FVP:UVSRPV0165 Public Administration in the C - Course Information

UVSRPV0165 Public Administration in the Czech Republic

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 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

Prerequisites

The course follows the knowledge of History and Theory of Public Administration and Administrative Law and relates to other special subjects (e. g. Local Politics, Non-Government Non-Profit Organization, Transformation of Czech Regions)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Environmental Monitoring (programme FPF, B1702 AplF)
• Public Administration and Regional Policy (programme FVP, B6731-SPSP)

Course objectives

The course follows the knowledge of history and theory of public administration as well as administrative law and is related to other special subjects. Its aim is to explain the changes of territorial administrative division and structure of public administration from 1945 till present day in political, economic and social connections, to analyze current structure and functioning of public administration and territorial self-administration on local, regional and state level as well as role of institutes of public administration in process of incorporating of the Czech republic to European Union. The relations of local and central organs of public administration, local associations and associations, non-profit organizations and other subjects of community work in solving the current problems. The course of reform of public administration from 1990 including evaluation OECD is described in detail as well as position and activity of municipalities and regions as well as possibilities of trans-border cooperation in the frame of Council of Europe and European Union. In the seminars, the students will be lead to independent analysis and evaluation of concrete issues, to comparison of theory and practice, the seminar will comprise also presentation of activity of organs of public administration (visit of talks of municipality committee, discussion with representatives and workers of self-administration and state administration).

Syllabus

• 1. Generally theoretical and terminological questions related to analysis of public administration: public power and public policy; state and democracy; subjects of public administration, organization of public administration; scope of authority and powers of organs of public administration
  2. Territorial administrative division of Czechoslovakia and the Czech republic from 1945 till present day: individual periods and their shaping features.
  3. Development of constitutional system and organization of public administration in Czechoslovakia in 1945-1989
  4. Constitutional institutions and division of power in conditions of the Czech republic (from the 90´s till present day): basic characteristics of constitutional institutions, legislation, practice
  5. Reform of public administration from the foundation of the Czech republic (1993) till present day: main phases, their tasks and results
  6. Central organs of state administration: organization, scope of authority, powers
  7. Local organs of state administration: organization, scope of authority, powers
  8. Czech municipal and region forms. municipality as a basis of local administration: legislation, main areas of the scope of authority, categorization of the municipalities
  9. Czech regional system: region as HTSU; self-administrative region, formation of regional system in the context of public administration; legislation; main areas of scope of authority of regions
  10. Evaluation and control in public administration : systems and types of control and audit
  11. Personal matters in public administration: clerks and other employees of public administration; performance of functions; legislation; ethical issues; education in public administration
  12. Integration of the Czech republic in European Union and public administration; international, border and trans-border cooperation; euroregions; regional and structural policy of EU
  

Literature

required literature
• Ústavní zákon č. 347/1997, zákony č. 128 - 132, 147, 157, 218-220, 243, 248 a 250/2000 Sb., usnesení vlády ČR č. 21 z 27. 3. 2001, zákony č. 201, 231, 284, 290, 312-314 a 320/2002 Sb., vyhláška MV č. 388/2002 Sb. info
• Kadečka, S. Právo obcí a krajů v České republice. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2005. info
• Vodička, K., Cabada, L. Politický systém v České republice. Praha: Portál, 2003. info
• POMAHAČ, R., VIDLÁKOVÁ, O. Veřejná správa. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2002. ISBN 80-7179-748-0. info
• Pomahač, R., Widemannová, M. Veřejná správa a evropská právní integrace. Praha: VŠE, Nakladatelství Oeconomia, 2002. info
• Pavlíček, V. et al. Ústavní právo a státověda. Díl II, část 1. Ústavní právo. Praha: Linde, 2001. info
• Vidláková, O. Reformy veřejné správy. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2000. info

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis

Assessment methods

Written exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Written exam in a form of a test with the aim of testing the student´s knowledge gained by the participation in lectures and seminars and on the basis of reading of obligatory literature. The participation on the exam is conditioned by regular participation in the seminars and by submitting of analytical seminar paper in the extent of 6 pages.

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