MVV271K Comparative Analysis of Municipal Services

Faculty of Law
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Doc. István Hoffman, PhD., dr. habil. (lecturer), doc. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV271K/01: Mon 11. 3. 18:00–19:40 025, Tue 12. 3. 18:00–19:40 025, Wed 13. 3. 10:00–11:40 025, 12:00–13:40 025, Thu 14. 3. 8:00–9:40 025
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives are as follows:
- to understand and explain general theory on public services and municipal public services;
- to understand the differences between the European and Anglo-Saxon municipal systems and the different approaches of municipal tasks;
- to understand structural components of the municipal service provision, and the alternative (indirect) services provision solutions (contracting out and PPP);
- to analyse the elements of a municipal service system and the different solutions in the liberal democracies;
- to use knowledge to be able to decide what are the best solutions for a municipal service model.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, student should be able:
- to understand and explain general theory on (municipal) public services;
- to understand the differences between the different approaches of municipal service systems;
- to understand structural components of the municipal services;
- to analyse differences between the direct and indirect municipal services provision and ;
- to use knowledge to be able to decide what are the best solutions for a municipal service model.
Syllabus
  • 1. General theory of the public services
  • 2. Municipal models in the liberal democracies
  • 3. Municipal public utilities 1 (municipal public spaces and roads, municipal public transport)
  • 4. Municipal public utilities 2 (waste management, municipal water and sewage services, district-heating) and municipal housing
  • 5. Municipal education services
  • 6. Municipal culture and sport services
  • 7. Municipal health care and municipal social services
  • 8. Municipal development
  • 9. Municipal policing
  • 10. Models of municipal services
Literature
  • See Teacher's Information for full details.
Teaching methods
Lessons with discussion.
Assessment methods
Semestral paper or oral exam.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Teacher's information
Literature

• Hoffman, István (2017): Challenges of the comparative municipal law – in the light of the comparison of the municipal tasks. In: Hinţea, Cristina M. – Modovan, Bogdan A. – Radu, Bianca V. – Suciu, Raluca M. (eds.): Transylvanian International Conference in Public Administration.Cluj: Accent Publishing, pp. 206-219.

• Hoffman, István & Fazekas, János (2017): The Nature of the “Quasi” – Municipal Policing in Hungary with International and Historical Outlook. Lex localis – Journal of Local Self-Government Vol. 15. No. 3. pp. 541-558.

• Hoffman, István (2013): Some thoughts on the main European models of municipal health services. Lex localis – Journal of Local Self-Government Vol. 11. No. 3. pp. 631-650.

• Hoffman, I. (2012) Some Thoughts on the System of Tasks of the Local Autonomies Related to the Organisation of Personal Social Care. Lex Localis - Journal of Local Self-Government Vol. 10 No. 4. pp. 323–340.

• Hoffman, I. (2018): Some Thoughts on the Administration of the Regional Development in the Member States of the EU – In the Light of the Role of the Municipal Bodies. Central European Public Administration Review Vol. 16. No. 1. pp. 7-29.

• Horváth M., Tamás & Bartha, Ildikó (2018): EU-Compatible State Measures and Member States Interests in Public Services: Lessons from the Case of Hungary. Central European Public Administration Review Vol. 16. No. 1. pp. 137-159.

• Radvan, Michal – Mrkývka, Petr – Schweigl, Johan (2018): Challenges of the Implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Czech Legislation. . Lex Localis - Journal of Local Self-Government Vol. 16. No. 4. pp. 895-906.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2019, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/law/spring2019/MVV271K