UVSRPEP019 Public Administration in Central Europe

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Martin Jemelka, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This subject connects knowledge of theory of administration, historical and political geography and legal systems and knowledge of modern history of central European counties. Its aim is to lighten basic institutions and principles of functioning of current systems of public administration in central European territory, i.e. in countries of Visegrad group, Germany and Austria. Briefly, the changes of public administration from 1945, relations of local and central organs and the course of reform of public administration from beginning of the 90´s of the 20th century will be mentioned. The attention will be paid to the role of public administration in process of transformation of post-communist countries, their integration in European structures as well as current state and perspectives of regional and trans-border cooperation of central European countries in the frame of Visegrad, The Council of Europe and European Union.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to issue of public administration in central Europe (concepts, specific features, models and connections)
    2. Public administration in Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary in 1945-1989
    3. Development of public administration after World War II in Germany and Austria
    4. Governments and state administration organs in the Czech republic and the Slovak republic
    5. Governments and state administration organs in Poland and Hungary
    6. Governments and state administration organs in Germany and Austria
    7. Local self-administration in the Czech republic and the Slovak republic
    8. Local self-administration in Poland and Hungary
    9. Local self-administration in Germany and Austria
    10. Reform of public administration in post-communist central European countries
    11. The course and perspectives of public administration reforms in Germany and Austria
    12. Integration processes and forms of collaboration of central European countries
Literature
    required literature
  • Čechák, V. Vývoj veřejné správy v Československu a České republice (1945-2004). Praha: Eupress, 2004. info
  • WRIGHT, G., NEMEC, J. (eds.). Management veřejné správy. (Teorie a praxe). Zkušenosti z transformace veřejné správy ze zemí střední a východní Evropy. Praha: Ekopress, 2003. info
  • MESEŽNIKOV, G., NIŽŇANSKÝ, V. (eds.). Reforma verejnej správy na Slovensku 1998-2002. Bratislava, 2002. info
  • POMAHAČ, R. a VIDLÁKOVÁ, O. Veřejná správa. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2002. info
  • POMAHAČ, R. a VIDEMANNOVÁ, M. Veřejná správa a evropská právní integrace. Praha: VŠE, Fakulta národohospodářská, 2002. info
  • WILDMANNOVÁ, M. Územní samospráva v ČR, Rakousku a SRN. nakladatelství, 2001. info
  • PETERS, R. A. Německo. In CHANDLER, J. A. (ed.). Místní správa v liberálních demokraciích. Brno: Doplněk, 1998. info
    recommended literature
  • BŘÍZOVÁ, M. Perspektivy zapojení regionů zemí první vlny rozšíření do evropských regionálních struktur. In KUBÁT, M. (ed.). Východní rozšíření Evropské unie. Východiska - stav - perspektivy. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně ve spolupráci, 2001. info
  • KALLAS, M. a LITYŃSKI, A. Historia ustroju i prawa Polski Ludowej. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Prawnicze PWN, 2000. info
  • Władza lokalna w warunkach demokracji. Raport z badań. Pod red. J. J. Wiatra. Warszawa, 1998. info
  • BARAŃSKI, M. (ed.). Wladze lokalne w Europie Środkowej i Wschodniej. Katowice: Stowarzyszemie pomocy szkole "Belfer", 1998. info
  • Reforma verejnej správy. Porovnanie skúseností východu a západu. Bratislava: NISPAcee, 1997. info
  • HESSE, J. J. (ed.). Administrative Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1993. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The students must understand and be able to interpret differences between functioning of public administration in democratic and non-democratic regimes, orientate in structure and functioning of current state administration and self-administration, perspectives and aims of ongoing reforms of public administration and possibilities of cooperation of central European countries.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2011.
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