USESEC134 Decentralization Processes in the Central Europe

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lubomír Hlavienka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lubomír Hlavienka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lukáš Vomlela, Ph.D.
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Lubomír Hlavienka, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 8:55–9:40 C204
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
USESEC134/A: Tue 9:45–10:30 C204, L. Hlavienka
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && 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 aim of the subject is to make the students familiar with the issue of decentralization processes in the European territory from the point of view of development, theories and analysis of specific cases. The first part deals with the explanation of elementary terms in the field of decentralization, selected theoretical approaches and available decentralization models. The second part of the course is focused on analysis of the decentralization processes running in the selected countries of the Western, Central and Eastern Europe. The emphasis is then put on a determination of the key tendencies of the decentralization and political participants, especially political parties when the appropriate degree of attention deals with local and regional policy too. The third part of the course deals with the development of public administration and self-government in the area of Central Europe.
Syllabus
  • 1. Modern state and local self-government, prerequisites of functioning of the local government. Basic terms.
    2. Principal theories of decentralization, centralization and subsidiary.
    3. Decentralization processes in the Western Europe after 1945.
    4. Historical development of the decentralization processes in Europe. Model examples of Great Britain and France.
    5. Historical development of the decentralization processes in Europe. Model examples of Spain and Italy.
    6. Decentralization in Germany and Austria.
    7. Typology of local self-government systems in Europe, European Charter of Local Self-Government. European legislative trends in the field of public administration.
    8. Decentralization processes in the Central and Eastern Europe.
    9. Development of public administration and local self-government in Czechoslovakia (1918-1938), in the period of the Second Republic and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (1938-1945)
    10. Development of public administration and local self-government in the period of the Third Republic and the communist dictatorship (1945-1989)
    11. Development of public administration and local self-government in Poland and Hungary
    12. European regions and municipalities in a comparative overview. Effectiveness of regional and local self-government.
Literature
    required literature
  • DANČÁK, B. - HLOUŠEK, V. Víceúrovňové vládnutí v Evropě: zkušenosti, problémy a výzvy. Brno, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2007. ISBN 978-80-210-4458-6. info
  • DEMMKE, Ch. et al. Decentralisation and accountability as a focus of public administration. Maastricht, EIPA, 2006. info
  • FIALA, V. - ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. Úloha politických aktérů v procesu decentralizace. Olomouc/Praha, Moneta FM, 2002. ISBN 80-900965-8-1. info
    recommended literature
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Komunální politika: obce, aktéři a cíle místní politiky. Praha, Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2908-4. info
  • ČMEJREK, J. Obce a regiony jako politický prostor. Praha, Alfa, 2008. ISBN 978-80-87197-00-4. info
  • VODIČKA, K. - CABADA, L. Politický systém České republiky. Praha, Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-337-6. info
  • BAAR, V. Decentralizační a dezintegrační procesy v Ruské federaci v 90. letech minulého století. Ostrava, Ostravská univerzita, 2005. ISBN 80-7368-206-0. info
  • JANÁK, Jan - HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka - DOBEŠ, Jan. Dějiny správy v českých zemích. Od počátků státu po současnost. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-7106-709-1. info
  • ŠARADÍN, P. - OUTLÝ, J. (eds.). Studie o volbách do obecních zastupitelstev. Olomouc, UP, 2004. ISBN 80-244-0798-1. info
  • MESEŽNIKOV, G. (ed.). Komunálne voľby 2002. Bratislava, IVO, 2003. info
  • MESEŽNIKOV, G. a kol. Reforma verejnej správy na Slovensku 1998 - 2002. Bratislava, IVO, 2002. info
  • MRKLAS, L. (ed.). Krajské volby 2000. Fakta, názory, komentáře. Praha: Cevro, 2001. info
  • JOHNSTON, R. J. - TAYLOR, P. J. Geography of Elections. London, Croom Helm, 1979. ISBN 0-7099-0056-2. 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
A seminar work, presentation at the seminar.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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