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Public Administration

Language of instruction čeština
Code 115-0017
Abbreviation VS
Course title Public Administration
Coordinating department Department of Management
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Iveta Vrabková, Ph.D.

Summary

The Subject is focused on acquiring basic theoretical knowledge about the broader and narrower concept, system, organization, scope and tasks of public administration in the Czech Republic. Deeper attention is paid to the organization and scope of the state administration and territorial self-government. Specifically, the subject deals with personnel security, control mechanisms and products in the form of public administration information.

Literature

BRYER, Thomas A. (ed.). Handbook of Theories of Public Administration and Management. Cheltenham – Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021. ISBN 978-1-78990-824-4 .
DENHARDT, Robert B.; DENHARDT, Janet Vinzant; ARISTIGUETA, Maria Pilar a RAWLINGS, Kelly C. Managing human behavior in public and nonprofit organizations. Fifth edition. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE, [2021]. ISBN 978-1-5063-8266-1.
MAZUR, Stanisław (ed.). Public administration in Central Europe: ideas as causes of reforms. Routledge studies in governance and public policy. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. ISBN 978-0-367-25196-3.

Advised literature

DE COOKER, Chris. Governance: International organisations adapting to changing environments. Independently published, 2022. 304 s. ISBN 979-8-8316-095-1.
POZYCKI, Harry S. Citizen Power: A Citizen Leadership Manual, New Jersey Edition. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1-9788-2439-3 .
ROSENTHAL, Aaron J. The State You See: How Government Visibility Creates Political Distrust and Racial Inequality. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2023. ISBN 978-0-472-07599-7 .