FVPAA043 Public Administration in Central Europe

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Matúš Vyrostko, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Matúš Vyrostko, PhD.
Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Bortlíková
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the nature and functioning of public administration as a form of public power in a democratic state in general and in Central European countries in particular. Students will acquire the content features of two crucial components of public administration - state administration and territorial self-government, then they will get acquainted with the principles of good public administration and their application in the countries of Central Europe. The content of the course will enable students to understand the organization of state administration in terms of its subject and executors in individual countries of Central Europe with a focus on common and special features. In the same sense, students will learn the role and structure of local government (local and regional) in Central European countries. After completing the course, students will acquire knowledge that will enable them to understand the position of public administration in a democratic state, they can analyze and justify its constitutional foundation and organizational security and apply the acquired knowledge creatively in practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Public administration - conceptual definition, components (structure) of public administration, state administration, territorial self-government
  • 2. Transformation of public administration, public administration reforms, modernization of public administration - content definition, application to Central European countries, especially the Czech Republic
  • 3. Principles of good public administration, public administration and the right to a fair trial
  • 4. Organization of public administration (with a focus on state administration) in Central Europe - common and different
  • 5. Governments and state administration bodies in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic
  • 6. Governments and state administration bodies in the Republic of Poland and Hungary
  • 7. Governments and state administration bodies in Germany and Austria
  • 8. Territorial self-government in the Czech Republic
  • 9. Territorial self-government in the Slovak Republic
  • 10. Territorial self-government in the Republic of Poland
  • 11. Territorial self-government in Hungary
  • 12. Territorial self-government in Germany and Austria
Literature
    required literature
  • Theodoulou, S. Z., & Roy, R. K. (2016). Public administration: a very short introduction.
  • BALLA, Steven J., Martin LODGE a Edward PAGE. The Oxford handbook of classics in public policy and administration. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2015. Oxford handbooks. ISBN 0199646139.
  • WEATHERILL, Stephen. Cases and materials on EU law. 9th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-956225-1.
  • The Oxford Handbook of Classics in Public Policy and Administration. (2016). Oxford Handbooks Online. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199646135.001.0001
  • europa.eu
    recommended literature
  • KOŠIČIAROVÁ, S. Princípy dobrej verejnej správy a Rada Európy. Iura Edition, Bratislava, 2012. info
  • KLIMOVSKÝ, D. Základy verejnej správy. Wolters Kluwer, Edícia Ekonómia, Bratislava, 2014. 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
  • KNEŽOVÁ, J. Základy teórie verejnej správy. UPJŠ Košice, 2014. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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