Socio-cultural characteristics of European countries and regions 4208-SkchEU-OG

1. Culture as a determinant of social behavior. International research on the dimensions of culture.
2. Cultural and economic premises of regional diversity. The EU.
3. Cultural features of European regions (individualism, conservatism, secularism, etc.).
4. Institutionalism. The importance of inclusive institutions for the economy and democracy.
5. Perception of regulatory institutions in European regions.
6. Preferred models of economic and political institutions in European regions.
7. Quality of governance and bureaucratic efficiency in European regions
8. Social capital and its economic and political consequences compared to other types of capital.
9. Social and cultural capital in European regions.
10. Quality of governance and economic resources, social capital and cultural features.
11. Quality, governance and bureaucratic efficiency - specificity of the regions of Central and Eastern Europe
12. Labor relations. Industries, management methods, motivations in European regions and the psychological cost of work
13. Living standards in European regions
14. Mental state of the population in European regions and its determinants.
15. Economic characteristics of European regions. Specificity of Central and Eastern Europe regions and their development opportunities.
16. Relationship of economic development with cultural features, cultural capital and quality of governance.
17. Social and cultural characteristics of selected metropolieses - European against the background of regions. Center - periphery.

Course coordinators

Janusz Hryniewicz

Type of course

general courses

Learning outcomes

The students will receive knowledge about.
1. Cultural and social characteristic countries and regions in EU.
(individualism, collectivism, conservatism, attitudes towards democracy).
2. Mental health of population in countries and regions of EU and its determinants.
3. The institutional theory connecting socio-cultural phenomena with economic development.
4. Socio-cultural factors influencing attitudes to democracy.
5. The size of regional differences in European countries.

Assessment criteria

Attendance – 80%. = 3
Higher rating - essay

Bibliography

D. Acemoglu, J. A Robinson 2012 Dlaczego narody przegrywają, Zysk i S-ka, Poznań

G. Gorzelak 2007 (red) Polska regionalna i lokalna w świetle badań EUROREG-u, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar, Warszawa.

Harrison L.E., S.P. Huntington (red), 2003, Kultura ma znaczenie, Zysk i S-ka, Poznań.

Gorzelak Grzegorz, Tucholska Anna (red.): Historyczno-kulturowe uwarunkowania rozwoju. Polska i Ukraina, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar.

Hryniewicz 2015 Polska na tle historycznych podziałów przestrzeni europejskiej oraz współczesnych przemian gospodarczych, społecznych i politycznych, Wydawnictwo Naukowe SCHOLAR, Warszawa

A. Olechnicka 2004 Regiony peryferyjne w gospodarce informacyjnej, Wydawnictwo SCHOLAR, Warszawa.

M. S. Szczepański, A. Śliz (red.), 2006 Kapitały: ludzie i instytucje, Tychy – Opole.

M.S. Szczepański, A Śliz, R. Geisler, Borys Cymbrowski, 2011 Socjologia regionu i społeczności lokalnych. Antologia, Opole.

Additional information

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