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RESEARCH
Research on Public Administration: General Overview
The main research priorities of the School of Public Administration are focused on the reform of Slovene public administration, the successful introduction of new public management methods and harmonisation with European Union standards. Research projects aim to analyse the mistakes and successes of more established public administration systems and to choose approaches and solutions which best fit the Slovene model.
During the period before Slovenia became an independent state, the School of Public Administration and the Research Community of Slovenia cooperated on joint research projects. It also conducted numerous projects commissioned by the public administration and business sectors.
Due to numerous pedagogical commitments, a different approach to university research at the Ministry of Science and Technology and other factors, state funding for research work has decreased considerably. In spite of this, research activities at the School of Public Administration are developing and expanding.
Slovene and international research groups have been established (e.g., the Ljubljana Group, established in Bovec in 1997) and have designed or drafted important research projects for the development of the School of Public Administration and Slovene public administration in general. International research includes work with the TEMPUS and PHARE projects.
In addition to the school, there is one additional PA research body, the Institute of Public Administration of the Faculty of Law, and there are no non-university institutions that conduct research in the field.
The European and Comparative Dimension in Public Administration Research
The School of Public Administration’s research is increasingly oriented towards Europe, and members of all departments collaborate with colleagues from universities around the continent and the U.K. As members of projects such as TEMPUS and PHARE, and belonging to associations such as EGPA and NISPAcee, the school takes an active part in discussing future issues related to European public administration.
Projects on the development of more effective administration, the use of information technology in public administration, the development of standards and measurements for performance evaluations in local administration all include comparison and consideration of other European systems. In the near future, the Institute of Public Administration will embark on a project that includes a comparative study of several EU members’ local government regulations and the doctrine of “subsidiary” in countries with developed local self-government systems.
Research in new public management examines the public sectors of countries more advanced in its implementation. Approximately twenty percent of research projects have a clear European dimension and many others refer to or are influenced by European issues.
The main researchers in public administration in Slovenia are:
Dr. M. Brejc, Professor
Dr. Srečko Devjak, Associate Professor
Maja Klun, M.Econ.
Dr. Franko Milost, Associate Professor
Zdravko Pecar, M.Econ.
Janko Seljak, M.Econ.
Dr. Stanka Setnikar-Cankar, Assistant Professor
Janko Stare, M.Sc.
Dr. Mirko Vintar, Associate Professor
Dr. Grega Virant
Stane Vlaj, MBA
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