed across them. Almost half of the JESSICA funds was transferred to small and medium-sized cities. It was also found that the bulk of the assistance went to the projects that were implemented in cities situated within metropolitan areas of the regional capital cities.
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Research Interests: Human Geography, European Studies, Latin American Studies, Cohesion Policy, Regional policy, and 12 moreBrazil, Regional development, China, Urban And Regional Planning, China studies, Regional Studies, Applied Economics, EU Regional Policy, Latin America, Policy Transfer, International Relations and European Studies, and Public Policy
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W artykule przedstawiono zależność pomiędzy poziomem rozwoju gospodarczego regionów UE15 a ich wrażliwością cykliczną. Analiza wrażliwości wpisuje się w rozważania dotyczące problemów konwergencji gospodarczej oraz synchronizacji... more
W artykule przedstawiono zależność pomiędzy poziomem rozwoju gospodarczego regionów UE15 a ich wrażliwością cykliczną. Analiza wrażliwości wpisuje się w rozważania dotyczące problemów konwergencji gospodarczej oraz synchronizacji regionalnych cykli koniunkturalnych. Zróżnicowanie rozwoju oraz struktury gospodarczej powoduje odmienne reakcje w różnych fazach koniunktury. Zakłóca to efektywność funkcjonowania Unii Gospodarczej i Walutowej (UGW). Problem jest tym istotniejszy, gdy państwa członkowskie tracą możliwość wpływania na politykę gospodarczą poprzez instrument, jakim jest polityka monetarna. Polityka ta, kierowana ze szczebla europejskiego, nie uwzględnia zróżnicowanego poziomu rozwoju gospodarczego wszystkich regionów. Dlatego też istotnym problemem badawczym są wspomniane zagadnienia konwergencji, a także określenie wrażliwości cyklicznej regionów UE i sprawdzenie, które regiony reagują silniej, a które słabiej na zakłócenia gospodarcze. The article refers to the relations b...
Poland, since the pre-accession period, has been dealing with the European Union financial and technical assistance. However, current financial perspective of the EU gave Poland opportunity to be involved in the whole programming period... more
Poland, since the pre-accession period, has been dealing with the European Union financial and technical assistance. However, current financial perspective of the EU gave Poland opportunity to be involved in the whole programming period and participate in each phase of the Cohesion Policy cycle. The responsibility of the implementation of this policy is shared between the European Commission and the Member States of the EU. Therefore, one of the key elements of the use of EU funds is the regulatory environment and legal acts adoption that enable proper use of the EU budgetary allocations. Besides, the strong impact of the European Union has been visible on the processes of governance and law creation on both central and regional levels of administration. It has resulted in appearance of multilevel governance and creation of multilayered legal system in terms of the use of EU funds. One of the main aims of the article is to present Polish experiences with the implementation and creat...
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The paper examines the issue of whether the process of policy formulation and implementation on urban regeneration in Poland is done pursuant to the rules of a cycle of public policy-making. This is carried out through the use of the... more
The paper examines the issue of whether the process of policy formulation and implementation on urban regeneration in Poland is done pursuant to the rules of a cycle of public policy-making. This is carried out through the use of the functioning cycle of public policy in Poland proposed by Zybała (2015) that stresses the specificities of Polish conditions in the public policy-making. Hence, the aim of the study is to provide an overview of public policy-making on urban regeneration in the context of legislative and institutional-administrative practices. In the light of increasingly complex challenges faced by cities, there is a need for the necessary counterbalancing regeneration measures taking a form of state sponsored public policy. Therefore, the Act on Regeneration was adopted in 2015. The paper concludes that the adoption of this Act was dominated by the legislator which, with relatively little contribution from other stakeholders, resulted in a rather unambitious set of legal provisions on regeneration that have not substantially changed the instrumental approach of local authorities to urban regeneration.
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In the wake of new challenges such as income inequalities, populism, the rise of protectionism, climate change, the development of new technologies, demographic structure shifts and migration, the pandemic and its conse-quences countries... more
In the wake of new challenges such as income inequalities, populism, the rise of protectionism, climate change, the development of new technologies, demographic structure shifts and migration, the pandemic and its conse-quences countries and international organisations are looking for new solu-tions. The debates on prospective and post-liberal social and economic para-digms that would respond to these challenges have already begun worldwide. Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are the regions of the world char-acterised by the biggest persistent disparities. Therefore the new conditions of development combined with still unsolved problems create both threats and opportunities for policy-makers and chances for academics to contrib-ute to the debate. The authors underline the importance of institutions in tackling develop-mental problems and allow the reader to assess, in a direct or indirect way, their effectiveness. The lack of high quality institutions is one of the main bottlenecks to economic, social and territorial development worldwide, including the re-gions of the Latin America and the Caribbean. Their analyses add therefore to theories of new institutional economics developed by O. Williamson as well as labour economics and economic development.
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The JESSICA initiative has been set up to respond to development needs of urban areas, which are of key importance for stimulation of sustainable economic growth. It is supposed to provide a more efficient alternative to the traditional... more
The JESSICA initiative has been set up to respond to development needs of urban areas, which are of key importance for stimulation of sustainable economic growth. It is supposed to provide a more efficient alternative to the traditional EU grants for the implementation of developmental projects. The funding available under the JESSICA framework relies on a repayable and recyclable basis. This means that it not only offers revolving funds, increasing financing capacity of EU cohesion policy, but also creates scope for cooperation between public authorities, financial institutions, and private investors to support implementation of this policy. Since JESSICA supports projects being part of an integrated plan for sustainable urban development, its primary challenge is to combine the objectives focused on urban sustainability and policy intervention with revolving financial models that assume, in principle, the long-term viability of projects. However, taking into particular consideration the needs of urban areas and the EU cohesion policy objective on the one hand, and the organisation and operation of financing engineering instruments on the other, JESSICA seems to be a very ambitious undertaking. The evaluations carried out, up to now, have been mainly focused on its legal and institutional framework, or limited to some selected project. Our study concerns the assessment of all projects implemented within the framework of the JESSICA initiative in five Polish regions, namely: Pomorskie, Mazowieckie, Śląskie, Wielkopolskie and Zachodniopomorskie, in the years between 2007-2015. To do so, we designed a methodological approach for assessing the extent to which projects implemented under the JESSICA initiative have contributed to achieving its fundamental assumptions. Subsequently, we made an assessment of the results of JESSICA through the conceptual lens of sustainable urban development. The main findings show that the range of achieving the assumptions of the JESSICA funding model by projects diverges widely. Many projects were quite well adjusted to the requirements but there were also projects that fulfilled them to a very limited extent.
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Purpose This paper aims to find, which of the assets: gold, oil or bitcoin can be considered a safe-haven for investors in a crisis-driven Venezuela. The authors look also at the governmental change of approach towards the use and mining... more
Purpose This paper aims to find, which of the assets: gold, oil or bitcoin can be considered a safe-haven for investors in a crisis-driven Venezuela. The authors look also at the governmental change of approach towards the use and mining of cryptocurrencies being one of the assets and potential applications of bitcoin as (quasi) money. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected the daily data (a period from 01 May 2014 to 31 July 2018) on the development of the following magnitudes: Caracas Stock Exchange main index: Índice Bursátil de Capitalisación (IBC) index; gold price in US dollars, the oil price in US dollars and Bitcoin price in bolivar fuerte (VEF) (LocalBitcoins). The authors estimated a threshold VAR model between IBC and each of the possible safe-haven assets, where the trigger variable was the IBC; then the authors modelled the residuals from the TVAR model using MGARCH model with dynamic conditional correlation. Findings The results show that that gold is a better safe-haven than oil for Venezuelan investors, while bitcoin can be considered a weak safe haven. Still, bitcoin can perform (to a certain extent) money functions in a crisis-driven country. Research limitations/implications Further research after the change of local currency from VEF into bolivar soberano might be looked at on the later stage. Practical implications The authors provide evidence on which of analysed asset is the best safe-haven for the investors acting in the time of the crisis. The evidence goes in line with other authors’ findings, thus, the results might bring implications for investors of more universal character. Additionally, the result might be helpful for governments and/or monetary authorities while projecting institutional frameworks and conducting monetary policy. Social implications The unprecedented economic crisis in Venezuela was one of the factors that fuelled the mining and use of cryptocurrencies in the daily life of its citizens. Nowadays, the country is a leader in terms of the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in Latin America. The results show a potential application of bitcoin as a store of value or even means of payments in Venezuelan (or in other countries affected by the crisis). Originality/value The paper builds on the original data set collected by the authors and brings evidence from the models the authors constructed to verify, which asset is the best option for investors in hard times of the crisis. The authors add to the existing literature on financial assets, cryptocurrencies and behaviour of investors under different economic conditions.
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The Ability of JESSICA Projects to Influence the Market Processes in Cities. JESSICA initiative as a financial engineering instrument was introduced to enhance and accelerate investments in disadvantaged urban areas. The novel aspect of... more
The Ability of JESSICA Projects to Influence the Market Processes in Cities. JESSICA initiative as a financial engineering instrument was introduced to enhance and accelerate investments in disadvantaged urban areas. The novel aspect of JESSICA is that this instrument should not only support and promote sustainable urban development but also provide incentives that lower risk capital investments and consequently allow to overcome existing market failures. Thus, the paper aims to identify whether JESSICA projects have contributed to generating positive market effects, as well as to indicate the factors that were most responsible for the occurrence of these phenomena. The results show that 75% out of all projects generated positive market effects in form of new jobs, services or products. The generation of revenues by particular project was the most influential factor determining the capacity
of a given project to create positive markets effects.
of a given project to create positive markets effects.
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The purpose of this paper is to indicate the valuation importance of externalities derived from the urban ecosystem services (UES) in terms of their applicability in the appraisal process of urban regeneration projects co-financed from... more
The purpose of this paper is to indicate the valuation importance of externalities derived from the urban ecosystem services (UES) in terms of their applicability in the appraisal process of urban regeneration projects co-financed from European funds. Specifically, it examines the impact of UES on the project's economic performance, and thereby on human quality of life. Using the discounted cash flow method, this paper estimates the project's economic performance indicators including the identified UES upon their prior valuation. The valuation was carried out on the basis of the benefit analysis, contingent valuation method-"willingness to pay" and benefit transfer method, as recommended by Bernaciak, Wojcieszak (2014) and Zawojska et al. (2016). Results show that urban projects including UES are characterised by the higher values of the economic performance indicators and they should be assessed higher than projects with little or no UES because of their stronger contribution to the sustainable development of urban areas. In spite of the fact that there are limitations due to the UES valuation techniques used in the study, the presented approach could be an important tool for the project's appraisal.
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Objective: Objectives of the article are the following: to identify 1) similarity/ dissimi-larity in Polish regions with regard to the implementation of JESSICA projects in terms of the size of JESSICA loans/ projects and the legal form... more
Objective: Objectives of the article are the following: to identify 1) similarity/ dissimi-larity in Polish regions with regard to the implementation of JESSICA projects in terms of the size of JESSICA loans/ projects and the legal form of beneficiaries, 2) what factors have the biggest impact on the project capacities to generate revenues. Research Design & Methods: The authors used the logistic regression to build a model showing the association of the variables analysed on the dependent variable. In addition , to point out a relative importance from all possible orderings of explanatory variables and to show the most important one(s), ANOVA method was applied. Findings: Not all the projects co-financed under the JESSICA initiative bring revenues from their main operations. The legal form of a beneficiary plays an important role. Both projects implemented by companies and projects of a relatively high value increase the probability of generating revenues. Location of the project (capital city/ non-capital city of the region) is not significant with regard to capacities to generate revenues. Implications & Recommendations: JESSICA projects characterised with a high value and implemented by entities having the company status involve private capital and consequently generate capital backflows. They contribute to leverage effects and thereby raise the role of JESSICA as a powerful instrument aimed at rendering existing market failures. It seems that the results of the study might help to design the use of JESSICA resources in the current and the future EU financial perspective. Contribution & Value Added: The article sheds more light on a still under-researched area of the use of financial instruments in the EU Cohesion Policy. The analysis provides pioneering results and points out the vital issues for future research.
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Rozdział książki "Unia Europejska 2014+" poświęcony systemowi instytucjonalnemu i dokumentom strategicznym umożliwiającym wykorzystanie środków unijnych w Polsce.
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The JESSICA initiative introduced under the EU Cohesion Policy as revolving instrument, aimed at the regeneration processes and sustainable development of the cities. One of its main assumptions was to increase efficiency and... more
The JESSICA initiative introduced under the EU Cohesion Policy as revolving instrument, aimed at the regeneration processes and sustainable development of the cities. One of its main assumptions was to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the projects supported by JESSICA. The paper aims to identify whether all the projects implemented in Poland in the years 2007-2015 bring revenue and whether there is a relationship between the amount of the JESSICA loans/projects and the legal form of beneficiaries. The Polish case study based on the analysis of all the projects implemented in the five regions reveals that not all the projects bring revenues from their main operations. The legal form of a beneficiary plays also an important role with regard to the size of the loan/the value of the projects and determines a type of the results (economic, social) achieved by the projects. Thus, the recommendations for policy-makers responsible for the implementation of JESSICA 2 can be formulated
Streszczenie: JESSICA została zainicjowana przez Komisję Europejską wraz z Europejskim Bankiem Inwestycyjnym jako instrument finansowania zwrotnego mający wspomóc procesy rewitalizacji zdegradowanych obszarów miejskich. Jednym z jej podstawowych założeń było podniesienie skuteczności i efektywności wspieranych projektów. Głównym celem artykułu jest zweryfikowanie, czy projekty realizowane w Polsce w latach 2007-2015 generują przychody i czy istnieje zależność pomiędzy wartością pożyczki/projektu JESSICA a formą prawną beneficjentów projektów. Analiza, która objęła wszystkie projekty zrealizowane w pięciu polskich regionach, pozwala stwierdzić, że nie wszystkie projekty generują przychody z podstawowej działalności. Forma prawna beneficjentów ma znaczenie w odniesieniu do wartość pożyczki/projektu i wpływa na rodzaj osiąganych w projektach rezultatów (ekonomicznych, społecznych). Analiza pozwala na sformułowanie rekomendacji dla praktyki w zakresie wdrażania kolejnej generacji inicjatywy-JESSICA 2. Słowa kluczowe: JESSICA, rewitalizacja, projekty generujące przychód, polityka spójności, Polska.
Streszczenie: JESSICA została zainicjowana przez Komisję Europejską wraz z Europejskim Bankiem Inwestycyjnym jako instrument finansowania zwrotnego mający wspomóc procesy rewitalizacji zdegradowanych obszarów miejskich. Jednym z jej podstawowych założeń było podniesienie skuteczności i efektywności wspieranych projektów. Głównym celem artykułu jest zweryfikowanie, czy projekty realizowane w Polsce w latach 2007-2015 generują przychody i czy istnieje zależność pomiędzy wartością pożyczki/projektu JESSICA a formą prawną beneficjentów projektów. Analiza, która objęła wszystkie projekty zrealizowane w pięciu polskich regionach, pozwala stwierdzić, że nie wszystkie projekty generują przychody z podstawowej działalności. Forma prawna beneficjentów ma znaczenie w odniesieniu do wartość pożyczki/projektu i wpływa na rodzaj osiąganych w projektach rezultatów (ekonomicznych, społecznych). Analiza pozwala na sformułowanie rekomendacji dla praktyki w zakresie wdrażania kolejnej generacji inicjatywy-JESSICA 2. Słowa kluczowe: JESSICA, rewitalizacja, projekty generujące przychód, polityka spójności, Polska.
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This article investigates EU – China dialogue on regional policy, a puzzling exercise in policy transfer because such policy is by its nature inward-oriented and the intricacies of regional development imply uncertainty about its effects... more
This article investigates EU – China dialogue on regional policy, a puzzling exercise in policy transfer because such policy is by its nature inward-oriented and the intricacies of regional development imply uncertainty about its effects in different contexts. The article sheds light on the reasons of both sides for engaging in this unlikely policy learning effort and identifies its actors and mechanisms. It also critically assesses this process, stressing its one-way nature and the active role of the EU as a ‘policy-sender’, in contrast to most policy transfer literature citing demands by the policy-recipient as the predominant reason to engage in such cooperation.
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The Adjustment Assessment of Projects Implemented within the JESSICA Initiative to the Specifi c Needs of Urban Areas. Regeneration – an integrated process of activities undertaken in the spatial, social and economic dimensions – should... more
The Adjustment Assessment of Projects Implemented within the JESSICA Initiative to the Specifi c Needs of Urban Areas. Regeneration – an integrated process of activities undertaken in the spatial, social and economic dimensions – should lead to the improvement of the living conditions of inhabitants of degraded urban areas. The European Union in 2007-2013 allocated fi nancial resources for this purpose in the form of JESSICA initiative which is based on fi nancial engineering mechanism. Experiences gained so far allow conclusions to be drawn that JESSICA is a highly fi nancially-effi cient instrument but, however, not always delivers the desired outcomes in the spatial and social sphere. The scope of projects often is limited to infrastructural investments and does not refl ect the complexity of regeneration process. In the article the authors analyse experiences of the fi ve Polish regions with the use of JESSICA, point out main problems and formulate recommendations for sustainable urban policy. Wstęp Miasta zajmują kluczowe miejsce w systemie osadniczym kraju i poszczegól-nych regionów. W wymiarze funkcjonalnym odgrywają rolę ośrodków wzrostu, któ-re w zależności od ich wielkości i znaczenia w układzie osadniczym bezpośrednio oddziałują na otaczające je obszary. Kondycja społeczno-gospodarcza miast, a także zachodzące w nich procesy mają istotne znaczenie dla rozwoju obszarów otaczają-cych i odwrotnie – miasta poprzez swoje ścisłe powiązania z otoczeniem dostosowują
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The collection of papers in this issue brings new insights to the processes of international policy transfer and learning in the fields of regional and urban development policy, regional innovation and transit-oriented development. It... more
The collection of papers in this issue brings new insights to the processes of international policy transfer and learning in the fields of regional and urban development policy, regional innovation and transit-oriented development. It explores, through the perspective of different disciplines, the motivations of actors, tangible and non-tangible outputs, the role of factors affecting the process, and the spillover effects of such process. The contributions bring new insights into what represents success and failure in policy transfer and provide valuable lessons for policy-makers facing the challenges of a fast-changing global context.
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WPROWADZENIE Procesy zachodzące w ostatnim czasie zarówno wewnątrz Unii Europejskiej (UE), jak i w jej bliższym i dalszym sąsiedztwie mają charakter bezprece-densowy w całej historii istnienia tej organizacji ze względu na ich skalę oraz... more
WPROWADZENIE Procesy zachodzące w ostatnim czasie zarówno wewnątrz Unii Europejskiej (UE), jak i w jej bliższym i dalszym sąsiedztwie mają charakter bezprece-densowy w całej historii istnienia tej organizacji ze względu na ich skalę oraz kumulację. Oprócz ciągłych zmagań z konsekwencjami kryzysu fi-nansowego i przedłużającymi się oczekiwaniami na wyraźne ożywienie go-spodarcze w UE, wskazać należy na takie problemy, jak rosnące zagrożenie terrorystyczne i potrzebę ściślejszej koordynacji działań w zakresie spraw wewnętrznych, politykę sankcji wobec Rosji, problemy gospodarcze w Chi-nach, zależność energetyczną UE i kwestie utworzenia unii energetycznej, rosnące nastroje eurosceptyczne itd. Szczególnego znaczenia nabrały dwie kwestie, tj. masowy napływ uchodźców i kryzys imigracyjny, a także ryzyko gospodarcze i polityczne związane z wyjściem Wielkiej Brytanii z Unii. Do tych problemów dodać należy coraz większe trudności w zakre-sie utrzymania tzw. europejskiej solidarności postrzeganej jako zdolność 28 państw do budowania jedności, w ramach której podejmowane są wspólne decyzje dotyczące konkretnych działań. To wszystko sprawia, że coraz częściej pojawiają się pytania na temat perspektyw pogłębienia bądź poszerzenia procesu integracji europejskiej, a także roli UE jako reprezen-tanta państw członkowskich na arenie międzynarodowej. Nie ulega wątpli-wości, że dynamicznie zmieniająca się sytuacja polityczna i gospodarcza na świecie wymaga od UE podejmowania szybkich działań, które nie tylko odpowiedzą na bieżące potrzeby, ale również ukształtują dalekowzroczną politykę zdolną sprostać przyszłym wyzwaniom. Unia Europejska potrze-buje nowego strategicznego planu, który zapewni jej obywatelom bezpie-czeństwo w wymiarze społeczno-gospodarczym i politycznym. W tym kontekście, w dyskusji nad kierunkami działań podejmowany-mi na poziomie państw członkowskich i całej UE niezwykle ważne staje się dostarczenie argumentów, popartych wiedzą teoretyczną i badaniami naukowymi.
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Poland is one of the countries with relatively high implementation rates of secondary EU law. According to Ulrich Sedelmeier, rates of implementation and compliance are higher in the ‘new member states’ than amongst the ‘EU-15’. This is... more
Poland is one of the countries with relatively high implementation rates of secondary EU law. According to Ulrich Sedelmeier, rates of implementation and compliance are higher in the ‘new member states’ than amongst the ‘EU-15’. This is due to their relatively good preparation of the public administration in the pre-accession period, institutional capacity building, socialization and institutional learning bound by pre-accession conditionality and monitoring requirement of the process. Nevertheless, in some of the most sensitive areas, transition periods were agreed by Poland and the European Union and to this day, a part of the EU law is yet to be implemented. Especially in the areas of particular economic or societal interest, the transposition might be formal and the implementation not substantial. This means that, in the first instance, Polish law rather than the implemented directive is taken into account, e.g. for laws on renewable sources of energy, or in the climate sector.
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The European Union (EU) has been facing multiple crises recently, e.g. migratory crisis, structural crisis etc. Thus, the process of European integration is at a crossroads. In such turbulent times the questions of common... more
The European Union (EU) has been facing multiple crises recently, e.g. migratory crisis, structural crisis etc. Thus, the process of European integration is at a crossroads. In such turbulent times the questions of common values, standards and their place in the policies have arisen. In the paper, the main focus is put on the analysis of the place of EU values in the Cohesion Policy and impact of current socio-economic challenges on its future shape. The paper is of analytical character and it is based on secondary data, legislation and track of the integration process based on press-releases complemented by author’s participation in the process of implementation of the policy in Poland (advisory role to the executive bodies, expertise etc.). Therefore, this article may
be treated as a policy-debate paper.
be treated as a policy-debate paper.
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This chapter provides an evaluation of the evolution of regional policy-making (at subnational level) in Poland, one of the 28 EU Member States, in the period from just before Poland’s entry into this organization in 2004 to the present.... more
This chapter provides an evaluation of the evolution of regional policy-making (at subnational level) in Poland, one of the 28 EU Member States, in the period from just before Poland’s entry into this organization in 2004 to the present. Areas of possible cooperation are discussed, with emphasis on decentralized cooperation and regional policy-making under the new One Belt, One Road strategy. The methods comprise analyses of legal acts, strategic documents, and evaluation reports and our own research in the field.
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This engaging and topical book comprehensively explores the complexities surrounding the EU Cohesion Policy, which has been addressing regional and urban development across Europe since the 1980s. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, it... more
This engaging and topical book comprehensively explores the complexities surrounding the EU Cohesion Policy, which has been addressing regional and urban development across Europe since the 1980s. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, it not only considers the goals of this long-term investment policy, which is to reduce territorial disparities between Member States and their regions, but also considers the role it plays in the European integration process and the challenges the EU will face in its future.
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Pandemia COVID-19 uwypukliła konieczność dokonywania zmian o charakterze strategicznym w państwach i ich regionach w celu wzmacniania odporności na szoki. W badaniach nad rozwojem gospodarczym od dawna wiadome jest, że rozwój gospodarek... more
Pandemia COVID-19 uwypukliła konieczność dokonywania zmian o charakterze strategicznym w państwach i ich regionach w celu wzmacniania odporności na szoki. W badaniach nad rozwojem gospodarczym od dawna wiadome jest, że rozwój gospodarek regionalnych determinuje rozwój gospodarki kraju. W zależności od potencjałów regiony w różny sposób reagują na zachodzące w otoczeniu zmiany, szoki gospodarcze czy pozaekonomiczne. W odpowiedzi na wyzwania związane z potrzebą przeprowadzenia zielonej i cyfrowej transformacji (tzw. podwójnej transformacji), w dokumentach programowych polityki spójności zostały określone odpowiednie cele, działania i narzędzia. Pandemia COVID-19 dodatkowo unaoczniła konieczność zwrócenia szczególnej uwagi na wsparcie procesu podwójnej transformacji [Musiałkowska, Idczak, 2021], a nawet zintensyfikowała podejmowane działania w tym kierunku w ramach polityki ekonomicznej w państwach europejskich, w tym także samej polityki regionalnej w Polsce. Celem tego opracowania jest zdiagnozowanie stanu województw Polski w odniesieniu do przebiegu podwójnej transformacji (tj. zielonej i cyfrowej) oraz zidentyfikowanie czy opracowane dokumenty programowe stanowią odpowiedź na potrzeby regionów w kontekście sprostania przez nie wyzwaniom związanym z podwójną transformacją. Prowadzone badania mają charakter ilościowy i jakościowy. Opierają się na analizie treści aktów prawnych, dokumentów strategicznych oraz oficjalnych danych statystycznych, w zakresie wskaźników środowiskowych, ICT i innowacyjności. Badanie mieści się w nurcie badań nad integracją europejską (czynnikami wywołującymi jej postęp w ostatnich latach), a także nad rozwojem na poziomie regionalnym (subkrajowym). W opracowaniu przedstawiono istotę zielonej i cyfrowej transformacji, przeprowadzono diagnozę potencjału rozwoju polskich regionów w zakresie osiągnięć w procesie podwójnej transformacji na podstawie wybranych wskaźników. Przeanalizowano polskie regionalne programy operacyjne oraz terytorialne plany sprawiedliwej transformacji związane z wykorzystaniem środków z Funduszu na rzecz Sprawiedliwej Transformacji, a także oceniono możliwości osiągnięcia celów rozwojowych założonych w dokumentach programowych.
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This theoretically rooted and research-based book provides insights on the JESSICA funding model which – unlike the traditional non-repayable aid – focuses on supporting sustainable urban development projects in a repayable and recyclable... more
This theoretically rooted and research-based book provides insights on the JESSICA funding model which – unlike the traditional non-repayable aid – focuses on supporting sustainable urban development projects in a repayable and recyclable way. Looking through the lens of the JESSICA financial engineering mechanism used in urban transformation, it examines the functioning and performance thereof and formulates policy recommendations for the future. The aim of this volume is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the JESSICA sustainable funding model by exploring its repayable assistance mechanism to support sustainable urban development projects. The authors make several noteworthy contributions to the literature on EU cohesion policy and shed light on the use of the repayable instruments within public interventions, while providing, for the first time, a critical analysis of the JESSICA sustainable funding model from the holistic perspective which is especially relevant for supporting sustainable urban development. Financial Engineering in Sustainable Funding of Urban Development in the EU provides policy-significant findings that are important for EU cohesion policy in the field of repayable assistance to be reinvested in the long term in urban and regional transformation.
Includes an in-depth exploration of the particular aspects of EU cohesion policy
Provides theoretical discussion and empirics illustrated by figures and maps.
Contributors are experts, representing policy-oriented and academic research.
Includes an in-depth exploration of the particular aspects of EU cohesion policy
Provides theoretical discussion and empirics illustrated by figures and maps.
Contributors are experts, representing policy-oriented and academic research.
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The article presents and characterises contemporary Europe, espesifically the European Union (EU), based on available statistics published by EUROSTAT and AMECO. The text is an overview and relies mainly on a comparative analyses of... more
The article presents and characterises contemporary Europe, espesifically the European Union (EU), based on available statistics published by EUROSTAT and AMECO. The text is an overview and relies mainly on a comparative analyses of secondary statistical data. Its aim is to show Europe 100 years after signing the Treaty of Versailles when intense transnational actions have been instigated to ensure order in Europe. The dynamics of macroeconomic factors in Europe was presented. The analysis gives ground for supporting a hypothesis formulated in literature on the subject that economic intervention contributes to the economic growth and development of countries from a given integration grouping. Notably, these are the integration processes taking place in the EU that contribute to accomplishing the goals of the Treaty of Versaiiles.
Stulecie podpisania traktatu wersalskiego stało się okazją do wielu podsumowań i analiz. Niniejsze opracowanie przybliża i charakteryzuje współczesną Europę, a w szczególności Unię Europejską (UE), w oparciu o dostępne statystyki publikowane przez EUROSTAT i AMECO. Tekst ma charakter przeglądowy i oparty jest głównie o analizę porównawczą wtórnych danych statystycznych. Przeanalizowano w nim dynamikę kształtowania się podstawowych wskaźników makroekonomicznych w UE. Analiza pozwala przychylić się do hipotezy stawianej w literaturze przedmiotu mówiącej, że integracja gospodarcza przyczynia się do wzrostu i rozwoju gospodarczego państw należących do danego ugrupowania integracyjnego. Jednocześnie można zauważyć, że dopiero obecne procesy integracji w UE liczącej obecnie 27 państw przyczyniają się do realizacji celów zakładanych w traktacie wersalskim.
Stulecie podpisania traktatu wersalskiego stało się okazją do wielu podsumowań i analiz. Niniejsze opracowanie przybliża i charakteryzuje współczesną Europę, a w szczególności Unię Europejską (UE), w oparciu o dostępne statystyki publikowane przez EUROSTAT i AMECO. Tekst ma charakter przeglądowy i oparty jest głównie o analizę porównawczą wtórnych danych statystycznych. Przeanalizowano w nim dynamikę kształtowania się podstawowych wskaźników makroekonomicznych w UE. Analiza pozwala przychylić się do hipotezy stawianej w literaturze przedmiotu mówiącej, że integracja gospodarcza przyczynia się do wzrostu i rozwoju gospodarczego państw należących do danego ugrupowania integracyjnego. Jednocześnie można zauważyć, że dopiero obecne procesy integracji w UE liczącej obecnie 27 państw przyczyniają się do realizacji celów zakładanych w traktacie wersalskim.
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Purpose: The current pandemic crisis caused by Covid-19 significantly impacted the processes of European integration. The European Union decided to act within and beyond existing competences and instruments to support the efforts of its... more
Purpose: The current pandemic crisis caused by Covid-19 significantly impacted the processes of European integration. The European Union decided to act within and beyond existing competences and instruments to support the efforts of its Member States, along with regional and local authorities, in the fight against Covid-19. Our study sheds light on the instruments and solutions proposed within the framework of the cohesion and budget policy to tackle the problems related to Covid-19 in Europe. The analysis focuses on two strands: 1) EU assistance offered through cohesion policy (CP) instruments toward above areas; 2) the future evolution of EU budget, and therefore integration shifts, provoked by the Covid-19 crisis.
Design/methodology/approach: The study analyzes statistical data with regard to the use of instruments of the Cohesion Policy under the Covid-19 pandemic, but also the amendments introduced to legal acts and decision-making processes that refer to the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027.
Findings: We notice a strong shift of priorities regarding environment transformation, digitalization, and health protection, reflected in the MFF. The coordinative role of European institutions and the redirection of different financial instruments to health care follows the neofunctionalist paradigm and represents a spillover effect resulting from integration. The crisis analyzed from the institutional perspective is seen as a chance to reform the decision-making process, while on the other hand, as a threat to the inclusive integration of all Member States.
Originality and value: The paper is an original contribution on the overall use of both financial and legislative instruments in the times of nprecedented health and economic crisis caused by Covid-19 in the European Union. The text can be a valuable insight for both researchers and practitioners in the field of broadly understood European studies.
Design/methodology/approach: The study analyzes statistical data with regard to the use of instruments of the Cohesion Policy under the Covid-19 pandemic, but also the amendments introduced to legal acts and decision-making processes that refer to the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027.
Findings: We notice a strong shift of priorities regarding environment transformation, digitalization, and health protection, reflected in the MFF. The coordinative role of European institutions and the redirection of different financial instruments to health care follows the neofunctionalist paradigm and represents a spillover effect resulting from integration. The crisis analyzed from the institutional perspective is seen as a chance to reform the decision-making process, while on the other hand, as a threat to the inclusive integration of all Member States.
Originality and value: The paper is an original contribution on the overall use of both financial and legislative instruments in the times of nprecedented health and economic crisis caused by Covid-19 in the European Union. The text can be a valuable insight for both researchers and practitioners in the field of broadly understood European studies.
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Regions in the EU’s Eastern and Southern peripheries tend to perform badly across many rankings from economic development, to quality of government,social justice and innovation potential, despite the fact that the vast majorityof EU... more
Regions in the EU’s Eastern and Southern peripheries tend to perform badly across many rankings from economic development, to quality of government,social justice and innovation potential, despite the fact that the vast majorityof EU structural funding has been spent in these countries. However, these countries followed different development trajectories and reacted differently to the economic crisis. Some of them still struggle, others thrive, others, afteryears of structural transformation, are stuck in a middle-income trap.Successes and failures as a result of EU cohesion implementation are avaluable source of feedback for future plans. Southern part of the EU, and Central and Eastern Europe provide an excellent opportunity to evaluatethem, The whole implementation exercise is sometimes challenging to accomplish, as both the public and private sectors have low absorption capacity. In contrast, positive experiences also emerged. Regions in Central and Eastern European countries witnessed improvements in the form of change in GDP per capita, benchmarked against the EU average during theyears 2008-2015, while Southern Europe improved similarly between 2000-2008. In this volume, the authors cover a variety of aforementioned problems and experiences of either all member states, with special attention to peripheral countries, or to sectoral or regional problems in selected countries. The book begins with an overview of the issues of economic convergence and quality of life in all member states. It also addresses political aspects of EU cohesion policy, including involvement of civil society into this public policy, as well as relationships between cohesion policy support and EU identification. The final section discusses an important novelty in the framework of EU cohesion policy, namely the JESSICA initiative, that is, an instrument offering repayable and recyclable funding targeted at economically-viable and sustainable urban development projects. Authors are engaged in research on EU cohesion policy and represent severaldisciplines: economics, political and social sciences.
Research Interests: European Studies, Southern Europe, Cohesion Policy, Regional and Local Governance, Economic Development, and 8 moreRegional development, European Union (International Studies), Urban And Regional Planning, Central and Eastern Europe, Sustainable Urban Regeneration and Development, EU cohesion policy, Social cohesion, and EU structural funds
Regions in the EU’s Eastern and Southern peripheries tend to perform badly across many rankings from economic development, to quality of government,social justice and innovation potential, despite the fact that the vast majorityof EU... more
Regions in the EU’s Eastern and Southern peripheries tend to perform badly across many rankings from economic development, to quality of government,social justice and innovation potential, despite the fact that the vast majorityof EU structural funding has been spent in these countries. However, these countries followed different development trajectories and reacted differently to the economic crisis. Some of them still struggle, others thrive, others, afteryears of structural transformation, are stuck in a middle-income trap.Successes and failures as a result of EU cohesion implementation are avaluable source of feedback for future plans. Southern part of the EU, and Central and Eastern Europe provide an excellent opportunity to evaluatethem, The whole implementation exercise is sometimes challenging to accomplish, as both the public and private sectors have low absorption capacity. In contrast, positive experiences also emerged. Regions in Central and Eastern European countries witnessed improvements in the form of change in GDP per capita, benchmarked against the EU average during theyears 2008-2015, while Southern Europe improved similarly between 2000-2008. In this volume, the authors cover a variety of aforementioned problems and experiences of either all member states, with special attention to peripheral countries, or to sectoral or regional problems in selected countries. The book begins with an overview of the issues of economic convergence and quality of life in all member states. It also addresses political aspects of EU cohesion policy, including involvement of civil society into this public policy, as well as relationships between cohesion policy support and EU identification. The final section discusses an important novelty in the framework of EU cohesion policy, namely the JESSICA initiative, that is, an instrument offering repayable and recyclable funding targeted at economically-viable and sustainable urban development projects. Authors are engaged in research on EU cohesion policy and represent severaldisciplines: economics, political and social sciences.
Research Interests: European Studies, Southern Europe, Cohesion Policy, Urban Regeneration, Quality of life, and 8 moreRegional Planning/Development, European Union, Economic Development, Automotive Industry, Regional Economics, Central and Eastern Europe, Sustainable Urban Regeneration and Development, and Civil Society, Civic Engagement and E-Governance for Politcal Change
Monografia prezentuje proces wykorzystania doświadczeń Unii Europejskiej w prowadzeniu polityki spójności do Ameryki Łacińskiej, na przykładzie Mercosur. Unia Europejska stawiana jest często jako punkt odniesienia w innych częściach... more
Monografia prezentuje proces wykorzystania doświadczeń Unii Europejskiej w prowadzeniu polityki spójności do Ameryki Łacińskiej, na przykładzie Mercosur. Unia Europejska stawiana jest często jako punkt odniesienia w innych częściach świata ze względu na jej zaawansowanie w procesach integracyjnych oraz doświadczenie w prowadzeniu działań w wielu obszarach. Zarówno kraje nienależące do Unii Europejskiej jak i inne organizacje międzynarodowe uczą się analizując sukcesy oraz błędy popełniane przez inne organizacje. Starają się dzięki temu zastosować najodpowiedniejsze metody prowadzenia działań na swoich terytoriach. Polityka spójności (regionalna) UE jest polityką o znaczeniu strategicznym, która wspomaga procesy integracyjne, ma na celu wyrównywanie szans rozwojowych i posługuje się kompleksowym instrumentarium prawnym i finansowym stwarzając możliwości rozwoju regionów i poszczególnych państw UE. Ten swoisty „model” stał się inspiracją dla innych. W monografii scharakteryzowano politykę spójności UE (jako źródło transferu)oraz przedstawiono te elementy jej polityki, które zostały wykorzystane w organizacji integracyjnej jaką jest Mercosur.
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Książka pod redakcją: Ewa Małuszyńska, Ida Musiałkowska, Grzegorz Mazur
Monograph co-edited by: Ewa Małuszyńska, Ida Musiałkowska, Grzegorz Mazur
Monograph co-edited by: Ewa Małuszyńska, Ida Musiałkowska, Grzegorz Mazur
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Książka pod redakcją: Ewa Małuszyńska, Grzegorz Mazur, Ida Musiałkowska
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Poznań University of Economics and Business (PUEB) is one of top business schools in Poland. For many years there have been set of activities set up at the university to empower students to enter their professional life with a set of... more
Poznań University of Economics and Business (PUEB) is one of top business schools in Poland. For many years there have been set of activities set up at the university to empower students to enter their professional life with a set of competences related to leadership and business. They are offered outside of study curricula under operation of e.g. student organisations, research groups or cooperation with the PUEB Knowledge Transfer Company where they collaborate with business partners, NGOs, and regional and local authorities, and solve real-life problems (e.g. Oder Hackathon 2021). This year, the Conference on the Future of Europe became a catalyst to empower youth in participation in the process of decision-making. Series of events were organised at the university and the main findings and conclusions from the CoFoE will be presented. Thus, the presentation is twofold: 1) to present activities that are of capacity-building character in the professional and personal life and 2) to inform about future ideas that were formulated during the Conference on the Future of Europe.
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Department of European Studies of the Poznan University of Economics and Business is pleased to invite you to attend the international academic conference „Quo vadis, Europe? 15 years after the biggest enlargement of the EU” to be held on... more
Department of European Studies of the Poznan University of Economics and Business is pleased to invite you to attend the international academic conference „Quo vadis, Europe? 15 years after the biggest enlargement of the EU” to be held on April 11, 2019 at the Poznan University of Economics and Business.
Nearly 15 years ago we witnessed one of the most important events in the history of the European integration – the enlargement of the European Union by 10 new Member States, including Poland. It was a remarkable event both from the perspective of our country and region, as well as that of the whole continent, with its historical significance placing it among the most important events in recent history. The upcoming 15th anniversary of the biggest enlargement in the history of the EU is an excellent opportunity to summarise its outcomes. We would like this conference to serve as an opportunity to analyse the results and to review the state of the European integration process itself as well as the challenges that lay ahead for the European Union and its Member States.
Nearly 15 years ago we witnessed one of the most important events in the history of the European integration – the enlargement of the European Union by 10 new Member States, including Poland. It was a remarkable event both from the perspective of our country and region, as well as that of the whole continent, with its historical significance placing it among the most important events in recent history. The upcoming 15th anniversary of the biggest enlargement in the history of the EU is an excellent opportunity to summarise its outcomes. We would like this conference to serve as an opportunity to analyse the results and to review the state of the European integration process itself as well as the challenges that lay ahead for the European Union and its Member States.
Research Interests: European Studies, International Economics, European integration, European Law, International Trade, and 9 moreCohesion Policy, European Energy Policy, European Union, European Economic Integration, Migration Studies, European Union Law, European Union Politics, Economics of the European Union, and Brexit
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RSA Research Network on Cohesion Policy [#CPnet] 2 call for presentations for next two online workshops on: 1) Theoretical reflections on EU Cohesion Policy, 22-23 March; 2) The urban dimensions of EU Cohesion Policy, 19-20 May. Please... more
RSA Research Network on Cohesion Policy [#CPnet] 2 call for presentations for next two online workshops on: 1) Theoretical reflections on EU Cohesion Policy, 22-23 March; 2) The urban dimensions of EU Cohesion Policy, 19-20 May. Please find below more information on the topics, keynote speakers and organisations.
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There is a wide body of research that emphasises the importance of institutions for effective regional development. Part of this research has focused specifically on the role of administrative capacity as a factor for the effectiveness of... more
There is a wide body of research that emphasises the importance of institutions for effective regional development. Part of this research has focused specifically on the role of administrative capacity as a factor for the effectiveness of ESIF programmes and concluded that effectiveness is conditional on the ability of national, regional and local administrations to design robust strategies, allocate resources effectively and administer EU funding efficiently (amongst the most recent, Hagemann 2019; Di Cataldo, M. and Rodriguez-Pose 2017; Mendez and Bachtler 2017; Surubaru 2017; Tosun 2014; Bachtler et al 2013; Terracciano and Graziano 2013; Lorvi 2013; Filippetti and Reggi 2012; Farole et al 2011). This research has prompted policymakers to pay more attention to the development of institutional and administrative capacity. Within cohesion policy, in particular, administrative capacity building in the current, 2014-2020,
period is supported through a variety of means, including Technical Assistance, Thematic Objective 11 (“institutional capacity”), Thematic Objective 2 (“e-government, open data”), peer learning through exchanges and networks (e.g. ‘European Week of Regions and Cities’, ‘Taiex Peer-to-Peer’), and others. Yet, there is still a limited understanding of the effectiveness of these measures, of the sustainability of the
capacity building outcomes achieved, and of the wider institutional and administrative capacity needs of public administrations and stakeholders.
period is supported through a variety of means, including Technical Assistance, Thematic Objective 11 (“institutional capacity”), Thematic Objective 2 (“e-government, open data”), peer learning through exchanges and networks (e.g. ‘European Week of Regions and Cities’, ‘Taiex Peer-to-Peer’), and others. Yet, there is still a limited understanding of the effectiveness of these measures, of the sustainability of the
capacity building outcomes achieved, and of the wider institutional and administrative capacity needs of public administrations and stakeholders.
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In the wake of new challenges such as income inequalities, populism, rise of protectionism, climate change, development of new technologies, demographic structure shifts and migration, countries and international organisations are looking... more
In the wake of new challenges such as income inequalities, populism, rise of protectionism, climate change, development of new technologies, demographic structure shifts and migration, countries and international organisations are looking for new solutions (CEPAL 2018). The debates on prospective and post-liberal social and economic paradigms that would respond to the above-mentioned challenges have already begun worldwide. Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are the regions of the world characterised by the biggest persistent disparities. Therefore the appearance of new conditions of development combined with unsolved problems creates both threats and opportunities for policy-makers and chances for academics to contribute to the debates.
Against this background we invite the papers that aim to answer the following general and more specific research questions from an economic perspective (in the file).
We welcome high quality articles dealing with micro, mezzo and macro issues well founded in contemporary theories and relevant to an international audience. The papers should not exceed 20 pages, including references and footnotes. For technical details see section and link “Guidelines for authors” at ebr.edu.pl
Deadline for submitting full texts to: secretary@ebr.edu.pl is 30 July 2019.
Planned publication 1 No. 2020.
Economics and Business Review is a quarterly journal focusing on theoretical and applied research in the fields of economics, management and finance. The Journal welcomes the submission of high quality articles dealing with micro, mezzo and macro issues well founded in modern theories and relevant to an international audience. The EBR’s goal is to provide a platform for academicians all over the world to share, discuss and integrate state-of-the-art economics, finance and management thinking with special focus on new market economies. The journal has been published by the Poznań University of Economics and Business (Poland) and now is available on the platform of De Gruyter Open (https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/ebrpl/ebrpl-overview.xml?rskey=ub6GL8&result=1).
The journal is indexed and distributed in EBSCO, ESCI, ProQuest, BazEcon, CEJSH and Index Copernicus.
More on: http://www.ebr.edu.pl/
Against this background we invite the papers that aim to answer the following general and more specific research questions from an economic perspective (in the file).
We welcome high quality articles dealing with micro, mezzo and macro issues well founded in contemporary theories and relevant to an international audience. The papers should not exceed 20 pages, including references and footnotes. For technical details see section and link “Guidelines for authors” at ebr.edu.pl
Deadline for submitting full texts to: secretary@ebr.edu.pl is 30 July 2019.
Planned publication 1 No. 2020.
Economics and Business Review is a quarterly journal focusing on theoretical and applied research in the fields of economics, management and finance. The Journal welcomes the submission of high quality articles dealing with micro, mezzo and macro issues well founded in modern theories and relevant to an international audience. The EBR’s goal is to provide a platform for academicians all over the world to share, discuss and integrate state-of-the-art economics, finance and management thinking with special focus on new market economies. The journal has been published by the Poznań University of Economics and Business (Poland) and now is available on the platform of De Gruyter Open (https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/ebrpl/ebrpl-overview.xml?rskey=ub6GL8&result=1).
The journal is indexed and distributed in EBSCO, ESCI, ProQuest, BazEcon, CEJSH and Index Copernicus.
More on: http://www.ebr.edu.pl/
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