International Conference:
100th Anniversary of the Polish Civil Service
24-25 February 2022
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In 2022 we will be celebrating 100 years since the civil service was enacted as part of the Polish legal system. The introduction of the Act of 17 February 1922 on the State Civil Service less than three years after Poland had regained independence was an undisputed success of the contemporary political class. The civil service was key to the revived statehood. Without a doubt the civil service facilitated the reconstruction of the Polish state and civil servants laid the groundwork for this process.
The 100th anniversary prompts reflections on the state of the civil service, its key problems and challenges and a search for effective modernisation solutions. Another aspect worth considering is the public perception of the civil service as a body responsible for a whole series of key functions.
The Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the University of Warsaw is organising this event to provide a platform for debate on the issues listed below and formulate official guidelines for modernisation. We believe that the civil service should act as a true backup for the government and assist the citizens and other stakeholders of the public administration system through its services.
Programme
The description below sets a basic framework for the programme. Details of the final conference programme will be published after registrations are closed.
The first part of the conference will involve a panel that will look at 100 years of the Polish civil service from the international perspective. Participants of the panel will include:
- Christoph Demmke, University of Potsdam
- Paul Joyce, Publications Director, IIAS
- Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling, University of Nottingham
- Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh, President of International Public Policy Association
The second part of the conference will focus on the political context of the civil service. There will be a presentation of political leaders’ opinions on the civil service followed by a discussion between analysts.
During the third part of the conference results of the research into civil service carried out by the research team led by prof. dr hab. Jolanta Itrich-Drabarek will be presented.
The fourth part of the conference will look at the civil service in Poland from the historical perspective. A starting point for the discussion will be the Act of 17 February 1922 on the State Civil Service.
Date: 24-25 February 2022
Venue:
24 February 2022 – Baszkiewicz Hall, Collegium Politicum, Main Campus of the University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28.
25 February 2022 – Main Campus of the University of Warsaw, room numbers will be announced at a later date.
We reserve the right to change the format of the conference to a hybrid or virtual conference depending on pandemic restrictions.
The conference will focus on issues such as:
– History of the Polish Civil Service
– Civil Service in the Time of Political Transformation
– Civil Service under the COVID-19 Pandemic
– Problems and Challenges Facing the Civil Service in the Changing World
– Challenges Related to Modern Human Resources Management Tools in the Polish Civil Service
– Understanding the Civil Service in Selected Countries
– Public Perception of the Civil Service in Poland
– Good Practices in the Civil Service in Poland and Abroad
– Civil Service and People – Recruitment, Ageing Workforce and Employee Turnover
– Working in the Civil Service – a Job or a Service?
– Education Directions of Civil Servants – Knowledge, Competencies and Skills
– Local Government Civil Service
– Successes and Failures of the Civil Service
– Intellectual Capital Management in the Civil Service – Forecast
– Ways to Combat Corruption in the Civil Service – Polish and Foreign Perspective
– Effective Standards of Internal Control – Reviews and Recommendations
– Preventing the Outflow of Civil Servants to the Private Sector – Solutions and Good Practices
– Perception of the Civil Service in Poland and Abroad – How to Avoid Being a Scapegoat for Politicians?
– Forecasts for the Development of the Civil Service in the Changing World
To register for the conference you must fill out an electronic registration form. You will receive a reply to your registration via email.
Please specify the form in which you wish to attend:
- Attendee with paper presentation
- Attendee without paper presentation
If you register as an attendee with paper presentation, your registration form should include the paper title, abstract (up to 300 words) and a biographical note.
Selected papers will be published in Studia Iuridica (100 pts) or special conference proceedings.
To open the registration form click here.
- Attendees with paper presentation must submit their registration forms (including the paper title and abstract) by 24 December 2021. The registration fee should be made no later than 31 December 2021.
- Other attendees must submit their registration forms by 15 January 2022.
The conference registration fee is:
- PLN 400.00 for attendees with paper presentation
No fee for attendees without paper presentation (listeners)
The fee should be transferred to the following account: 32116022020000000060850365
Bank Millenium S.A.
SWIFT/BIC CODE: BIGBPLPW
Tytułem: Imię, nazwisko 100 lecie służby cywilnej
Chair: Prof. dr hab. Jolanta Itrich-Drabarek (University of Warsaw)
Prof. UEK dr hab. Stanisław Mazur (Krakow University of Economics)
Prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Pawłowska (University of Rzeszów)
Prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Rydlewski (University of Warsaw)
Prof. UAM dr hab. Andrzej Stelmach (Adam Mickiewicz University)
Prof. dr hab. Stanisław Sulowski (University of Warsaw)
Prof. UAM dr hab. Tadeusz Wallas (Adam Mickiewicz University)
Prof.dr hab. Joachim Osiński (Warsaw School of Economics)
Prof.dr hab. Artur Nowak-Far (Warsaw School of Economics)
Dr hab. Daniel Przastek (University of Warsaw)
Dr hab. Krzysztof Żarna (University of Rzeszów)
Dr hab. Magdalena Mikołajczyk (Pedagogical University of Krakow)
Dr Marta Balcerek-Kosiarz
Dr Kamil Mroczka
Dr Antoni Morawski
Dr Łukasz Świetlikowski
Mgr Bartłomiej Celejewski
Mgr Wiktor Jasionowski
Mgr Michał Szczegielniak
Mgr Justyna Wiśniewska
Mgr Sławomir Wosiński
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