UVSRPVN121 Public Administration in Central Europe

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Igor Palúš, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Igor Palúš, CSc. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Matúš Vyrostko, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Igor Palúš, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: JUDr. Marie Sciskalová, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course builds on the knowledge of theory of management of public administration, historical and political geografy of political and legal systems and modern history of Central European countries. Its aim is to describe the fundamental institutions and principles of systems of public administration in Central Europe, ie in the so-called the Visegrad Group Countries, in Germany and Austria. There will be briefly mentioned changes of public administration since 1945, then the present structure and functioning of state administration and self-government at the local, regional and national level, the relationship of local and central authorities and the process of public administration reform since the early 90ies of the 20th century. Attention will be paid to the role of public administration in process of transformation in post-communist countries, their integration into European structures and the current state and perspectives of regional and cross-border cooperation between Central European countries, the Visegrad Group Countries, the Council of Europe and the European Union.
Syllabus
  • 1st Introduction to Public Administration issuev in Central Europe (concepts, specific features, models and context)
    2nd Public Administration in Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary in the years 1945 - 1989
    3rd Development of Public Administration after the World War II in Germany and Austria
    4th Governments and state authorities in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic
    5th Governments and state authorities in Poland and Hungary
    6th Governments and state authorities in Germany and Austria
    7th Local government in the Czech and Slovak Republic
    8th Local government in Poland and Hungary
    9th Local government in Germany and Austria
    10th Reform of public administration in post-communist Central European countries
    11th The progress and prospects of reform of public administration in Germany and Austria
    12th Integration processes and forms of cooperation between Central European countries
Literature
    required literature
  • ČECHÁK, V. Vývoj veřejné správy v Československu a České republice (1945-2004). Praha: Eupress, 2004. ISBN 80-86754-22-7. 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
  • 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
  • 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
Students will understand and be able to explain the differences between the functioning of public administration in democratic and non-democratic regimes, to focus on the structure and activity of the current state and local governments, perspectives and objectives of the ongoing reforms of public administration and possibilities of cooperation between Central European countries.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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