2022.11.10 - Public Administration Challenges in European Countries - Public Administration Faces Crises

Opublikowano: 09.09.2022 10:10

International Conference of the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

Date: November 10, 2022

Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/WDUnxqHu4Q

 

Wersja Polska | English version

The thesis of the crisis of administrative law and the problems associated with the functioning of public administration in an increasingly complex world are not new. The scientific discourse emphasizes the multidimensionality of this issue, both in terms of the crisis of administrative lawmaking and of its application and enforcement. On the one side, the enactment of administrative law is often imbued with an instrumental approach whereby it ceases to be tool for administration, and paradoxically becomes an instrument for the accomplishment of short-term political goals that dismiss relevant long-term general policy objectives. On the other side, the crisis at the level of the application of administrative law is evidenced by, among others, lack of predictability of public administration bodies and courts and contradictions in their decision-making, the fetishization of linguistic interpretation (or, on the contrary, the application of functional interpretation to the verge of contra legem interpretation), or the disregard of European Union rules and standards.

It is impossible not to put these considerations into a broader context - the uncertainty of post-pandemic times (is it really "post"?), Russia's aggression against Ukraine or the changes in social, economic, and energy conditions associated with these events. This conference gathers prominent specialists, both scholars and policymakers, who will present their work and perspectives on contemporary problems and challenges faced by public administration in various countries, with emphasis on the issue of the role and limitations of administrative law in face of a scenario of permanent crisis. The aim of the conference is to present perspectives and positions on the crisis of administrative law from different European Union countries. While undoubtedly, contemporary challenges and threats to public administration may have a common (or at least similar) source, due to diverse local conditions, their assessment and remedies for overcoming them may differ. Hence, this conference will offer extremely valuable insights from a comparative point of view. We hope that the various presentations of ongoing cutting-edge research will be a source of inspiration for further scholarly research in this area and that they will contribute to the policy debate on how to effectively address the crisis of administrative law.

Program

  • 9.00-9.10, Welcome
  • Panel I, moderator: Dr. Pablo Iglesias-Rodríguez, University of Sussex
    • 9.10-9.30, Inita Paulovica, Advisor of State Chancellery of Prime Minister of Latvia, „COVID 19 Crisis: Latvia’s Public Sector Challenges and Solutions for Future”
    • 9.30-9.50, Prof. Diana-Urania Galetta, Unversity of Milan, „Right to good administration and Digitalisation of Public Administration in Italy:  opportunities and challenges”
    • 9.50.-10.10, Prof. Charles Szypszak, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, „Expediency, Cultural Impetus, and the Constitutional Framework for Public Administration in the U.S.”
    • 10.10-10.30, Discussion
  • 10.30-11.00, Break
  • Panel II, moderator: Prof. Radosław Koszewski, Warsaw University of Technology
    • 11.00-11.20, Prof. dr. hab. Irena Lipowicz, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, „Innovative forms of public administration action under conditions of energy crisis”
    • 11.20-11.40, Prof. Tomasz Bojar-Fijałkowski, Kazimierz Wielki University, „The experience of the sanitary administration in a pandemic. Have we learned the lessons for public administration?”
    • 11.40-12.00, Dr. Marcin Rojszczak, Warsaw University of Technology, „Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic with the use of modern technologies as a new challenge for public administration”
    • 12.00-12.20, Discussion
  • 12.20, Closing of the conference

Program Council

  • Radosław Koszewski, Prof. of the University (Warsaw University of Technology) – Chairman
  • Prof. Irena Lipowicz - Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
  • Prof. Diana-Urania Galetta - Università degli Studi di Milano
  • Michal Radvan, Associate Prof. - Masaryk University
  • Mariusz Szyrski, Prof. of the University - Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
  • Robert Suwaj, Prof. of the University - Warsaw University of Technology
  • Anna Zalcewicz, Prof. of the University - Warsaw University of Technology
  • Wojciech Federczyk, Ph.D. - President of the Republic of Poland Lech Kaczyński National School of Public Administration in Warsaw
  • Pablo Iglesias-Rodríguez, Ph.D., University of Sussex
  • Pavel Ivanov, Ph.D. - Bulgarian Institute of Public Administration
  • Agita Kalvina, Ph.D. – Latvian School of Public Administration
  • Gergely Prőhle - National University of Public Administration

Organizing Committee