Public Administration
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 115-0417/01 |
| Abbreviation | VS |
| Course title | Public Administration |
| Credits | 5 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Management |
| Course coordinator | doc. Ing. Iveta Vrabková, Ph.D. |
Osnova předmětu
1. The definition and function of public administration from the point of view of the theory of administrative science. Material and institutional concepts of public administration. Multidisciplinary basis of public administration.
2. State as a public law corporation. Constitutional elements of the state. Function and character of the state. Origin, extinction and state forms. Conditions of State Existence. Legal state. Economic role of the state.
3. The division of state power. Constitutional delimitation of individual components of state power. Parliament's functions and organization in the Czech Republic. Position and authority of the President. Constitution, authority and tasks of the government.
4. Mission, position and hierarchy of the courts. Types of court proceedings. Functions and organization of the administrative judiciary. Function and composition of the Constitutional Court.
5. Legislative process and its phase. The role of the government, the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate and the President in the various phases of the legislative process. The specifics of the legislative process in the case of Constitutional Laws, the Electoral Act, the Act on the State Budget and the Senate's Legal Measures.
6. Principles and organization of public administration. Bearers and executors of public administration. Hierarchy and requirements of territorial administration.
7. Organization, functions and tasks of the state administration. Direct execution of state administration from the point of view of territorial and factual scope. Indirect performance of state administration in terms of delegated powers at the level of self-governing regions and municipalities in terms of territorial and material scope.
8. Self-government and its breakdown. Status, functions and tasks of professional chambers with compulsory membership and professional chambers with optional membership.
9. Region as a higher territorial self-governing unit. Brief history of self-governing regions in the territory of today's Czech Republic. Status, functions and authorities of the region. Separate jurisdiction of the regions.
10. The municipality as a basic territorial self-governing unit. A brief history of municipal self-government in the territory of today's Czech Republic. Status, functions, authorities and autonomy of the municipality. The position, functions and authorities of the capital city of Prague and its city districts.
11. Public functions and personal assumptions for the performance of public functions. Public functions based on a choice. Election systems, term of office and mandate. Public functions based on appointment, term of office, and qualification prerequisites.
12. Personal and qualification prerequisites for job seekers in public administration. Models of employment in public administration. Status, duties and remuneration of employees in public administration.
13. Organization and function of control activities in public administration. Tasks and possibilities of lay control. Professional control focused on financial control, administrative supervision and economic review.
14. Information as a product of public administration. Types and forms of information. Character and document management. Organization and tasks of file service. Forms of service in administrative proceedings.
2. State as a public law corporation. Constitutional elements of the state. Function and character of the state. Origin, extinction and state forms. Conditions of State Existence. Legal state. Economic role of the state.
3. The division of state power. Constitutional delimitation of individual components of state power. Parliament's functions and organization in the Czech Republic. Position and authority of the President. Constitution, authority and tasks of the government.
4. Mission, position and hierarchy of the courts. Types of court proceedings. Functions and organization of the administrative judiciary. Function and composition of the Constitutional Court.
5. Legislative process and its phase. The role of the government, the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate and the President in the various phases of the legislative process. The specifics of the legislative process in the case of Constitutional Laws, the Electoral Act, the Act on the State Budget and the Senate's Legal Measures.
6. Principles and organization of public administration. Bearers and executors of public administration. Hierarchy and requirements of territorial administration.
7. Organization, functions and tasks of the state administration. Direct execution of state administration from the point of view of territorial and factual scope. Indirect performance of state administration in terms of delegated powers at the level of self-governing regions and municipalities in terms of territorial and material scope.
8. Self-government and its breakdown. Status, functions and tasks of professional chambers with compulsory membership and professional chambers with optional membership.
9. Region as a higher territorial self-governing unit. Brief history of self-governing regions in the territory of today's Czech Republic. Status, functions and authorities of the region. Separate jurisdiction of the regions.
10. The municipality as a basic territorial self-governing unit. A brief history of municipal self-government in the territory of today's Czech Republic. Status, functions, authorities and autonomy of the municipality. The position, functions and authorities of the capital city of Prague and its city districts.
11. Public functions and personal assumptions for the performance of public functions. Public functions based on a choice. Election systems, term of office and mandate. Public functions based on appointment, term of office, and qualification prerequisites.
12. Personal and qualification prerequisites for job seekers in public administration. Models of employment in public administration. Status, duties and remuneration of employees in public administration.
13. Organization and function of control activities in public administration. Tasks and possibilities of lay control. Professional control focused on financial control, administrative supervision and economic review.
14. Information as a product of public administration. Types and forms of information. Character and document management. Organization and tasks of file service. Forms of service in administrative proceedings.
E-learning
The Presentation of lectures available at https://lms.vsb.cz/
Povinná literatura
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.
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 .
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 .