ESF:MKV_VSVP Governance and public policy - Course Information

MKV_VSVP Governance and public policy

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Marek Pavlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! MKV_VESP Public and social policy

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, M-HPS)
• Public Economics (programme ESF, N-HPS)

Course objectives

The first part of the course introduces concepts and approaches to governance from the historical, theoretical as well as comparative perspective. It summarizes and discusses approaches of various theories of the state and public power structures as well as related systems of governance.The course also includes the topic on governance within international / supranational context.
The second part of the course focuses on public policy models and processes. It introduces and discusses the principles and complexity of public policy-making in the context of modern state. Special attention is given to political marketing, policy-making and implementation in networks. The last part of the course focuses on development and current trends of public policy in the Czech Republic.
By passing the course, students are expected to:
• have comprehensive knowledge of public administration and public policies and their complexity and multidisciplinarity, including the international and supra-national aspects
• be able to apply the knowledge in critical discussions about concrete problems of public administration and policy
• improve their communication and teamwork skills which are necessary for professional public administration scholars

Syllabus

• Course structure:
• • Theories of state and public administration – essentials of public power and its organization
• • Theories of state and public administration – characteristics of modern state, modern (recent) models of public administration, administrative globalization
• • Selected approaches from history of public administration – thinking about state and organization and function of public administration in the ancient times
• • Selected approaches from history of public administration – pre-modern and modern thinking and practices
• • Revision of public administration during the era of revolutions and constitutionalism
• • Theories and practices of democracy, current issues and challenges
• • Totalitarian and authoritative regimes
• • Government and governance and international and supranational organizations
• • Public policy – introduction to the role and its principles
• • Policy-making and implementation – principles, actors, problems
• • Policy analysis, policy versus politics
• • Political marketing
• • Public policy in the Czech Republic – development, current state and challenges

Literature

required literature
• VOJÁČEK, Ladislav, Karel SCHELLE and Vilém KNOLL. České právní dějiny. 2., upr. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2010, 694 s. ISBN 9788073802578. info
• POTŮČEK, Martin. Veřejná politika. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2005, 399 s. ISBN 8086429504. info
• HOWLETT, Michael and M. RAMESH. Studying public policy : policy cycles and policy subsystems. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, v, 311. ISBN 0195417941. info
• The Oxford handbook of public policy. Edited by Michael Moran - Martin Rein - Robert E. Goodin. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006, xii, 983. ISBN 9780199548453. URL info

recommended literature
• • KJAER, A. M. Governance (Key Concepts). Polity Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0745629797.
• • RANDMA-LIIV, T. New Public Management versus Neo-Weberian State in Central and Eastern Europe, 2008
• • KRAFT, M. E., FURLONG, S. R. Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives. Washington: CQ Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0872899711
• HLOUŠEK, Vít, Lubomír KOPEČEK and Jakub ŠEDO. Politické systémy (Political Systems). Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2011, 292 pp. Politika, Evropská unie. ISBN 978-80-87474-23-5. URL info
• POLLITT, Christopher and Geert BOUCKAERT. Public management reform : a comparative analysis - new public management, governance, and the neo-weberian state. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, xvii, 367. ISBN 9780199595082. info
• MCCORMICK, John. Understanding the European Union : a concise introduction. 5th ed. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, xvi, 247. ISBN 9780230298828. info
• POMAHAČ, Richard. Základy teorie veřejné správy. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2011, 267 s. ISBN 9788073803308. info
• Public management and governance. Edited by A. G. Bovaird - Elke Löffler. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2009, xxiii, 374. ISBN 9780203884096. info
• DUNN, William N. Public policy analysis : an introduction. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007, xv, 496. ISBN 9780136155546. info
• HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka, Jan JANÁK and Jan DOBEŠ. Dějiny správy v českých zemích : od počátků státu po současnost. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2005, 568 s. ISBN 8071067091. info
• PETERS, B. Guy. Institutional theory in political science : the 'new institutionalism'. 2nd ed. New York: Continuum, 2005, 195 s. ISBN 0826479839. info
• ČECHÁK, Vladimír. Vývoj veřejné správy v Československu a České republice (1945-2004). Vyd. 1. Praha: Vysoká škola finanční a správní, 2004, 262 s. ISBN 8086754227. info
• GUPTA, Dipak K. Analyzing public policy : concepts, tools and techniques. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2001, xxiv, 408. ISBN 1568025556. info
• BLAHOŽ, Josef, Vladimír BALAŠ and Karel KLÍMA. Srovnávací ústavní právo. Vyd. 1. Praha: CODEX Bohemia, 1998, 359 s. ISBN 80-85963-80-9. info
• SCHELLE, Karel and Michaela ŽIDLICKÁ. Obecné dějiny státu a práva. 1. díl, (starověk). Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 139 pp. Edice učebnic Právnické fakulty MU ; č. 48. ISBN 80-210-0606-4. info

Teaching methods

The course takes place in 2 tutorials, which are divided into lectures and seminars and serve as a framework for self-studying of students.

Assessment methods

The course takes place in 2 tutorials, which are divided into lectures and seminars and serve as a framework for self-studying of students. In order to pass the subject, students are required to:
1. elaborate and present a seminar essay (max 100 points)
2. pass the 2 tests focusing on their knowledge (max. 200 points)
To qualify for final exam student have to gain at least 150 points.
Final exam is done through an essay. The recommended literature is anounced 3 days befor the exam. The essay must be written during 2 hours. The results of exam is given by total sum of point gained in semestr (max 300) plus essay (max. 50). A from 280pts, B from 250pts, C from 220pts, D from 190pts, E from 160pts.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 12.
General note: Předmět si nezapisují studenti, kteří již absolvovali předmět MKV_VESP.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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