Basic Seminar in Public Administration - JSM345

• Title: Basic Seminar in Public Administration
• Guaranteed by: Department of Public and Social Policy (23-KVSP)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 7
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unlimited (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, Ph.D.
• Class: External course, not for registration

Annotation

This foundational seminar introduces students to the theoretical frameworks and methods to study the public administration as a regulatory actor. It prepares M.A. students to understand the uniqueness of public administration as a research discipline and provides insights into the major governance theories of public administration. As an applied discipline, public administration is an interdisciplinary research field that analyzes the public sector, its stakeholders, and related societal problems in an integrated approach. In a first part, we focus on regulation as state intervention. We cover classical theoretical frameworks and basic questions of public administration and management, which are illustrated through interactive group activities. Students are introduced to the PRISMA method for conducting systematic literature reviews that they will apply in the written assignment. In a second part, we focus on regulation as governance: student-led group presentation will dig into some important questions of contemporary public administration and management.

Course coordinator: Prof. Dr. Eva Thomann, University of Konstanz

Last update: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (26.02.2024)

Literature

Kuhlmann, S., Proeller, I., Schimanke, D., & Ziekow, J. (Eds.), Public Administration in Germany. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. 

Miller, G. & Yang, K. (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in public administration. New York, NY: CRC Press Taylor & Francis, 2020. 

Peters, B. G. and Pierre, J., (Eds.), Handbook of public administration. London: Sage Publications, 2003.

Last update: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (26.02.2024)