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Public Administration in EU Countries

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Course Unit Code153-0377/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HAL27doc. Ing. Martina Halásková, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
You will be able to:
- Describe trends in the development of public administration in the EU, European administrative space, actors and principles of European administrative space, institutional structure of EU, traditional model of public administration.
- Analyse the Anglo-Saxon, Continental, Scandinavian, Mediterranean, Eastern European, South-Eastern and Baltic Administrative Systems, public administration of the Visegrad Group countries.
- Compare EU and EU competences, state service systems in EU countries, models of local government, structure of territorial self-government in EU countries, approaches of EU countries to decentralization of public administration.
- Assess the main features of public administration in EU countries, the EU budget, the activities of international institutions in public administration.
Course Contents
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.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BOUCKAERT, G., JANN, W. (Eds.) (2020). European Perspectives for Public Administration: The Way Forward. Leuven:Leuven University Press, 480p.
HALÁSKOVÁ, Martina (2022). Veřejná správa v zemích EU. (Studijní opora v LMS). Ostrava: VŠB- TUO.
NOVOTNÝ, Vladimír. Veřejná správa v zemích Visegrádské čtyřky. Praha: Leges, 2017. 192 s. ISBN 978-80-7502-215-8.
BOUCKAERT, G., JANN, W. (Eds.) (2020). European Perspectives for Public Administration: The Way Forward. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 480p.
HALÁSKOVÁ, Martina (2022). Veřejná správa v zemích EU. (Studijní opora v LMS). Ostrava: VŠB- TUO.
NOVOTNÝ, Vladimír. Veřejná správa v zemích Visegrádské čtyřky. Praha: Leges, 2017. 192 s. ISBN 978-80-7502-215-8.

Recommended Reading:
BARTLETT, W., KMEZIČ, S., DULIČ, K. (2018). Fiscal Decentralisation, Local Government and Policy Reversals in Southeastern Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, 327p.
HALÁSKOVÁ, Martina. Veřejná správa a veřejné služby v zemích Evropské unie. SAEI, vol. 13. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava. 2012. 198 s. ISBN 978-80-248-2808-4.
HAMMERSCHMID, G., VAN DE WALLE, S., ANDREWS, R. and BEZES, P. (eds.) (2017). Public Administration Reforms in Europe. The View from the Top. Edward Elgar Publishing, 304 p.
MAZUR, S. (2020) Public Administration in Central Europe: Ideas as Causes of Reforms. London: ROUTLEDGE, Taylor Francis Ltd, 292p.
KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ. Evropská veřejná správa. Praha: UJAK, 2015. 544 s. ISBN 978-80-7452-110-2.
KUHLMANN, S.; WOLLMANN, H. (2019). Introduction to Comparative Public Administration: Administrative Systems and Reforms in Europe. 2nd Edition. Cheltenham/ Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, 431 p.
ONGARO, E. (Ed.) (2019). Public Administration in Europe. The Contribution of EGPA. Palgrave Macmillan, 384p.
ONGARO, E.; VAN THIEL, S. eds. (2018). The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe. vol. 1 + vol., 2. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 1302p.
PANARA, C. VARNEY , M.R. (2015). Local Government in Europe: The 'Fourth Level' in the EU Multi-Layered System of Governance. Routledge, 448p.
PAVLÍK, M., ŠIMKA, K., POSTRÁNECKÝ, J., POMAHAČ, R. a kol. (2020). Moderní veřejná správa. Zvyšování kvality veřejné správy, dobrá praxe a trendy. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 164s. ISBN 978-80-7598-048-9.
STAROŇOVÁ, K., L. STAŇOVÁ, E. SIČÁKOVÁ BEBLAVÁ. Systémy státní služby. Koncepty a trendy. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2014. 268 s. ISBN 978-80-223-3783-0.
BARTLETT, W., KMEZIČ, S., DULIČ, K. (2018). Fiscal Decentralisation, Local Government and Policy Reversals in Southeastern Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, 327p.
HALÁSKOVÁ, Martina. Veřejná správa a veřejné služby v zemích Evropské unie. SAEI, vol. 13. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava. 2012. 198 s. ISBN 978-80-248-2808-4.
HAMMERSCHMID, G., VAN DE WALLE, S., ANDREWS, R. and BEZES, P. (eds.) (2017). Public Administration Reforms in Europe. The View from the Top. Edward Elgar Publishing, 304 p.
MAZUR, S. (2020) Public Administration in Central Europe: Ideas as Causes of Reforms. London: ROUTLEDGE, Taylor Francis Ltd, 292p.
KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ. Evropská veřejná správa. Praha: UJAK, 2015. 544 s. ISBN 978-80-7452-110-2.
KUHLMANN, S.; WOLLMANN, H. (2019). Introduction to Comparative Public Administration: Administrative Systems and Reforms in Europe. 2nd Edition. Cheltenham/ Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, 431 p.
ONGARO, E. (Ed.) (2019). Public Administration in Europe. The Contribution of EGPA. Palgrave Macmillan, 384p.
ONGARO, E.; VAN THIEL, S. eds. (2018). The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe. vol. 1 + vol., 2. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 1302p.
PANARA, C. VARNEY , M.R. (2015). Local Government in Europe: The 'Fourth Level' in the EU Multi-Layered System of Governance. Routledge, 448p.
PAVLÍK, M., ŠIMKA, K., POSTRÁNECKÝ, J., POMAHAČ, R. a kol. (2020). Moderní veřejná správa. Zvyšování kvality veřejné správy, dobrá praxe a trendy. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 164s. ISBN 978-80-7598-048-9.
STAROŇOVÁ, K., L. STAŇOVÁ, E. SIČÁKOVÁ BEBLAVÁ. Systémy státní služby. Koncepty a trendy. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2014. 268 s. ISBN 978-80-223-3783-0.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 25
        ExaminationExamination60 26