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

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Veselý A.
NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy
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2014
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vol. 7
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issue 1
107-128
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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
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„AMBASADY” REGIONÓW – PRZEDSTAWICIELSTWA POLSKICH WOJEWÓDZTW W BRUKSELI

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Surmacz B.
Teka Komisji Politologii i Stosunków Międzynarodowych
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2013
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issue 8
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The main purpose of the article is the analysis of the organizational forms, functions and activity of the Brussels offices of Polish regions as well as an attempt to evaluate their effec-tiveness. The presence of subnational authorities representations dates from the mid-1980s. At the moment over 300 regional offices are present in Brussels. They represent all the Polish regions. Polish regional offices are public initiatives, mainly being part of regional governments. They do not enjoy diplomatic status, but they are a kind of paradiplomatic „embassies” of their regions. The main functions of the offices can be summarized in five areas of activity: information man-agement, networking, providing liaison between regional authorities and the EU, influencing of the EU policy, and the promotion of Polish regions. The activity of Polish regional offices is evaluated ambivalently. The most frequent questions concern the usefulness of their establishing and the commensurability of their maintenance costs with the results of their work.
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Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie form organizacyjnych, funkcji oraz aktywności biur regionalnych polskich województw w Brukseli, a także próba oceny ich funkcjonowania. Pierwsze biura regionalne w Brukseli zaczęły powstawać w połowie lat 80. XX w. Obecnie funkcjonuje ich ponad 300. Wśród nich są reprezentowane wszystkie województwa. Polskie biura regionalne posiadają status bądź samodzielnej jednostki budżetowej, bądź delegatury urzędu marszałkowskiego. Nie posiadają statusu dyplomatycznego, ale są swoistymi „ambasadami” województw. Główne funkcje biur regionalnych to: funkcja informacyjna, lobbingowa, promocyjna, networking oraz funkcja wspierająca władze regionalne w ich kontaktach z instytucjami UE. Funkcjonowanie polskich biur regionalnych jest oceniane bardzo różnie. Często pojawiają się pytania o celowość otwierania biur oraz wątpliwości dotyczące współmierności kosztów funkcjonowania i efektów ich pracy.
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