Public administration in EU countries
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 115-0422/02 |
| Abbreviation | VSvZEU |
| Course title | Public administration in EU countries |
| Credits | 4 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Management |
| Course coordinator | doc. Ing. Iveta Vrabková, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
1. Historical overview of public administration, developmental tendencies and formation of public administration systems, formation of ideas about democratic conception of public administration.
2. Place of public administration in the modern European state, signs of states, constitutional arrangement and legislation of EU countries, European administrative law.
3. Institutional structure of the EU, activity and position of the key triangle (European Commission, European Council, European Parliament), other institutions, EU budget and EU institutions financing.
4. European administrative space, principles and principles of European public administration, ENP actors, EU and EU competences, comparative aspects and models of public administration in EU countries, traditional model of public administration.
5. Civil service systems in EU countries - principles, civil service legislation, models of EU civil service, service bodies, training of EU officials.
6. Local administration in EU countries, types, models and structure of local government, actors, competence of local governments, importance of decentralisation, financing of local government in EU countries.
7. Anglo-Saxon system of public administration, characteristics and main features of the system, administrative system of the United Kingdom, public authorities, specifics, local administration.
8. Continental administrative system - characteristics and main features, public administration and public authorities using the example of France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, local government.
9. Scandinavian system of public administration, characteristics and main features of the administrative system, public administration in Sweden and Finland, public authorities, territorial administration and local government.
10. Public administration in countries of Mediterranean tradition, main features of administrative system, public administration of Spain, Portugal, Greece, structure of territorial self-government.
11. Public administration in the Visegrad Four countries, characteristics and main features, public administration and public authorities in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, structure of territorial self-government.
12. Public administration in the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia), main features of the administrative system, public authorities, territorial administrative division.
13. Public administration in the countries of the South-East model of public administration, characteristics of the administrative system, public administration in Romania and Bulgaria, territorial administration, local administrative system.
14. International institutions in public administration, importance and activity, position, EIPA, INA, EUPAN, CEMR.
2. Place of public administration in the modern European state, signs of states, constitutional arrangement and legislation of EU countries, European administrative law.
3. Institutional structure of the EU, activity and position of the key triangle (European Commission, European Council, European Parliament), other institutions, EU budget and EU institutions financing.
4. European administrative space, principles and principles of European public administration, ENP actors, EU and EU competences, comparative aspects and models of public administration in EU countries, traditional model of public administration.
5. Civil service systems in EU countries - principles, civil service legislation, models of EU civil service, service bodies, training of EU officials.
6. Local administration in EU countries, types, models and structure of local government, actors, competence of local governments, importance of decentralisation, financing of local government in EU countries.
7. Anglo-Saxon system of public administration, characteristics and main features of the system, administrative system of the United Kingdom, public authorities, specifics, local administration.
8. Continental administrative system - characteristics and main features, public administration and public authorities using the example of France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, local government.
9. Scandinavian system of public administration, characteristics and main features of the administrative system, public administration in Sweden and Finland, public authorities, territorial administration and local government.
10. Public administration in countries of Mediterranean tradition, main features of administrative system, public administration of Spain, Portugal, Greece, structure of territorial self-government.
11. Public administration in the Visegrad Four countries, characteristics and main features, public administration and public authorities in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, structure of territorial self-government.
12. Public administration in the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia), main features of the administrative system, public authorities, territorial administrative division.
13. Public administration in the countries of the South-East model of public administration, characteristics of the administrative system, public administration in Romania and Bulgaria, territorial administration, local administrative system.
14. International institutions in public administration, importance and activity, position, EIPA, INA, EUPAN, CEMR.
E-learning
LMS
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.
HILLMAN, Arye L. Public finance and public policy: a political economy perspective on the responsibilities and limitations of government. Third edition. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-107-13631-1.
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.
HILLMAN, Arye L. Public finance and public policy: a political economy perspective on the responsibilities and limitations of government. Third edition. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-107-13631-1.
Advised literature
DE COOKER, Chris. Governance: International organisations adapting to changing environments. Independently published, 2022. 304 s. ISBN 979-8-8316-095-1.
KOPRIĆ, Ivan; WOLLMANN, Hellmut a MARCOU, Gérard (ed.). Evaluating reforms of local public and social services in Europe: more evidence for better results. Governance and public management. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]. ISBN 978-3-319-61090-0.
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.
KOPRIĆ, Ivan; WOLLMANN, Hellmut a MARCOU, Gérard (ed.). Evaluating reforms of local public and social services in Europe: more evidence for better results. Governance and public management. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]. ISBN 978-3-319-61090-0.
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.