This paper presents a framework for regional self-government units for the selection of projects expected to have a substantial positive effect on the socio-economic characteristics of the broader community. The previous experience of administrative bodies at all levels (national, regional and local) indicates that the decision to implement certain project and programme activities was primarily based on political decision-making principles and a voluntarist approach. With the adoption of the acquis communautaire, the Republic of Croatia has provided legal prerequisites for the selection and implementation of projects based on established criteria, with the criterion of impact on the quality of life and development usually being the dominant one. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to describe the frame-work and procedure of the evaluation and selection of public projects at the regional level, which can easily be applied to decision-making at both the national and local levels.
{"title":"A Framework for the Selection of Projects at the County Level in Croatia","authors":"Ljudevit Krpan, D. Pupavac, R. Maršanić","doi":"10.31297/HKJU.21.2.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31297/HKJU.21.2.6","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a framework for regional self-government units for the selection of projects expected to have a substantial positive effect on the socio-economic characteristics of the broader community. The previous experience of administrative bodies at all levels (national, regional and local) indicates that the decision to implement certain project and programme activities was primarily based on political decision-making principles and a voluntarist approach. With the adoption of the acquis communautaire, the Republic of Croatia has provided legal prerequisites for the selection and implementation of projects based on established criteria, with the criterion of impact on the quality of life and development usually being the dominant one. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to describe the frame-work and procedure of the evaluation and selection of public projects at the regional level, which can easily be applied to decision-making at both the national and local levels.","PeriodicalId":42223,"journal":{"name":"Croatian and Comparative Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47888006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The aim of the paper is to analyse the extent to which the recent Croatian regulation on migration (legislation and policy documents) is grounded on evidence and builds on empirical data drawn from the processes and draft legislation, public consultations, impact assessment, parliamentary discussions, parliamentary questions of members of Parliament, and evaluation reports. In this way, the paper also provides a deeper insight into the development of migration regulation, from agenda-setting to the adoption of regulation. Research has enabled the authors to discuss the possibilities to improve migration law-making by means of evidence-based law-making techniques and other better regulation instruments. Several conclusions have been made: that evidence-based law-making is useful in complex issues such as migration; that evidence should be primarily used in the legislative process at the EU level in the areas that fall under the EU competences; that evidence is most beneficial in the early, preparatory phases of law-making; that it is necessary to connect the assessment of the relevance and adequacy of empirical data used and their linkage to the effectiveness of migration legislation. The use of better regulation instruments in developing migration regulation might contribute to more transparency and accountability, as well as to the reduction of arbitrary use of power by public authorities, and thus foster the standards and principles of the rule of law.
{"title":"(Never)mind the Evidence","authors":"G. Novak, Teo Giljević, Romea Manojlović Toman","doi":"10.31297/HKJU.21.2.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31297/HKJU.21.2.1","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the paper is to analyse the extent to which the recent Croatian regulation on migration (legislation and policy documents) is grounded on evidence and builds on empirical data drawn from the processes and draft legislation, public consultations, impact assessment, parliamentary discussions, parliamentary questions of members of Parliament, and evaluation reports. In this way, the paper also provides a deeper insight into the development of migration regulation, from agenda-setting to the adoption of regulation. Research has enabled the authors to discuss the possibilities to improve migration law-making by means of evidence-based law-making techniques and other better regulation instruments. Several conclusions have been made: that evidence-based law-making is useful in complex issues such as migration; that evidence should be primarily used in the legislative process at the EU level in the areas that fall under the EU competences; that evidence is most beneficial in the early, preparatory phases of law-making; that it is necessary to connect the assessment of the relevance and adequacy of empirical data used and their linkage to the effectiveness of migration legislation. The use of better regulation instruments in developing migration regulation might contribute to more transparency and accountability, as well as to the reduction of arbitrary use of power by public authorities, and thus foster the standards and principles of the rule of law.","PeriodicalId":42223,"journal":{"name":"Croatian and Comparative Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49312054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kriza socijalne države krajem 20. stoljeća razlog je bitnih promjena u odnosu države i građana. Pod utjecajem novoga javnog menadžmenta država se povlači iz pružanja javnih usluga te sve više uključuje privatni sektor. Temeljni zadatak države postaje osigurati funkcioniranje tržišta i ostvariti javni interes regulacijom, što zahtijeva osnivanje regulacijskih tijela, najčešće u obliku agencija. Protekom vremena u javnosti je stvoren često negativan, pomalo i mističan stav prema agencijama. Reforma javne uprave sastavni je dio političkog programa svakoga političkog aktera u Republici Hrvatskoj, a glavna su joj meta regulacijske agencije. Cilj je rada na primjeru regulacijskih tijela za tržišno natjecanje europskih zemalja istražiti organizacijske modele i njihove rezultate primjene te dati preporuke za Republiku Hrvatsku. Za svaki od organizacijskih modela analiziran je primjer agencije kroz ustrojstvo, provedbu propisa i personalne aspekte. Za primjer modela A s isključivom nadležnošću u tržišnom natjecanju analizira se portugalsko tijelo za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja, za model B s dvostrukom nadležnošću analizira se hrvatsko tijelo za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja te za model C koji osigurava zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja i sektorsku regulaciju analizirano je španjolsko tijelo za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja.
{"title":"Organizacijski aspekti regulacijskih tijela za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja","authors":"Tadija Kristić","doi":"10.31297/HKJU.21.2.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31297/HKJU.21.2.4","url":null,"abstract":"Kriza socijalne države krajem 20. stoljeća razlog je bitnih promjena u odnosu države i građana. Pod utjecajem novoga javnog menadžmenta država se povlači iz pružanja javnih usluga te sve više uključuje privatni sektor. Temeljni zadatak države postaje osigurati funkcioniranje tržišta i ostvariti javni interes regulacijom, što zahtijeva osnivanje regulacijskih tijela, najčešće u obliku agencija. Protekom vremena u javnosti je stvoren često negativan, pomalo i mističan stav prema agencijama. Reforma javne uprave sastavni je dio političkog programa svakoga političkog aktera u Republici Hrvatskoj, a glavna su joj meta regulacijske agencije. Cilj je rada na primjeru regulacijskih tijela za tržišno natjecanje europskih zemalja istražiti organizacijske modele i njihove rezultate primjene te dati preporuke za Republiku Hrvatsku. Za svaki od organizacijskih modela analiziran je primjer agencije kroz ustrojstvo, provedbu propisa i personalne aspekte. Za primjer modela A s isključivom nadležnošću u tržišnom natjecanju analizira se portugalsko tijelo za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja, za model B s dvostrukom nadležnošću analizira se hrvatsko tijelo za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja te za model C koji osigurava zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja i sektorsku regulaciju analizirano je španjolsko tijelo za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja.","PeriodicalId":42223,"journal":{"name":"Croatian and Comparative Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43022975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kvalitetan proces odabira projekata za financiranje jedan je od ključnih elemenata koji određuju uspjeh kohezijske politike. Razvoj i primjena kriterija odabira projekata u nadležnosti su pojedinih zemalja članica Europske unije (EU), ali uz obvezu poštivanja ključnih načela utvrđenih propisima EU-a. Cilj je rada ocijeniti kvalitetu sustava odabira projekata u okviru provedbe Operativnog programa konkurentnost i kohezija 2014. – 2020. (OPKK) kao financijski najvažnijeg programa sufinanciranog iz proračuna EU-a u Hrvatskoj u proračunskom razdoblju 2014. – 2020. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da je sustav odabira projekata vrlo složen te zahtijeva vrlo visok angažman uključenih sudionika. Po tome se Hrvatska svrstava u skupinu novih zemalja članica EU-a koje obilježava visok stupanj standardiziranosti procesa s prilično kompleksnim postupcima odabira. Uz određene pozitivne učinke u vezi s odabirom relevantnih projekata, posljedica je takva pristupa vrlo sporo donošenje odluka o odabiru projekata, što je doprinijelo slabijem povlačenju raspoloživih sredstava EU-a.
选择融资项目的质量过程是决定凝聚力政策成功与否的关键因素之一。选择项目的标准的制定和应用由欧洲联盟（欧盟）成员国负责，但要遵守欧盟条例中规定的关键原则。这项工作的目的是评估2014年竞争力和凝聚力业务方案实施过程中项目选择系统的质量。2020.（OPKK）是2014年预算期间由欧盟预算在克罗地亚共同资助的最重要的财政计划——2020.研究结果表明，项目选择系统非常复杂，对参与方的承诺非常高。克罗地亚随后加入了一组新的欧盟成员国，这标志着选举程序的高度标准化。Uz odreŞene pozitivne učinke u vezi是与项目相关的odabirom，posljedica je takva pristupa vrlo sporo donošenje odluka o odabiru项目，što je doprinjelo slabijem povlačenju raspoloživih sredstava EU-a。
{"title":"Učinkovitost javne uprave u Hrvatskoj u postupcima odabira projekata sufinanciranih putem fondova Europske unije","authors":"Jakša Puljiz, Sanja Maleković, Sanja Tišma","doi":"10.31297/HKJU.21.2.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31297/HKJU.21.2.5","url":null,"abstract":"Kvalitetan proces odabira projekata za financiranje jedan je od ključnih elemenata koji određuju uspjeh kohezijske politike. Razvoj i primjena kriterija odabira projekata u nadležnosti su pojedinih zemalja članica Europske unije (EU), ali uz obvezu poštivanja ključnih načela utvrđenih propisima EU-a. Cilj je rada ocijeniti kvalitetu sustava odabira projekata u okviru provedbe Operativnog programa konkurentnost i kohezija 2014. – 2020. (OPKK) kao financijski najvažnijeg programa sufinanciranog iz proračuna EU-a u Hrvatskoj u proračunskom razdoblju 2014. – 2020. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da je sustav odabira projekata vrlo složen te zahtijeva vrlo visok angažman uključenih sudionika. Po tome se Hrvatska svrstava u skupinu novih zemalja članica EU-a koje obilježava visok stupanj standardiziranosti procesa s prilično kompleksnim postupcima odabira. Uz određene pozitivne učinke u vezi s odabirom relevantnih projekata, posljedica je takva pristupa vrlo sporo donošenje odluka o odabiru projekata, što je doprinijelo slabijem povlačenju raspoloživih sredstava EU-a.","PeriodicalId":42223,"journal":{"name":"Croatian and Comparative Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42846173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study examines the effect of e-government implementation on the quality of electronic identity card (EIC) public service in Takalar Regency. The research was conducted by using quantitative methods. The sample consisted of 300 employees and stakeholders who were selected by the iteration method. The data was collected via a Likert scale questionnaire and analysed with the path analysis technique. The independent variable was the e-government implementation, which consists of sub-variables: communication (X1), resources (X2), disposition (X3), and bureaucratic structure (X4). The dependent variable was the electronic identity card (EIC) service quality. The research findings indicate that the overall implementation of e-government has a significant effect on the quality of EIC service in Takalar Regency. Furthermore, it has also found a very lengthy bureaucratic structure and complicated communication methods in the EIC service. However, the aspects of resources and disposition have been well implemented.
{"title":"The Effect of E-Government Implementation on the Quality of Electronic Identity Card Public Service in Indonesia","authors":"Mansyur Achmad, Masriadi Patu, Ashariana Ashariana","doi":"10.31297/HKJU.21.2.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31297/HKJU.21.2.3","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the effect of e-government implementation on the quality of electronic identity card (EIC) public service in Takalar Regency. The research was conducted by using quantitative methods. The sample consisted of 300 employees and stakeholders who were selected by the iteration method. The data was collected via a Likert scale questionnaire and analysed with the path analysis technique. The independent variable was the e-government implementation, which consists of sub-variables: communication (X1), resources (X2), disposition (X3), and bureaucratic structure (X4). The dependent variable was the electronic identity card (EIC) service quality. The research findings indicate that the overall implementation of e-government has a significant effect on the quality of EIC service in Takalar Regency. Furthermore, it has also found a very lengthy bureaucratic structure and complicated communication methods in the EIC service. However, the aspects of resources and disposition have been well implemented.","PeriodicalId":42223,"journal":{"name":"Croatian and Comparative Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45193566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Društvena okolina koja obuhvaća građane u širem smislu vrlo je heterogeno i dinamično područje okoline upravne organizacije. Njezino je značenje za funkcioniranje upravnih organizacija u stalnom porastu jer je suvremena javna uprava izložena sve snažnijim zahtjevima za uvažavanje mišljenja građana. Ovaj se rad bavi analiziranjem društvene okoline upravnih organizacija u Hrvatskoj na temelju analize obilježja sudionika e-savjetovanja kao neposredno zainteresiranih građana za sudjelovanje u izradi propisa i politika. Obilježja sudionika koja se analiziraju obuhvaćaju njihov broj, strukturu (vrsta sudionika) i vrstu komentara koje upućuju, a pokazatelji su intenziteta, stupnja organiziranosti i stupnja kompetentnosti relevantne društvene okoline upravnih organizacija. Empirijski su podaci prikupljeni metodom kvantitativne analize sadržaja izvješća o provedenim e-savjetovanjima od 2016. do 2018. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju kako obilježja društvene okoline ovise o organizacijskim faktorima – razini političko-upravnog sustava na kojoj djeluje organizacija te njezinoj vrsti i funkciji. Osim toga, pokazuje se povezanost između samih obilježja društvene okoline – organiziranosti i kompetentnosti.
包括一般公民在内的社会环境在管理组织的环境中是非常异质和动态的。它对永久性增长管理组织运作的意义在于，公共行政部门目前面临着对公民意见最强烈的要求。这项工作在分析电子咨询参与者作为直接利益相关者参与法规和政策起草的基础上，分析了克罗地亚政府组织的社会环境。分析参与者的评论包括他们的数量、结构（参与者类型）和所示评论的类型，指标是相关社会组织的强度、组织程度和能力程度。经验数据是通过对2016年以来开展的电子咨询内容进行定量分析的方法收集的。直到2018年。研究结果表明，社会环境取决于组织因素——组织及其类型和功能所处的政治和行政系统的水平。Osim toga，pokazuje se povezanot izmeŞu samih obilježja društvene okoline–有机物。
{"title":"Društvena okolina upravnih organizacija – analiza sudionika e-savjetovanja u Hrvatskoj","authors":"Petra Đurman","doi":"10.31297/HKJU.21.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31297/HKJU.21.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"Društvena okolina koja obuhvaća građane u širem smislu vrlo je heterogeno i dinamično područje okoline upravne organizacije. Njezino je značenje za funkcioniranje upravnih organizacija u stalnom porastu jer je suvremena javna uprava izložena sve snažnijim zahtjevima za uvažavanje mišljenja građana. Ovaj se rad bavi analiziranjem društvene okoline upravnih organizacija u Hrvatskoj na temelju analize obilježja sudionika e-savjetovanja kao neposredno zainteresiranih građana za sudjelovanje u izradi propisa i politika. Obilježja sudionika koja se analiziraju obuhvaćaju njihov broj, strukturu (vrsta sudionika) i vrstu komentara koje upućuju, a pokazatelji su intenziteta, stupnja organiziranosti i stupnja kompetentnosti relevantne društvene okoline upravnih organizacija. Empirijski su podaci prikupljeni metodom kvantitativne analize sadržaja izvješća o provedenim e-savjetovanjima od 2016. do 2018. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju kako obilježja društvene okoline ovise o organizacijskim faktorima – razini političko-upravnog sustava na kojoj djeluje organizacija te njezinoj vrsti i funkciji. Osim toga, pokazuje se povezanost između samih obilježja društvene okoline – organiziranosti i kompetentnosti.","PeriodicalId":42223,"journal":{"name":"Croatian and Comparative Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49402014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
U ovom radu nastoji se upozoriti na problem mjerenja učinkovitosti javne uprave i komparacije rezultata s drugim administracijama na primjeru jedne tranzicijske zemlje. Riječ je o analitičko-teorijskom pristupu rezultatima mjerenja i komparaciji javnih uprava s obzirom na raznolikost političkih organizacija i uloge javnog sektora u pojedinim državama. Podlogu za analizu čine tri teorije: teorija kontrole javne uprave, teorija institucija i teorija javnog upravljanja. Nalaz upućuje na različito definirane pojmove u pristupu mjerenju učinkovitosti javne uprave, različite organizacije države i funkcije javne uprave s različitim konceptima demokracije, ekonomskih i socijalnih ciljeva. Mjerenja pokazuju određene rezultate javne uprave u određenim društvima koja se mogu upotrebljavati kao informacija o mogućoj izvedbi. Međutim, uspoređivati ih u okvirima vrijednosnog sustava jednog društva daje jednostran i često pogrešan uvid u ulogu javne uprave drugoga.
在这项工作中，它旨在警告衡量公共行政的有效性并将结果与其他行政部门（如一个过渡国家）进行比较的问题。鉴于政治组织的多样性和公共部门在各个国家的作用，这是对公共行政衡量和比较结果的分析和理论访问。分析理论包括三个理论：公共行政控制理论、制度理论和公共行政理论。Nalaz upućuje na različito definirane pojmove u pristupu mjerenju učinkovitosti javne uprave，razlićite organizacije države i funkcije javne upprave s razliÇitim konceptima demokracije，ekonomskih i socijalnih ciljeva。这些措施显示了某些社会的一些公共行政成果，可以作为可能表现的信息。然而，将它们与一个社会的宝贵制度进行比较，对另一个社会公共行政的作用提供了一种独特的、往往是错误的见解。
{"title":"Pristup vrednovanju izvedbe i komparaciji javnih uprava","authors":"Josip Jambrač","doi":"10.31297/HKJU.21.1.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31297/HKJU.21.1.6","url":null,"abstract":"U ovom radu nastoji se upozoriti na problem mjerenja učinkovitosti javne uprave i komparacije rezultata s drugim administracijama na primjeru jedne tranzicijske zemlje. Riječ je o analitičko-teorijskom pristupu rezultatima mjerenja i komparaciji javnih uprava s obzirom na raznolikost političkih organizacija i uloge javnog sektora u pojedinim državama. Podlogu za analizu čine tri teorije: teorija kontrole javne uprave, teorija institucija i teorija javnog upravljanja. Nalaz upućuje na različito definirane pojmove u pristupu mjerenju učinkovitosti javne uprave, različite organizacije države i funkcije javne uprave s različitim konceptima demokracije, ekonomskih i socijalnih ciljeva. Mjerenja pokazuju određene rezultate javne uprave u određenim društvima koja se mogu upotrebljavati kao informacija o mogućoj izvedbi. Međutim, uspoređivati ih u okvirima vrijednosnog sustava jednog društva daje jednostran i često pogrešan uvid u ulogu javne uprave drugoga.","PeriodicalId":42223,"journal":{"name":"Croatian and Comparative Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48370814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Creating appropriate conditions for a stable development of the individual, society and state, and simultaneously providing a high level of protection of national interests, has been identified as a priority of the Ukrainian national security policy. The Ukrainian state ought to review all challenges and threats and adopt a new national security strategy. Current circumstances require the National Security Strategy of Ukraine of 2015 to become an integral functional element of the security and defence sector. The National Security Strategy has to become an open and mandatory document developed solely for the practical purpose of comprehensive protection of national security and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The implementation of these priorities is to be ensured through the restoration of peace and state sovereignty in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, by implementing a complex set of international, legal, political, diplomatic, security, humanitarian, and economic measures. The key implementation goal should focus on the establishment of the principles of safe and legal country, free in its choice of domestic and foreign political options and development tendencies. External threats are rather more dangerous than internal, but the content of geopolitical security is primarily based on the organic combination of external and internal security. The imperfection of national security legislation and the low efficiency of its implementation are the reason for malfunctioning of the defence sector, which makes ensuring the full realization of national interests impossible.
{"title":"National Security Strategy of Ukraine","authors":"A. Zahorulko","doi":"10.31297/hkju.20.4.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.20.4.4","url":null,"abstract":"Creating appropriate conditions for a stable development of the individual, society and state, and simultaneously providing a high level of protection of national interests, has been identified as a priority of the Ukrainian national security policy. The Ukrainian state ought to review all challenges and threats and adopt a new national security strategy. Current circumstances require the National Security Strategy of Ukraine of 2015 to become an integral functional element of the security and defence sector. The National Security Strategy has to become an open and mandatory document developed solely for the practical purpose of comprehensive protection of national security and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The implementation of these priorities is to be ensured through the restoration of peace and state sovereignty in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, by implementing a complex set of international, legal, political, diplomatic, security, humanitarian, and economic measures. The key implementation goal should focus on the establishment of the principles of safe and legal country, free in its choice of domestic and foreign political options and development tendencies. External threats are rather more dangerous than internal, but the content of geopolitical security is primarily based on the organic combination of external and internal security. The imperfection of national security legislation and the low efficiency of its implementation are the reason for malfunctioning of the defence sector, which makes ensuring the full realization of national interests impossible.","PeriodicalId":42223,"journal":{"name":"Croatian and Comparative Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2020-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47852220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper provides a comparative analysis of managersꞌ perception of corruption in three post-transition economies based on The World Bank Enterprise Survey data in the period 2002-2019. Results suggest that although the main forms of corruption seem to differ among the countries, there does not seem to be any systemic change within individual countries. While in Slovenia managers are most likely to notice grand corruption, petty corruption seems to be more widespread in Croatia and Serbia. Those who perceive corruption to be higher on the power ladder are also the ones more likely to consider it an obstacle for their business endeavours. The difference is the most significant in Croatia, suggesting that additional efforts to reduce corruption would be most readily welcomed by the business sector in that country. Limitations of the present study rely on the quality of the data source used. While there is no doubt that the survey has been carried out with the highest quality standards, the potential strategic answering of respondents can hardly be avoided when it comes to such an illusive phenomena as corruption. A possible remedy could be to supplement the results with a similar survey that would focus on questions specific to corruption practices of the analysed countries.
{"title":"Managers’ Perception of Corruption in Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia","authors":"Valerija Botrić","doi":"10.31297/hkju.20.4.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.20.4.5","url":null,"abstract":"The paper provides a comparative analysis of managersꞌ perception of corruption in three post-transition economies based on The World Bank Enterprise Survey data in the period 2002-2019. Results suggest that although the main forms of corruption seem to differ among the countries, there does not seem to be any systemic change within individual countries. While in Slovenia managers are most likely to notice grand corruption, petty corruption seems to be more widespread in Croatia and Serbia. Those who perceive corruption to be higher on the power ladder are also the ones more likely to consider it an obstacle for their business endeavours. The difference is the most significant in Croatia, suggesting that additional efforts to reduce corruption would be most readily welcomed by the business sector in that country. Limitations of the present study rely on the quality of the data source used. While there is no doubt that the survey has been carried out with the highest quality standards, the potential strategic answering of respondents can hardly be avoided when it comes to such an illusive phenomena as corruption. A possible remedy could be to supplement the results with a similar survey that would focus on questions specific to corruption practices of the analysed countries.","PeriodicalId":42223,"journal":{"name":"Croatian and Comparative Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2020-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49086152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Designing a public governance model suitable for a particular task often lacks an empirical basis for change and the criteria for evaluation. Hence, the paper analyses the case law following from the decisions of social work centres (SWC) in Slovenia in order to gain insight in the lawfulness of their work as a key component of the rule of law and thus pinpoint the optimal framework for improvements. Using quantitative and qualitative analyses of 213 higher court judgments issued in the course of five years, the paper examines, by means of content analysis, which elements of the rule of law are the most problematic in practice. There is special emphasis on lawfulness and equality in substantive terms and on fair trial in procedural terms. The case law following from the SWC cases in the highest courts in Slovenia is quite consistent, but it does reveal certain gaps. These gaps need to be bridged on both regulatory and implementation levels in terms of clearer and yet not too rigid rules, recognition of participative procedural standards, and more flexible organisation. The case law thus indicates options for legislative changes and administrative reforms of the Slovene welfare system and beyond.
{"title":"Administrative Reforms and the Rule of Law","authors":"Matej Babšek, Nina Tomaževič, P. Kovač","doi":"10.31297/hkju.20.4.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.20.4.1","url":null,"abstract":"Designing a public governance model suitable for a particular task often lacks an empirical basis for change and the criteria for evaluation. Hence, the paper analyses the case law following from the decisions of social work centres (SWC) in Slovenia in order to gain insight in the lawfulness of their work as a key component of the rule of law and thus pinpoint the optimal framework for improvements. Using quantitative and qualitative analyses of 213 higher court judgments issued in the course of five years, the paper examines, by means of content analysis, which elements of the rule of law are the most problematic in practice. There is special emphasis on lawfulness and equality in substantive terms and on fair trial in procedural terms. The case law following from the SWC cases in the highest courts in Slovenia is quite consistent, but it does reveal certain gaps. These gaps need to be bridged on both regulatory and implementation levels in terms of clearer and yet not too rigid rules, recognition of participative procedural standards, and more flexible organisation. The case law thus indicates options for legislative changes and administrative reforms of the Slovene welfare system and beyond.","PeriodicalId":42223,"journal":{"name":"Croatian and Comparative Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2020-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47122705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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