IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CIVIL SERVICE LAW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: ECONOMIC-ADMINISTRATIVE VIEW

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jitka Pekna
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals The Politics of Appointment of Top Civil Servants: Career Backgrounds and Civil Service Politicization in the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-92
Author(s):  
Marek Rybář ◽  
Milan Podmaník
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Political Networks ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Service Legislation ◽  
Stable Arrangement ◽  
Ministerial Bureaucracy

AbstractThis contribution seeks to answer the question whether the new civil service legislation that entered into force in 2015 in the Czech Republic led to the depoliticization of the country’s ministerial bureaucracy. To that end, we compare the career backgrounds of top civil servants before and after the entry into force of the new Civil Service Act. The article examines the career backgrounds of the persons appointed as ministerial deputies between 2013 and 2018, focusing on their last “pre-deputy” jobs and considering a broader set of their career attributes. A focus on the previous job reveals that even before the law was introduced, bureaucrats constituted the largest share of appointees, and their share even increased with the new legislation. The incidence of deputies appointed directly from party-related jobs dropped considerably. However, when a broader set of career attributes is considered, the share of partisans among the pre-2015 deputies nearly matches that of the career bureaucrats. Ostensibly political careers among the post-2015 deputies declined but remain significant. Hence, there has been a decline in the open politicization of the ministerial bureaucracy after 2015. Party political effects also matter, as the new ANO party, after entering the executive, has taken a different approach to top bureaucratic appointments than the other major governing Czech parties. Typically, deputies appointed into the positions under the ANO’s control would not have links to the party itself but would be recruited via non-party channels, e.g. from pre-political networks of the ANO ministers and leaders. Consequently, though less politicized by party agents, the current Czech system is more a product of choices made by government ministers of the day than a stable arrangement resulting from firmly established norms and rules.

scholarly journals The Profile and Work of Officials in Central and Regional Administration Compared: The Case of the Czech Republic

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnošt Veselý
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
The Other ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Regional Administration ◽  
Work Tasks ◽  
Lower Capacity

Abstract This paper examines the profiles and work tasks of officials in central and regional administration in the Czech Republic. It analyzes data from surveys among the officials of eleven ministries in 2013 (N = 1351) and fourteen regional offices in 2012 (N = 783). First, the profile of ministerial officials (MOs) is compared with that of regional-level officials (ROs). In accordance with our hypotheses, on average it is found that MOs are, when compared to ROs, older, more educated and have spent more time in civil service. Th ere is also a higher proportion of men in ministries than in regional offices. On the other hand, ministerial work seems to be affected by higher levels of fluctuation than jobs in the regional offices. Second, we compare work tasks of MOs and ROs. As expected, MOs are more involved in analytical tasks and research than ROs. In contrast, ROs are more likely to implement policies or programs, direct and monitor programs or lower-level bodies, provide advice for political bodies of the region, negotiate with elected politicians, communicate with citizens and provide methodological guidance, train or lecture. Contrary to our theoretical expectations, we found a strong positive correlation between analytical and brokering tasks (communication and negotiation). We thus reject the hypothesis that analytical tasks are at odds with negotiating and communication. Instead, it is concluded that most officials are multitaskers, and it is especially so in regional offices. It is hypothesized that this might be caused by the fact that regional offices are smaller and have a lower capacity to specialize

Social variation in size at birth and preterm delivery in the Czech Republic and Sweden, 1989-91

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koupilova ◽  
Vagero ◽  
Leon ◽  
Pikhart ◽  
Prikazsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Preterm Delivery ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Social Variation ◽  
Size At Birth

On Geropsychology in the Czech Republic

GeroPsych ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-166
Author(s):  
Hana Stepankova ◽  
Eva Jarolimova ◽  
Eva Dragomirecka ◽  
Irena Sobotkova ◽  
Lenka Sulova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Cognitive Rehabilitation ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Rehabilitation Research

This work provides an overview of psychology of aging and old age in the Czech Republic. Historical roots as well as recent activities are listed including clinical practice, cognitive rehabilitation, research, and the teaching of geropsychology.

Current Situation of Bronchial Asthma in the Czech Republic

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 0054-0059
Author(s):  
Petr Pohunek ◽  
Václav Spicák
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Bronchial Asthma ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
The Czech Republic

Contemporary Psychology in the Czech Republic

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Hoskovec ◽  
Josef M. Brožek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic

Notes on the Oak-hornbeam forest communitier of the Czech Republic

1994 ◽  
Vol 105 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 481-497
Author(s):  
Z. Neuhäuslová ◽  
J. Kolbek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic
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