Study:	Public administration - 3. semester
Code:	111396
ECTS:	5.0
Course coordinators:	prof. dr. sc. Ivan Koprić izv. prof. dr. sc. Goranka Lalić Novak izv. prof. dr. sc. Anamarija Musa
Lecturers:	doc. dr. sc. Jasmina Džinić - Lectures doc. dr. sc. Romea Manojlović Toman - Lectures

Literature:

Koprić, I., Musa, A., Lalić Novak, G; Europski upravni prostor; Institut za javnu upravu (2012), str. 1-57, 70-154, 160-219, 236-279 Prezentacije s predavanja.;

Description:

An overview of the history of European integration. The EU institutions - decision-making: European Council, the Council and the Parliament. The EU institutions - executive: European Commission and administration in the EU (services, agencies, comitology). The EU institutions - judicial and supervisory instances: the Court of the European Union and supervisory bodies. EU law - sources and principles. Typology of the European policies and the new methods of governance (OMC and others). The enlargement policy: Croatia and European integration. Europeanization of administration - the concept and standards of the European administrative space. Administrative reforms in transition countries influenced by European integration. Europeanization of public services. Europeanization and agency model of public administration. The European approach to the quality of public administration and benchmarking. European governance, good governance and new regulatory methods. Selected European policy.

Cognitive Skills:

Knowledge and understanding

After successfully masterring the course, students will be able to:

1. Describe administration system in the European Union, including the role, structure and functions of institutions and other bodies

2. Recognise different types of European policies and various legal sources and principles

3. Define and describe the content of Europeanization of public administration concepts and European administratve space

4. Identify different forms of public services in the EU, agencies and their networks

5. Describe various methods of increasing quality of public administration, especially the European model of quality CAF, quality awards and effect management

6. Describe problems of Europen administration and instruments of good governance which are being developed in the EU and member states as an answer to democratic and implementational deficit

7. Describe main elements of selected European policies

8. Describe criteria and procedure of accession to the EU

 

Application

After successfully masterring the course, students will be able to:

1. Outline main developmental Eu points in the sense of changes of treaties and main political events

2. illustrate concrete administrative reforms conducted under the influence of the EU and member states and the EU itself

3. select and apply different methods of increasing quality of public administration, including the European quality model, quality awards and effect management

4. Use European legal and administrative standards, especially with regard to civil servants, administrative procedure and judicature and better regulation

 

Analysis

After successfully masterring the course, students will be able to:

1. Analyse the development of the EU, its institutions and basic legal, political and administrative processes

2. Analyseprocesses of mutual influence between the EU and member states with regard to particular public administration issues (civil service system, administrative judicature, better regulation, quality of public services, public services and agencies)

3. Compare administrative structures on the EU level with those on the level of member states

4. Connect reforms of public administration with th einfluence of European integration

5. Categorise European legal and administrative standards

 

Synthesis

After successfully masterring the course, students will be able to:

1. Formulate main challenges and problems of European governance

2. Construct basic elements of administrative reforms in member states and candidate states instigated by political integration

3. Formulate changes implemented in Croatian public administration due to the accession to the EU

4. Decide in which areas it is necessary to further develop European legal and administrative standards

 

Evaluation

After successfully masterring the course, students will be able to:

1. Assess trends in further development of European administrative space

2. Evaluate reforms of Croatian public administration due to the accession to the EU

3. Evaluate legal and administrative standards developed by the EU

4. Compare the process of accession to the EU of various candidate countries and the expected reform of public administration demanded by the EU

 

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successfully mastering the course, students will be able to:

1. publicly present learning outcomes;

2. actively follow and analyse the development of public administration in the context of European integration

3. present and express their own standpoints and opinions about the European integration and influence of the EU on national public administrations in an appropriate manner

4. use basic tools for researching databases of European legislation and documentation

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge is tested by colloquium, written and oral examinations.

Consultations schedule:

• prof. dr. sc. Ivan Koprić :

  Fridays at 13:30-15:00h

  Location: Ćirilometodska 4, room soba 28/I. kat
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Goranka Lalić Novak :

  Mondays at 16:00-17:30h

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 17
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Anamarija Musa :

  Thursday 14.30-16.00

  Location: Ćirilometodska 4, room 32
• doc. dr. sc. Jasmina Džinić :

  Thursdays at 16:00-17:30h

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room Gundulićeva 10, soba 3a
• doc. dr. sc. Romea Manojlović Toman :

  Thursdays 11.30-13h - until futher notice, the consultation hour is held online via Google Meet (link - https://meet.google.com/kkz-thpk-yhj?authuser=0&hs=122&ijlm=1599119171544) with mandatory prior contact by e-mail. 

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 21/3