MIBEC
Workshop
Presentazione dei moduli didattici
Claudio Bogliotti
Bari, 22-9-2007
February 18, 2008 – February 22, 2008
May 12, 2008 – June 20, 2008
MIBEC
Master on
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION
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MODULES
Modulo introduttivo: Linguaggio, inquadramento e politiche
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Dimensioni e strategie nazionali, europee ed internazionali per sviluppo
sostenibile e corporate business (o corporate development)
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Sostenibilità e governance: passwords per pianificazione e programmazione
territoriale
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La pratica della progettazione per sviluppo sostenibile e corporate business
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EU projects planning and evaluation
Method and material
•Lectures: Lectures are intended to describe, explain and
illustrate key processes and trends, and to introduce relevant
theoretical concepts, empirical debates and policy issues.
•Traditional presentations and Video presentations: lectures
supported by research and video presentations introducing case
studies.
•Reading: for the understanding of the key concepts, the course
will provide scientific papers, reports and institutional
documents.
•Working groups: to extract and apply the knowledge given in
the lecture sessions, students will be involved in working groups.
Modulo introduttivo: Linguaggio, inquadramento e politiche
Frontal lecture: 14 hours – Teacher: Dott. Giorgio Costantino
OBJECTIVES
• To provide a common basic knowledge of the European Union
as the major political and normative driver for innovation and
sustainability.
• The module briefly introduces the European integration process,
the “institutional triangle”, leading towards a practical
perspective on the European governance introducing as well the
representation of interest & lobbying system.
• The Lisbon Strategy and the Sustainable Development strategy
are contextualized and explained in their development. EU
Policies are presented starting from the financial perspectives
2007-2013 and budget analysis.
Modulo introduttivo: Linguaggio, inquadramento e politiche
Frontal lecture: 14 hours – Lecturer: Dott. Giorgio Costantino
MODULE PROGRAMME
1st day
An attempt to define the EU and the EC (2h)
Outlines of the European integration process and ENP (2h)
European Governance and representation of interest & lobbying in the EU
(2h)
2nd day
Introduction to sustainability concepts (2h)
Lisbon Strategy and The Sustainable Development Strategy: a critical
overview (6h)
3rd day
Information retrieval (2h)
The EU key programmes under the Financial Framework headings (4h)
Selected references
1. Presidency Conclusion Lisbon Euopean Council 22 and 23 March 2000.
2. Presidency Conclusion Goteborg Euopean Council 15 and 16 June 2001.
3. European Commission Brussels, 25.7.2001 COM(2001) 428 final European
Governance – A White Paper.
4. Facing the challenge The Lisbon strategy for growth and employment Report
from the High Level Group chaired by Wim Kok November 2004.
5. Commission of the European Communities, Working together for growth and
jobs – A new start of the Lisbon Process – SEC, 2005, 192/193.
6. Council of the European Union Review of the EU Sustainable Development
Strategy (EU SDS) − Renewed Strategy Brussels, 10117/06, 9 June 2006.
7. The European Union and Sustainable Development Vrije Universiteit Brussel
VUBPress 2006.
8. European Commission, The 7th RTD Framework Programme, www.cordis.lu
9. Serageldin, I., Sustainability and the Wealth of Nations, First Steps in an
Ongoing Journey, World Bank, Washington, DC, 1996.
10. Funtowicz, S., Ravets, J., O’Connors, M., Challenges in the use of science for
sustainable development, Int. J. Sustain. Dev. 1, 1998.
11. Valentin, A., Spangenberg, J.H., A guide to community sustainability indicators.
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 20 (2000) 381-392.
12. World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future.
Oxford University Press, London, 1987.
13. J.H. Spangenberg, S. Pfahl, K. Deller, Towards indicators for institutional
sustainability: lessons from an analysis of Agenda 21, Ecological Indicators, 2
(2002) 61-77.
Dimensioni e strategie nazionali, europee ed internazionali per
sviluppo sostenibile e corporate business (corporate development)
Frontal lecture: 24 hours – Different lecturers: not yet identified
OBJECTIVES
To explore the concept of corporate sustainability
from the regulatory, organizational and
communication points of view. Some relevant
experiences are presented in case studies.
To deepen the role of Corporate Social Responsibiity
as catalyst for sustainable behaviours
Dimensioni e strategie nazionali, europee ed internazionali per
sviluppo sostenibile e corporate business (o corporate development)
Frontal lecture: 24 hours
MODULE PROGRAMME
1st day
The communication issue: sustainable communication (6h)
2nd day
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices in large enterprises
and SMEs (6h)
3rd day
The European approach to CSR (6h)
4th day
Environmental and Social accountability in local develpment (6h)
Selected references
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COM(2006) 136 final Implementing the partnership for growth and jobs: Making Europe a pole of
excellence on corporale social responsibility
COM(2002) 347 Responsabilità sociale delle imprese: un contributo delle imprese allo sviluppo
sostenibile
COM(2001)264 definitivo COMUNICAZIONE DELLA COMMISSIONE Sviluppo sostenibile in
Europa per un mondo migliore: strategia dell'Unione europea per lo sviluppo sostenibile
Green Paper Promoting a European framework for corporate social responsibility DG.
Employment
Global reporting initiative: G3 GuidelinesCOM(2006) 136 final Implementing the partnership for
growth and jobs: Making Europe a pole of excellence on corporale social responsibility
COM(2002) 347 Responsabilità sociale delle imprese: un contributo delle imprese allo sviluppo
sostenibile
COM(2001)264 definitivo COMUNICAZIONE DELLA COMMISSIONE Sviluppo sostenibile in
Europa per un mondo migliore: strategia dell'Unione europea per lo sviluppo sostenibile
Green Paper Promoting a European framework for corporate social responsibility DG.
Employment
Global reporting initiative: G3 GuidelinesCOM(2006) 136 final Implementing the partnership for
growth and jobs: Making Europe a pole of excellence on corporale social responsibility
COM(2002) 347 Responsabilità sociale delle imprese: un contributo delle imprese allo sviluppo
sostenibile
COM(2001)264 definitivo COMUNICAZIONE DELLA COMMISSIONE Sviluppo sostenibile in
Europa per un mondo migliore: strategia dell'Unione europea per lo sviluppo sostenibile
Green Paper Promoting a European framework for corporate social responsibility DG.
Employment
Global reporting initiative: G3 Guidelines
Sostenibilità e governance: passwords per pianificazione e
programmazione territoriale
Frontal lecture: 16 hours – Lecturer: Dott. Giaime Berti
OBJECTIVES
The module aims to blend theory and practice to promote a rounded understanding
of governance:
– the module aims to provide the theoretical framework necessary to
comprehend the paradigm from “government” to “governance”
– the module illustrates the new EU and UN governance models
– it presents some case studies in order to identify problems and conflicts of
interest in the new processes of governing:
• New institutions  partnerships
• New processes and instruments  new regional and local development
planning
Sostenibilità e governance: passwords per pianificazione e
programmazione territoriale
Frontal lecture: 16 hours
MODULE PROGRAMME
1st day ( 6 hours):
Lecture: Governance theories
Readings
2nd day ( 6 hours):
Lecture: EU and UN governance model
Readings
3rd day ( 6 hours):
Workshops
4th day ( 6 hours):
Lecture and video presentations: Governance practices
Workshops
5th day (6 hours):
Lecture: Laboratories for regional and local sustainable development (4 hours)
Final written examination
Selected references
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Castells M., “The Power of Identity, The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture”, Vol. II. Cambridge, MA;
Oxford, UK, Blackwell, 1997. (Castells M., “Il Potere delle identità”, UBE, Milano, 2003 a.).
Goodwin M., Painter J. “Local governance, the crises of Fordism and the changing geographies of regulation”,
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 1996.
Jessop B., “The regulation approach, governance and post-Fordism: alternative perspectives on economic and
political change?”, Economy and Society, Vol. 24, N.3, 1995.
Hall J.S., “Reconsidering the Connection between Capacity and Governance”, Public Organization Review: A Global
Journal 2, 2002.
Marinetto M., “Governing beyond the Centre: A Critique of the Anglo-Governance School”, Political Studies, Vol. 51,
N. 3,2003
Rhodes R., “The New Governance: Governing without Government”, Political Studies, Vol. 44, 1996.
Stoker G., “Governance as theory: five propositions”, International Social Science Journal, Vol. 50, Issue 155, 1998.
Special Issue on Governance, International Social Science Journal, Vol. 50, 1998
Marsh D., Smith M., “Understanding Policy Networks: towards a Dialectical Approach”, Political Studies, Vol 48, 2000
Ansell C., “The Networked Polity: Regional Development in Western Europe”, Governance: An Institutional Journal of
Policy and Administration; Vol. 13 , Issue 3, 2000;
Börzel T., “What's So Special About Policy Networks? – An Exploration of the Concept and Its Usefulness in Studying European
Governance”, European Integration online Papers (EIoP), Vol. 1 N° 16, 1997.
Presidency Conclusion Lisbon European Council 22 and 23 March 2000
Facing the challenge The Lisbon strategy for growth and employment Report from the High Level Group chaired by
Wim Kok November 2004.
Commission of the European Communities, Working together for growth and jobs – A new start of the Lisbon Process
– SEC, 2005, 192/193.
UNDP, “Governance for sustainable human development. A UNDP policy document”, United Nations Development
Programme, January 1997
Torres Diana P., United Nations Development Programme, NHDR Unit, Human Development Report
Office “Governance and Human Development. A Brief Thematic Review of NHDRs. Examining Governance Issues”,
Draft for Discussion, Beirut, Lebanon, June 25-27, 2001
UNDP, Management Development and Governance Division, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support,
“Reconceptualising Governance”. Discussion paper 2, New York, January 1997
La pratica della progettazione per sviluppo sostenibile e corporate
business
Frontal lecture: 48 hours – Lecturer: Dott. Claudio Bogliotti
OBJECTIVES
Building expertise in sustainable design (project, planning, coorporate
business).
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Learning the principles of sustainable development and the operational
criteria
Project Cycle management and the logical framework approach are
presented as tools for sustainable project design. Using the logical
framework approach, during the laboratory hours, the student divided in
groups will simulate the development of a participatory deliberated
project.
Such a work will be taken up as material in the following module for the
simulation of project writing using EC format and for project work during
stage
La pratica della progettazione per sviluppo sostenibile e corporate
business
Frontal lecture: 48 hours – Teacher: Dott. Claudio Bogliotti
MODULE PROGRAMME
1st week
1st , 2nd and 3rd day
An outline of Sustainable Development: integrating sustainabiity, governance
and ethics in development and corporate business (12h)
4th day
Introduction to Project Cycle Management – PCM (4h)
2nd week
1st day
PCM and Integration of Sustainability in the Project Cycle Mangement. (8h)
2nd, 3rd, 4th day
Sustainable project/planning design: building a sustainable logical framework
and translation into the project logics (case study: Framework Programme
RTD)
Selected references
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Serageldin, I., Sustainability and the Wealth of Nations, First Steps in an Ongoing Journey, World Bank,
Washington, DC, 1996.
Funtowicz, S., Ravets, J., O’Connors, M., Challenges in the use of science for sustainable development,
Int. J. Sustain. Dev. 1, 1998.
Rosner, W.J., Mental models for sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Prod. 3, pp. 107-121, 1995.
Valentin, A., Spangenberg, J.H., A guide to community sustainability indicators. Environmental Impact
Assessment Review, 20 (2000) 381-392.
Rodhes, R.A.W., The New Governance: Governing without Government, Political Studies, XLIV (1996)
652-667.
Bogliotti C., Spangenberg J.H., A conceptual device for framing sustainability in project development and
evaluation. WIT Transactions on Ecology and Environment, Vol. 34, pp. 347 – 357, WIT Press ISSN 17453451.
World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future. Oxford University Press,
London, 1987.
Sampford, C., Environmental governance for biodiversity, Environmental Science & Policy, 5, pp.79-90,
2002.
De Paula,G.O., Cavalcanti, R.N., Ethics: essence for sustainability, Journal of Cleaner Production, 8 , 109117, 2000.
Robinson, J., Squaring the circle ? Some thoughts on the idea of sustainable development, Ecological
Economics, 48, 239-384, 2004.
T. Meppen, R. & Gill, Planning for sustainability as a learning concept, Ecological Economics, 26, pp 121137, 1998).
Spangenberg, J.H., Omann, I., Hinterberger, F., Minimum benchmarks and scenarios for employment and
the environment, Ecological Economics, 42 pp. 429-443, 2002.
J.H. Spangenberg, S. Pfahl, K. Deller, Towards indicators for institutional sustainability: lessons from an
analysis of Agenda 21, Ecological Indicators, 2 (2002) 61-77.
Spangenberg, J.H., Environmental space and the prism of sustainability: frameworks for indicators
measuring sustainable development, Ecological Indicators, 2, pp.295-309, 2000.
The Project Cycle Management. Paper of the European Commission.
EU projects planning and evaluation
Frontal lecture: 60 hours – Teacher: Ing. Carlo Polidori
MODULE AIMS
To deepen the basic knowledge about EU financed programmes and how to
prepare, submit and managing a project within an International Consortium; due
to the high level requested in the EU projects, the above knowledge will be
useful to the students in approaching every kind of project
EU projects planning and evaluation
Frontal lecture: 60 hours – Teacher: Ing. Carlo Polidori
MODULE PROGRAMME
1st day
General Introduction to the EU institutions and to the EU financed programmes (6hours)
2nd day
EU programmes: call selection criteria (6hours)
3rd day
How to write a EU project proposal: Partner search and Consortium Composition (6hours)
4th day
The project evaluation criteria and the external experts (6hours)
5th day
Project budgeting and Project management in the EU Programmes (6hours)
6th day
Cost statement and project reporting in the EU projects (6hours)
7th, 8th, 9th and 10th day
Simulation of a project writing (groups of 4 students) (24hours)
Selected references
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LIFE-NATURE: A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO
PREPARING A PROJECT PROPOSAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION - DG ENV LIFE UNIT update
June 2004
7th Framework Programme: GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS,
COOPERATION, Theme 5: ENERGY, Theme 7:
TRANSPORT (including AERONAUTIC)
LIFE – Environment, PREPARATORY PROJECTS:
APPLICATION GUIDE, 2006