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Public Administration

Course code

RIV6034.YK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Avalik haldus

Course title in English

Public Administration

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To acquire basic knowledge of the nature and developments of public administration in contemporary governance, as well as the key issues in its core areas. The course lays the groundwork for the ability to analyze the functioning of public administration and its related core developments in modern public governance in a comparative context.

Brief description of the course

The course covers the following topics: the formation and multifaceted nature of the discipline of public administration; the development of public administration: traditional public administration, new public management, governance, and their specificities in governance arrangements; political-administrative relations; administrative cultures; civil service; regional and local dimensions of public administration in comparative context

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge of public administration discipline and its developments in modern public governance;
- knows the key areas of public administration and theoretical approaches;
- is able to understand and analyse the main problems in public administration in comparative perspective, and to present and defend his research;
- is familiar with the literature on public administration and can understand and critically analyse basic literature on topics covered in public administration;
- can present and defend his research work.

Teacher

Study programmes containing that course