AR1A333 State administration after 1945

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Dvořák, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 B2.41, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! AR1A234 State administrat. after 1945 && AR1A332 State Administration 1790-1945
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
Course objectives
The course aims to provide a basic knowledge of the development of Czech and Czechoslovak state administration after the Second World War, emphasizing the features which characterize this period in comparison with previous historical developments. This applies to: 1) the end of provincial administration and the turbulent development of territorial administrative arrangements; 2) the introduction of national committees, including changes to their organization and the relationship between state administration and municipal administration and the status of municipalities; 3) the coexistence of the state administration and the Communist Party apparatus; 4) building a modern administrative archive during this period.
Learning outcomes
Students who complete the course will have: a basic overview of the political and legislative development of Czechoslovakia over this period, of the territorial-administrative developments in Czechoslovakia; they will be able to assess the relevance, allocation and status of the sources for various themes and situations based on a knowledge of the archival records of the central and special administrative bodies during this period.
Syllabus
  • 1. Entrance test – basic knowledge of the issues.
  • 2. Czechoslovakia after 1945. Changes to the state borders and the organization of Czech-Slovak relations. The development of Slovakia’s status within the state.
  • 3. National committees, their make-up and development. Administration and municipality.
  • 4. 1945–1949. Administrative peculiarities in the border territories. State administration, expulsion of German speaking inhabitants and resettlement of borderlands.
  • 5. The end of provincial administration and the rise of regional administration. The development of territorial-administrative organization from 1945–1992.
  • 6. Constitutional development 1944–1968.
  • 7. The model for public administration 1945–1949. Central, provincial and district public administration bodies.
  • 8. The model for public administration 1949–1960. Central, regional and district public administration bodies. The issue of elections.
  • 9. The model for public administration 1960–1968. Central, regional and district public administration bodies. The status of the municipalities. Changes in the role and status of the national committees.
  • 10. The model for public administration 1969–1992. Central, regional and district public administration bodies. The status of the municipalities. Integration. Changes in the role and status of the national committees.
Literature
  • Sovadina, Miloslav: Správní vývoj Českolipska. (Správní vývoj okresu Česká Lípa od roku 1848 do roku 1990). Česká Lípa 1998.
  • SEMOTANOVÁ, Eva and Jiří CAJTHAML. Akademický atlas českých dějin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2014, xxviii, 55. ISBN 9788020021823. info
  • HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka, Jan JANÁK and Jan DOBEŠ. Dějiny správy v českých zemích : od počátků státu po současnost. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2007, 570 s. ISBN 9788071069065. 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
  • KOUDELKA, Zdeněk. Průvodce územní samosprávou po 1.1.2003. Praha: Linde, 2003, 237 s. ISBN 807201403X. info
  • GERLOCH, Aleš, Jiří HŘEBEJK and Vladimír ZOUBEK. Ústavní systém České republiky : základy českého ústavního práva. 3. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Prospektrum, 1999, 519 s. ISBN 8071750778. info
  • MATES, Pavel. Kapitoly z historie české veřejné správy v letech 1848-1989. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická, 1996, 66 s. ISBN 8070798467. info
Teaching methods
Topics for individual assignments will be arranged after consultation with the lecturer, and will focus on analyses of the existing research into the operation of different state-administrative institutions, based on a study of academic journals and archival material (inventories). Students will visit an archive.
Assessment methods
Evaluation of assignments, attendance and work during lessons Final test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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