Course: Geography of Public Administration

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Course title Geography of Public Administration
Course code KGG/VES
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Daniel Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Szczyrba Zdeněk, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Public administration in the historical, international and Czech context. Theory of public administration. Development trajectories of public administration in the area of the Czech Republic before and after the year 1989. Municipalities and self-governance in the Czech Republic: position, competences, spatial development. Regional levels of public administration, administrative regions, cohesion areas. Central level of public administration. International and supranational context of public administration.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 30 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the basic features and concepts of public administration both in general and specifically in the Czech context.
Students are capable of providing the characteristics of the basic features and concepts of public administration.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of human geography.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

Knowledge within the scope of lectures and specified literature.
Recommended literature
  • Čermák, D., Kostelecký, T., Patočková, V., Stachová, J., Vajdová, Z., Vobecká, J. (2012). Spolupráce, partnerství a participace v místní veřejné správě ? význam, praxe, příslib. Praha: SLON.
  • Hendrych, D. (2012). Správní právo: obecná část. V Praze: C.H. Beck.
  • Hledíková, Z., Janák, J., & Dobeš, J. (2007). Dějiny správy v českých zemích: od počátků státu po současnost. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny.
  • Hoek, M.P. (2005). Handbook of Public Administration and Policy in the European Union. CRC Press.
  • Khendriche Trhlínová, Z. (2014). Partnerství v rozvoji obcí, měst a regionů. Praha: Auditorium.
  • Lacina, K. (2007). Regionální rozvoj a veřejná správa. Praha: EU Press.
  • Pomahač, R. et al. (2012). Veřejná správa. Praha: C.H. Beck.


Study plans that include the course
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