2. letnik / 2nd year

Predmet celovito obravnava delovanje sodobne države, njene ključne institucije in akterje, procese oblikovanja in izvajanja javnih politik ter temeljne značilnosti javnih financ na nacionalni in evropski ravni.

• Država in javna uprava: koncept države in temeljne značilnosti sodobne države; organizacija in delovanje javne uprave ter državne uprave.
• Veje oblasti in državne institucije: zakonodajna, izvršilna in sodna veja oblasti ter razmerja med njimi; ključne državne institucije ter politični in upravni akterji.
• Predstavništvo in zakonodajni proces: politično predstavništvo; parlament in njegove funkcije; zakonodajni postopek.
• Mediji v političnih in javnopolitičnih procesih: vloga medijev v političnih procesih ter njihov vpliv na oblikovanje in izvajanje javnih politik.
• Javne politike in javnopolitični proces: opredelitev koncepta javnih politik; javnopolitični proces in njegove faze; oblikovanje in izvajanje javnih politik.
• Javnopolitični akterji: ključni politični, upravni in civilnodružbeni akterji; vloga parlamenta, vlade, državne uprave in drugih akterjev pri oblikovanju in izvajanju javnih politik.
• Oblikovanje politik na nacionalni in nadnacionalni ravni: oblikovanje javnih politik na nacionalni in nadnacionalni ravni; Slovenija v Evropski uniji ter razmerje med nacionalnim in evropskim oblikovanjem politik.
• Osnove javnih financ: temeljni koncepti javnih financ in sistem javnih financ v Sloveniji.
• Državni proračun in javnofinančni tokovi: državni proračun; javnofinančni prihodki in odhodki; javnofinančni primanjkljaj in javni dolg.
• Javne finance Evropske unije: proračun Evropske unije ter javnofinančni tokovi med proračunom Republike Slovenije in proračunom EU.
• Analiza javnih politik in javnih financ: analiza in kritično vrednotenje javnih politik in javnih financ na podlagi izbranih primerov iz prakse.

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The course provides a comprehensive overview of the functioning of the modern state, its key institutions and actors, the processes of public policy formulation and implementation, and the fundamental characteristics of public finance at the national and European levels.

• The state and public administration: the concept of the state and the fundamental characteristics of the modern state; organisation and functioning of public administration and state administration
• Branches of government and state institutions: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government and their interrelations; key state institutions and political and administrative actors
• Political representation and the legislative process: political representation; parliament and its functions; the legislative process.
• The media in political and public policy processes: the role of the media in political processes and their influence on public policy formulation and implementation
• Public policy and the policy process: the concept of public policy; the public policy process and its stages; public policy formulation and implementation
• Public policy actors: key political, administrative, and civil society actors; the role of parliament, government, state administration, and other actors in public policy formulation and implementation
• Policy-making at the national and supranational levels: public policy-making at the national and supranational levels; Slovenia in the European Union and the relationship between national and European policy-making
• Fundamentals of public finance: fundamental concepts of public finance and the public finance system in Slovenia
• The state budget and public finance flows: the state budget; public revenues and expenditures; public deficit and public debt.
• European Union public finance: the European Union budget and public finance flows between the budget of the Republic of Slovenia and the EU budget.
• Analysis of public policies and public finance: analysis and critical evaluation of public policies and public finance based on selected practical cases.