FVP:UVSRPVR121 Public Administration in Centr - Course Information
UVSRPVR121 Public Administration in Central Europe
Faculty of Public Policies in OpavaWinter 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 9/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. JUDr. Igor Palúš, CSc. (lecturer)
- 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. - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- UVSRPVR121/A: Fri 23. 9. 15:35–19:40 C202, Fri 4. 11. 12:15–16:20 C202, I. Palúš
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(K)
- 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
- Public Administration and Social Policy (programme FVP, N6731-SPSP)
- 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
- 1st Introduction to Public Administration issuev in Central Europe (concepts, specific features, models and context)
- Literature
- required literature
- KNEŽOVÁ, J. Základy teórie verejnej správy. UPJŠ Košice, 2014. info
- KLIMOVSKÝ, D. Základy verejnej správy. Wolters Kluwer, Edícia Ekonómia, Bratislava, 2014. info
- KOŠIČIAROVÁ, S. Princípy dobrej verejnej správy a Rada Európy. Iura Edition, Bratislava, 2012. info
- 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
- 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.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 9 HOD/SEM. - 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2022, recent)
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