MV936K Administrative Science (Public Administration)

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Soňa Skulová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Petr Havlan, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Svoboda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Lipka (assistant)
Mgr. Nikolaj Zakreničnyj (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Soňa Skulová, Ph.D.
Department of Administrative Studies and Administrative Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Administrative Studies and Administrative Law – Faculty of Law
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
After successful completion of the course Administrative Science: student - has a deeper knowledge of the actual structure and functioning of public administration as a social management systém, is able to orientace in fundamental aspects and problems of modern public administration in a democratic rule of law and the European administrative area, has knowledge of the decision-making processes in public administration (including the principles of good governance), of a personal basis of public administration and civil service, of the principles of ethics and ethical codes, - is able to orientate in in information policy and standards of public administration, - can design problem solving specific issues related to the organization and activities of public administration, with respect to the current reformative process, - is able to convey knowledge of the latest developments and trends in European public administration systems for the preparation of modernization processes in public administration.
Syllabus
  • The term and the subject of administrative science, administrative science and the theory of administrative law (regulatory reform), system of public administration and public administration’s organizational principles, public administration’s decision-making procedures, principles of good governance and its enforcement, public administration’s effectiveness, public administration employees, civil service (the main character, criteria, current situation), public administration’s ethics and ethic codes, public administration reforms (the term, foundation, development and trends).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HENDRYCH, Dušan. Správní věda : teorie veřejné správy. 4., aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2014, 242 s. ISBN 9788074785610. info
  • SKULOVÁ, Soňa. Rozhodování ve veřejné správě. 2. přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 173 s. ISBN 802101458X. info
  • POMAHAČ, Richard. Veřejná správa. 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2013, xx, 315. ISBN 9788074004476. info
  • POMAHAČ, Richard. Základy teorie veřejné správy. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2011, 267 s. ISBN 9788073803308. info
  • Reforma veřejné správy v teorii a praxi : sborník z mezinárodní konference Třešť, 22. - 24. října 2003. Edited by Jiří Grospič - Lenka Vostrá. 1. vyd. Dobrá Voda u Pelhřimova: Aleš Čeněk, 2004, 406 s. ISBN 8086473716. info
  • WRIGHT, Glen and Juraj NEMEC. Management veřejné správy : teorie a praxe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ekopress, 2003, 419 s. ISBN 808611970X. info
  • POMAHAČ, Richard and Olga VIDLÁKOVÁ. Veřejná správa. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2002, xii, 278. ISBN 8071797480. info
  • CHANDLER, J. A. Místní správa v liberálních demokraciích : úvodní náčrt. Vyd. 1. Brno: Doplněk, 1998, 264 s. ISBN 8072390236. info
  • MATES, Pavel and Miloš MATULA. Kapitoly ze správní vědy. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 1997, 63 s. ISBN 8070791284. info
  • PRŮCHA, Petr. K pojetí vědy správního práva a správní vědy (Towards the concept of administrative science and administrative law). Časopis pro právní vědu a praxi. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. Právnická fakulta, 1993, roč. 1, č. 2, p. 31-37. ISSN 1210-9126. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, e-learning.
Assessment methods
Processing seminary work in the range of 8-10 pages on a chosen topic in the field of administrative science and discussion on seminary work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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