Theoretical discussion forum on public administration

The Institute for Public Administration organizes the theoretical discussion forum on public administration. The purpose of the forums is to strengthening the role and influence of administrative science in Croatia, exchanging of theoretical ideas and research experiences of scientists, experts and postgraduate students,promotion of the scientific perspective in discussions on current issues and problems in the field of public administration, as well as stronger linkage of administrative and other social theories with the practice in administrative organizations at the state, regional and local territorial level. Leader stands by prof. dr. sc. Gordana Marčetić, Vice President of the Institute and professorat the Department of Administrative Science at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb.

The forums are set up on a wide platform and cover different topics. Conceptually, they consist of introductory lectures by scientists in the field of social sciences, followed by an interactive discussion of the participants on the subject.So far held four debates on the premises of the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Ćirilometodska 4:

  1. 24.02.2014. Problems of Explanation and Understanding in Social Empirical Sciences, prof. dr. sc. Stjepan Ivanišević (retired Professor at the Department of Administrative Science of the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb and former Minister of Justice and Administration);
  2. 26.6.2014. Research Strategies in Social Sciences, prof. dr. dc. DuskoSekulic (Professor at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb);
  3. 1.6.2016. Social clientelism and "contradictory social mosaic" as a framework for the development of public policies in Croatia, prof. dr. sc. Siniša Zrinščak (professor at the Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb);
  4. 1 4.11.2016. Public Administration Research in Croatia. Why do not we do evaluation studies? , Prof. dr. sc. Ivan Koprić (President of the Institute for Public Administration and Head of the Department of Administrative Science of the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb).