STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Name of Lecturer: Ignas Dzemyda Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Strategic Management Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor or Master Year of Study (if applicable): Required prerequisites: basic knowledge of organization theory and management is required Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: to understand strategic management theory and to know how to implement it into public and private sectors, and provide strategic thinking skills, developing general and specific competencies in strategic analysis, planning and implementation of strategy. ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures, seminars, case study (workshops) Assessment methods and Criteria: Knowledge examination (25%), case study analysis or created strategy (50%) and its presentation (25%). Course content: There are many countries which are in the process of implementation of different reforms both on public and private sectors. In long-term approach strategic management is extremely important for improving quality of analysis, planning, implementation and ensuring results based processes. The course will provide these themes: strategic management concept and evolution, strategic management schools and methodologies, public sector organization strategic management, external strategic analysis, internal strategic analysis, organization vision, mission, strategic problems and aims, strategic decisions and alternatives, assessment of alternatives and strategy formulation, corporate, business unit and functional strategies, formalization of strategic management, organizational structures in strategic management, strategic control and assessment of strategy implementation, risk assessment, strategic change management. Reading list:

1. Theory of strategic management :with cases /Gareth R. Jones, Charles W. L. Hill. Mason (Ohio) : South-Western : Cengage Learning, 2010.

2. Strategy safari :the complete guide through the wilds of strategic managemen. Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand, Joseph Lampel. Harlow : Prentice-Hall : Financial Times, 2009.

3. Contemporary strategy analysis /Robert M. Grant. Malden (Mass.) : Blackwell Publishing, 2008

4. Cases to accomporary Contemporary strategy analysis /Robert M. Grant. Malden (Mass.) : Blackwell Publishing, 2008

INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE Name of Lecturer: Ieva Kapaciauskaite Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management

Department, Contact Details: Department of Environmental Policy, Ateities str. 20, LT-08303 Vilnius. Room: III-317. E-mail: iekapaciau@stud.mruni.eu, phone: +370 687 98906. Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Master Year of Study (if applicable): - Required prerequisites: This course is a basic introduction and does not require specific knowledge. Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: knowledge about global environmental problems and evaluation of the evolution of international environmental governance that seeks to solve them; understanding the basic principles of current governance forms; skills for critical analysis of existing global environmental governance, ability to compare them with regional and local forms. ECTS credits: 4 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Classes and discussions, case studies will be analyzed, presentations by students, movie watching, individual tutoring. Assessment methods and Criteria: final evaluation of two parts: presentations during the class and final written exam or test. Course content: This course looks at global environmental problems, such as ozone depletion, climate change or biodiversity loss and specific regimes designed to address these problems. At the international level, as well as at sub-ordinate levels of governance, there is no shortage of regimes, institutions and other arrangements dedicated to addressing the challenges of global change. Yet in many cases environmental quality continues to decline; poverty remains widespread in many parts of the world; population and associated impacts continues to increase. This course examines the development and evolution of global environmental governance and analyzes the role and performance of international organizations and actors. The aim is to help students to develop their ability to think critically about environmental problems through exposure to both theory and practice. The basic frameworks, institutions and actors will be analyzed. Reading list:

1. Axelrod, R., Downie, D. L. and Vandever, S.D. (2010). The Global

Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy (3nd edition). Washington, D.C., Congressional Quarterly Press.

2. Biermann, F., Siebenhu�ner, B. and Schreyo�gg, A. (editors) (2009) International organizations in global environmental governance. New York, Routledge.

3. Haas, P. M. and Speth, J. G. (2006). Global Environmental Governance

(Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies). Island Press, Washington DC.

4. Kate O’Neill (2009). The Environment and International Relations.

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. 5. Magali A. Delmas, Oran R. Young (2009) Governance for the Environment.

New Perspectives. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE BALTIC SEA REGION Name of Lecturers: prof. dr. Vida Motiekaitytė, Loreta Steponėnaitė Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Environmental Policy, Ateities str. 20, LT-08303 Vilnius. Room: III-317, phone: +370 5 2714551 e-mails: vmotieka@mruni.eu; losteponen@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Required prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: The student will get acquainted with Baltic Sear Region, its nature, environment and natural resources; the formation of societies and their democratic institutions and international relationships; the development of economic and business life; the social systems ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures, workshops and group work where the course material, literature and videos, are used Assessment methods and Criteria: Oral examination or test Course content: The Baltic Sea region is discussed in the context of sustainable development with the use of natural resources and economic development as key components, and connected environmental impacts and social development. The concepts of sustainable form the theoretical frame of reference conclude the course. Reading list:

1. Maciejewski W., (ed.) The Baltic Sea Region – Cultures, Politics, Societies. The Baltic University Press, Uppsala 2002. 676 p.

2. Ryden L. Basic Patterns of Sustainability. The Baltic University Press, Uppsala 2002. 84 p.

3. Ryden L. Public Participation and Democracy. The Baltic University Press, Uppsala 2003. 52 p.

4. Rydén, L. Urban Environmental Management. Baltic University Press, Uppsala 2003. 72 p.

5. Tiberg, N. The Prospect of a Sustainable Society. Uppsala University, 1992. 32 p.

SUSTAINABLE COUNTRYSIDE AND URBAN MANAGEMENT

Name of Lecturer: prof. dr. Imantas Lazdinis Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Environmental Policy, Ateities str. 20, LT-08303 Vilnius. Room: III-317. E-mail: i.lazdinis@mruni.eu, phone: +370 5 2714551. Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Master Year of Study: not applicable Required prerequisites: None

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: knowledge about sustainable countryside and urban management. ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lectures, workshops, video presentations and individual or group consultations Assessment methods and Criteria: Research paper and oral presentation (50 %) and Final Exam (50 %) Course content: The main aim of the course is devoted to get students acquainted in depth with topical issues and tendencies of sustainable countryside and urban management, to give them knowledge of management of the one of most important object of human activity – urban environmental systems` management - in the context of sustainable management. A special attention is paid to the possibilities of resolutions, used in solving of economical, social, cultural and environmental problems. According to their interests, students will carry out an investigation of sustainable countryside and urban management principles in Lithuania in comparison with their home country. Reading list: 1. Klemmensen B., Pedersen S., Dirckinck-Holmfeld K .R., Marklund A., and Rydén L. Environmental Policy - Legal and Economic Instruments. Baltic University Press, 2007 2. Rydén, L. Building and Re-building Sustainable Communities. Baltic University Press, Uppsala 2003. 84p. 3. Brebbia C.A., Hernandez S. Ad Tiezzi E. The Sustainable City VI. Urban Regeneration and Sustainability. WIT Press. Printed in Great Britain by MPG Books Group, Bodmin and King`s Lynn, 2010. http://books.google.com/books?id=3jEDKS-xonsC&pg=PA363&dq=SUSTAINABLE+COUNTRYSIDE+AND+URBAN+MANAGEMENT&hl=lt&ei=EblLTfu2E8yChQfyw5zODg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=7&ved=0CEoQ6wEwBg#v=onepage&q=SUSTAINABLE%20COUNTRYSIDE%20AND%20URBAN%20MANAGEMENT&f=false 4. Guy M.Robinson. Sustainable Rural Systems. Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Communities. Publisched by Ashgate Publishing Limited, England, 2008. http://books.google.com/books?id=WO41TttvkKwC&pg=PA24&dq=SUSTAINABLE+COUNTRYSIDE+AND+URBAN+MANAGEMENT&hl=lt&ei=EblLTfu2E8yChQfyw5zODg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=SUSTAINABLE%20COUNTRYSIDE%20AND%20URBAN%20MANAGEMENT&f=false 5. Holger Magel. Urban-Rural-Interrelationship for Sustainable Development. Keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2nd FIG Regional Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, 2nd Dec. 2003. http://www.fig.net/council/council_2003_2006/magel-papers/magel_marrakech_2003_opening.pdf

INTEREST REPRESENTATION AND LOBBYING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Name of Lecturer: Dr. Paulo Pereira Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Environmental Policy, Ateities str. 20, LT-08303 Vilnius. Room: III-317. E-mail: pereiraub@gmail.com; phone: +370 629 69274 Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor and Master Year of Study (if applicable): - Required prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: Importance of interest representation and lobbying activities in European Union decisions and policy, interest representation groups strategies, theory and practice of lobbying activity, role and effects of lobbying activities in our society. ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lectures or workshops and individual or group consultations. Assessment methods and Criteria: Research paper, and oral presentation Course content: The course aims to examine the central role of lobbying in decision and policy, with particular reference to European Union Institutions, and critically examines the ways of central and eastern countries interest representation. It introduces the theory and practice of lobbying in the context of Europeanization. The first part of the course focuses on the theory and practice of lobbying, interest groups and Europeanization as such, it will examine theories and empirical research on how interest groups organize in the first place, are governed internally, and seek to influence national and European Union policies. The second part will introduce the strategies of lobbying and what techniques of lobbying can be used. The third part it will be shortly overview of European Union institutions and policies, the way that European Union institutions interact each other in the formation of policy, which affects interest groups and their members, trying to answer the questions: Who is lobbying, who is being lobbied and how lobbyists working. Discussions of differences and similarities between European Union and United States lobbying will be organized. The fourth part will be devoted to one of the most influential lobbying groups – business associations. Europeanization of business associations will be reviewed, trying to find out how are business associations in the different states affected by European Union, in which way have they changed their organizations and strategies in order to further the interests of their members as a consequence of European Union membership and what are the future perspectives. Reading list: 1.Bellier, I. (1997) The commission as an actor, Participation and policy making in the European Union, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 91-115 2. Greenwood, J. (2003) Interest representation in the European Union-Basingstoke:Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, 1-74 3. Pérez-Soriano Borragan, N. (2002) Coming to terms with European lobbying: the Central and Eastern European experience in influence and interests in European Union: The new politics of persuasion and advocacy, London, Europa Publications Limited, 160-183

4. Pérez-Soriano Borragan, N. (2002) The Europeanization of interest representation in the new EU members states from ECE. NGO’s and business interest associations in comparative perspective. 5. Scharf, F.W. (1999). Legitimacy in the multi-actor European policy, organizing political institutions, Essays for Johan P. Olse, Oslo, Scandianvian University press. SUSTAINABLE LAND USE AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS Name of Lecturer: Dr. Paulo Pereira Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Environmental Policy, Ateities str. 20, LT-08303 Vilnius. Room: III-317. E-mail: pereiraub@gmail.com; phone: +370 629 69274 Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor and Master Year of Study (if applicable): - Required prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: Sustainable use and development of protected areas, planning and management of protected areas, valorization of natural resources, protected areas as key issue to human development, Environment as an economic advantage, development of skills in landscape planning, integration of human activities and nature conservation in a perspective of development ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lectures or workshops and individual or group consultations. Assessment methods and Criteria: Research paper, and oral presentation Course content: The aim of this course is introduce students to sustainable methods and polices of land use and management of protected areas of European Union countries. The first part of this course will be devoted to the analysis of the state and evolution of the protected areas in European Union members and a overview of the most important legislation of nature conservation in European Union context and the orientation principles of “Natura 2000” ecological network. The second issue will analyze specifically witch the values are important to protect in these areas (Natural and Cultural heritage).The third part will be dedicated to the study of the barriers and opportunities in land use and management of European protected areas. The fourth part will be focused in the sustainable integration of human activities and nature conservation and how they can contribute to the economic, social and environmental development of protected areas. Reading list: 1. Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (Habitats Directive). 2. Council Directive (79/409/EEC) of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (Birds Directive). 3. European Commission (2000) Managing Natura 2000 Sites, The provisions of Article 6 of the ‘Habitats’ Directive 92/43/EEC, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 69, pp. ISBN 92-828-9048-1.

4. European Commission (2003) Natura 2000 and forests “Challenges and Opportunities” - Interpretation guide, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 101 pp. ISBN 92-894-6069-5. 5.Dudley, N. (Editor) (2008). Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. x + 86pp.978-2-8317-1086-0.

URBAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE Name of Lecturer: Dr. Paulo Pereira Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Environmental Policy, Ateities str. 20, LT-08303 Vilnius. Room: III-317. E-mail: pereiraub@gmail.com; phone: +370 629 69274 Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor and Master Year of Study (if applicable): - Required prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: Understanding of the effects of climate change in environment, society and economy of urban areas, development of strategies to adaptation and mitigation of climate change in cities, how policy can affect the human exposition and vulnerability increase to climate change, economical advantages of sustainable options in urban development. ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lectures or workshops and individual or group consultations. Assessment methods and Criteria: Research paper and oral presentations Course content: This course is focused on the impacts of climate change, their effects on ecosystems, mainly in urban environment and in which way polices can reduce their effects on human activities. The first part of the course will be a short overview of general signs and effects of climate change in the world, especially in European domain. The second part will study the vulnerability of urban environment to climate change and how we can adapt or mitigate their effects with sustainable measures. The third part will be devoted to the presentation policies and models of urban sustainable development and how they can contribute to reduce the effects of cities in the environment. The fourth part will present the advantages of a long-term and sustainable policies in order to avoid major effects of climate change in cities. Reading list: 1. IPCC (2007) Climate change 2007: Synthesis Report. Summary for Policymakers, 22 pp. 2. UNEP (2007) Global Environment Outlook, Environment for development 4. Summary for decision makers, United Nations Environment Program, 32 pp. 3. OECD (2008) Climate Change Mitigation, What we do?, Secretary General of the OECD, 32 pp. 4. Hunt, A., Watkiss, P. (2007) Literature Review on Climate Change Impacts on Urban City Centers: Initial Findings, V/EPOC/GSP(2007)10. Paris: OECD. 5. 14. Hallegatte, S., F. Henriet and J. Corfee-Morlot (2008), "The Economics of Climate Change Impacts and Policy Benefits at City Scale: A Conceptual

Framework", OECD Environment Working Papers, No. 4, OECD publishing,doi:10.1787/230232725661.

Postmodern Public Administration

Name of Lecturer: lekt. Mantas Bileišis Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department Public Administration Contact Details: Department of Public Administration, Valakupiu 5, room 52, phone:

+37052740634, e-mail: vak@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study: Not applicable Required prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Management and/or Political science Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit:

The student will be able to (i) explain the concept of post-modernism, (ii) analyze policies and statements of public officials and attribute their position to philosophical concepts and (iii) will be able to construct and defend his opinion on issues of public administration independent of the type of criticism.

ECTS credits: 5 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: A/S Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

-Introductory lectures; -Students reports; -Final essay; -Group workshops

Assessment methods and Criteria:

An accumulative evaluation of participation in the workshops (up to 30%), reports (up to 30%) and the defense of the final essay (up to 40%).

Course content: The course is based on a view that the technological advance of recent decades has changed the way people interact and this effects society as a whole. Understanding why this change has occurred and how do governments react to it is an important field of study. Questions on how to explain and make sense of social reality, globalization, purpose of the state, administrative performance, management of economic growth and sustainability are all objects of discussion at the course. Also the need for a modernist and post-modernist distinction in research will be discussed. Beyond these fundamental issues questions of how specific events can be interpreted by one or the other approach will be analyzed with a special emphasis on good governance.

Reading list: 1. Bogason, Peter. Public policy and local governance :institutions in postmodern

society. Cheltenham; Northampton (Mass.): Edward Elgar, 2000. 2. Denhardt, Robert B. Theories of public organization. Belmont (Calif.):

Thomson/Wadsworth, 2008. 3. Hatch, Mary Jo. Organization theory: modern, symbolic, and postmodern

perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. 4. Miller, Hugh T. and Fox, Charles J. Postmodern public administration. Armonk

(N.Y.), London: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

5. Pierre, Jon and Peters, B. Guy. Governance, politics and the state. Basingstoke: Macmillan Press, 2000.

NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

Name of Lecturer: doc. dr. Dangis Gudelis Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Public Administration, Valakupiu 5,room 52, phone: +37052740634, e-mail: vak@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): 1-4 Required prerequisites: - Learning Outcomes of the Students will aquire knowledge of trends of contemporary Course Unit: public management reforms; Students will be able critically to evaluate processes and outcomes of public management reforms in the contemporary world ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Aurumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: discussions, case studies, presentations, lectures Assessment methods and Criteria: participation in seminars (50 %); exam: multiple-choice test (50%) Course content: The course discusses the new public management as a contemporary reform movement in the public sector. Definitions of the New Public Management. Causes and reasons for public management reforms. Trajectories of public management reforms. Management of results. Quality management. New forms of organizational structure. New forms of personnel management. Alternative service delivery mechanisms. E-Governance. Citizen involvement. Outcomes of public management reforms. Case studies of public management reforms in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, countries of Western, North, Central and Eastern Europe. Reading list:

1. Bouckaert G., Pollitt Ch. Public Management Reform: A Comparative

Analysis, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. 2. Ferlie E. et al. The New Public Management in Action, Oxford : Oxford

University Press, 1996. 3. Flynn N. Public Sector Management: Fourth Edition, London : Prentice-

Hall : Harvester Wheatsheaf, 2002. 4. Lane J.E. New Public Management, London New York : Routledge : Taylor

& Francis Group, 2000. 5. Lynn L. E. Public Management: Old and New, New York

(N.Y.) London: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, 2000

PUBLIC SECTOR MARKETING

Name of Lecturer: doc. dr. Žilvinas Židonis Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Public Administration, Valakupiu 5,

room 52, phone: +37052740634, e-mail: vak@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): 1-4 Required prerequisites: Basics of Management Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: The course familiarizes students with marketing toolbox and provides an understanding how these tools can be used in the field of public sector management. Students are supposed to gain knowledge about citizen value and satisfaction, product development, pricing, distribution and promotion, branding in public sector, social marketing. Also the course develops student’s analytical skills. Students will learn how to analyse marketing external and internal environments, how to position the product in the market, how to segment market, and finally how to write and present marketing plans. ECTS credits: 4,5 Contact hours per week: 3 Semester: Autumn Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: The course is designed to achieve learning aims through a combination of lectures, seminars, presentations, discussions. During the seminars students will be asked to work in small groups reporting back to the entire seminar group on their conclusions as well as to discuss relevant issues in the entire seminar group. Secondly, students will have an assignment to prepare final marketing plan and to present it. Assessment methods and Criteria: Each student is expected to make a presentation on his/her proposed final paper, marketing plan. The final paper has to show the application of main marketing concepts in the field of public management. Final paper has to be written in essay form (10-15 pages), presented and discussed during the seminar. Course grading: 50% - final paper. Evaluation criteria: the author demonstrates an ability to apply the theories, skills and concepts learned in the course for analysing paper problem. 25% - final paper presentation. . Evaluation criteria: the author presents key issues of the paper, demonstrates the ability to defend ideas in discussion. 25% seminar participation. Evaluation criteria: the student actively participates in discussions during the seminars. Course content: The role of marketing in improving the performance of Public Agencies. Customer value versus citizen value. Segmentation-Targeting-Positioning. Applying Marketing Mix in public sector. Creating and maintaining brand identity: the case of Lithuania branding. Improving customer service and satisfaction. Social marketing: how to influence positive public behaviors. Reading list: 1. Kotler P., Lee N. Marketing in the Public Sector. A Roadmap for Improved

Performance. Wharton School Publishing. Pearson Education. 2006. 2. Proctor T. Public Sector Marketing. Prentice Hall. Financial Times, 2007

3. Bovaird T. Marketing in Public Sector Organizations. // in: Public Management and Governance, ed. Bovaird T., Loffler E. – London: Routledge, 2003.

4. Chapman D., Cowdell T. New Public Sector Marketing. Prentice Hall, 1998. 5. Kotler P., Roberto N., Lee N. Social Marketing: Improving the Quality of Life.

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2002.

SYSTEMS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Name of Lecturer: lekt. Mantas Bileišis Faculty: Politics and Management Department Public Administration Contact Details: Department of Public Administration, Valakupiu 5, room 52, phone:

+37052740634, e-mail: vak@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study: Not applicable Required prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Management and/or Political science Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit:

The student will be able to accomplish (i) an analysis of a given administrative problem, (ii) know the major differences between different administrative systems and cultures and (iii) will be able to critically evaluate the function of bureaucracy in policy outcomes.

ECTS credits: 5 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

-Introductory lectures; -Students reports; -Final essay; -Group workshops

Assessment methods and Criteria:

An accumulative evaluation of participation in the workshops (up to 30%), reports (up to 30%) and the defense of the final essay (up to 40%).

Course content: The course is based on a view that bureaucracies can be understood and analyzed as systems. As a consequence the method of systemic analysis needs to be applied in the study of public administration. This course aims to provide knowledge needed to understand the genesis of public administrations in various regions and nations and give knowledge to the basics of systemic analysis as a research model. The course will include a review of traditions of public administration in various countries and regions and discuss the process of their development. Main approaches towards public administration (legal, political and managerial), their differences and influence on the practice of public administration. Modernist and post-modern perspectives in organizational theory and the scope and limitations of systemic analysis will also be discussed. The students will be introduced to the basic elements of systemic analysis.

Reading list: 1. Hughes O. E. Public management and administration. – Houndmills: Palgrave

Macmillan, 2003.

2. Goldsmith S., Eggers W. D. Governing by network: the new shape of public sector. – Washington (D. C.): Brookings Institution Press, 2004.

3. Oxford Handbook of Public Management, The. /Ferie E. et al. – Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

4. Rosenbloom D. H. Public administration: understanding management, politics, and law in the public sector/ 7th ed. – Boston (Mass.): McGraw-Hill: Higer Education, 2009.

5. Stacey R. D. Complex responsive procesess in organizations = learning and knowledge creation. – London New York: Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group, 2001.

THEORIES AND METHODS IN PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS

Name of Lecturer: doc. dr. Dangis Gudelis Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Public Administration, Valakupiu 5, room 52, phone +37052740634, e-mail: vak@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): 1-4 Required prerequisites: - Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: Students will aquire knowledge of theories explaining policy making process and methods of public policy analysis. Students will aquire general skills of public policy analysis. ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: discussions, case studies, presentations, lectures Assessment methods and Criteria: participation in seminars (50 %); exam: multiple-choice test (50%) Course content: Conceptions of public policy and and policy analysis. Historical developments of public policy analysis. Theories of public policy making process: pluralism, elitism, corporatism, Marxism, public choice, institutionalism, policy networks, advocacy coalitions, etc. The stages of public policy making process: problem formulation, agenda setting, decision making, implementation, evaluation. Democracy and public policy. Ideas, ideologies and public policy. Methods of decision making: cost-benefit analysis, scenario writing techniques, etc. Methods of evaluation. Case studies of public policy. Reading list:

1. Dunn W. Public Policy Analysis: An Introduction, Prentice Hall, 2003. 2. Fischer F., Miller G.J., Sidney M.S. Handbook of Public Policy Analysis:

Theory, Politics, and Methods, Boca Raton (Fla.); London; New York (N.Y.): CRC Press: Taylor & Francis Group, 2007.

3. Parsons W. Public Policy: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of

Policy Analysis, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 1996.

4. Patton M.Q. Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, London ; Thousand Oaks (Calif.) ; New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2002.

5. Vedung E. Public Policy and Program Evaluation, London; New Bruswick (N.J.): Transaction Publishers, 1997.

THEORIES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Name of Lecturer: doc. dr. Dangis Gudelis Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Public Administration, Valakupiu 5,

room 52, phone: +37052740634, e-mail: vak@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): 1-4 Required prerequisites: - Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: Students will aquire knowledge of theories and models explaining contemporary public administration; Students will be able critically to evaluate developments of public administration in the contemporary world. ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: discussions, case studies, presentations, lectures Assessment methods and Criteria: participation in seminars (50 %); exam: multiple-choice test (50%) Course content: Historical development of the science of public administration. Traditions of public administration. Weberian an neo-Weberian public administration. New Public Management. New Public Service. Theories of political control of bureaucracy. Theories of bureaucratic politics. Institutional theories. Theories of public management. Theories of decision making. Public choice theories. Theories of governance. Democracy and public administration. Ethics and public administration. Reading list:

1. Denhardt R. B. Theories of Public Organization, Belmont (Calif.) : Thomson/ Wadsworth, 2008.

2. Frederikson H.G., Smith K.B. Public Administration Theory Primer, Boulder (Colo.) : Westview Press, 2003.

3. Kettl D.F. The Transformation of Governance: Public Administration for the

Twenty-First Century America, London: John Hopins University Press, 2002. 4. Sorensen E., Torfing J. ed. Theories of Democratic Network Governance,

London: Palgrave, 2007. 5. Waldo D. The Administrative State: A Study of The Political Theory of

American Public Administration, New Brunswick (N.J.); London : Transaction Publishers, 2007.

EU STRUCTURAL FUNDS AND PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT

Name of Lecturer: Oana – Raluca Glovan Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Political Sciences, pmk@mruni.eu, oaglavan@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor degree studies/Master degree studies Year of Study (if applicable): NA Required prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: understanding of the functioning of the EU Cohesion and Regional Policy; practical use of EU Structural Funds ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: presentation, individual and group work, discutions Assessment methods and Criteria: oral examination and tests; active participation, level of knowledge, innovative input Course content: The course introduces the students to the theoretical and practical aspects of the EU’s cohesion policy and more precisely of the financial instruments for the Member States and candidate countries. The course will refer to the history and future of the EU cohesion policy, to the European policy formation, to the preparation of Member States for the access of Structural Funds and their national and regional planning, as well as to the drafting of applications by private and public organizations within the Project Cycle Management process. Reading list:

1. Allen, D. (2000), ‘Cohesion and the Structural Funds’, in H. Wallace and W. Wallace (eds.), Policy-making in the European

Union (Oxford: Oxford University Press) 2. Bourne, A. (2007), ‘Regional Europe’, in M. Cini (ed.), European

Union Politics (Oxford: Oxford University Press) 3. Mitchell, J. and McAleavey, P. (1999), ‘Promoting Solidarity and

Cohesion’, in L. Cram et al. (eds.), Developments in the European

Union (London: Macmillan) 4. Mantel, Samuel J. (2008), Project Management in Practice 5. Lock, Dennis (2007), Project Management

EU COMMON AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY Name of Lecturer: Gediminas Kazėnas Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Political Sciences, gkazenas@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: (Bachelor, Master, Doctoral) Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): - Required prerequisites: None

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: students will be able analyse and will get critical view to EU common agricultural policy its impacts on regional development and development of third world. ECTS credits: 4,5 Contact hours per week: 3 Semester: Autumn Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures, seminars, discussions. Assessment methods and Criteria: Examination Course content: CAP is one of the most important policies in EU. It was also corner stone in formatting single European market. Due to, analysis of CAP allows better understand whole functioning of EU. CAP has quite clear its borders, institutions and is tended to very clear subjects. Its interaction with other policies is weak. CAP creates only 2.5 per cent of GDP, but employs around 5 pre cent of workers. Nevertheless CAP is important in ES agenda. Around the world there is a great interest in CAP and for that there are several reasons. Reading list: 1. Wyn Grant. The Common Agricultural Policy. The European Union Series. New York: St.Martin’s Press, 1997. 2. Ackrill R. The Common Agricultural Policy. - Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000. 3. Shucksmith M., Thomson J.K., Roberts D. The CAP and the regions: the territorial impact of the common agricultural policy. - Wallingford: ESPON,: CABI, 2005 4. Thurston J., How to reform the common agricultural policy. - London: The foreign policy centre, 2002 5. Cooper J., Global agricultural policy reform and trade :environmental gains and losses. - Cheltenham; Northampton (Mass.): Edward Elgar, 2005

EU COHESION POLICY Name of Lecturer: Gediminas Kazėnas Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Political Sciences, gkazenas@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: (Bachelor, Master, Doctoral) Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): - Required prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: students will be able analyse and will get critical view to certain aspects of EU regional policy. ECTS credits: 4,5 Contact hours per week: 3 Semester: Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures, seminars, discussions. Assessment methods and Criteria: Examination Course content: Differences between EU regions were from the beginning of existing European Community (the most obvious example is the southern regions of Italy). Those economical and social differences become even clearer after the last EU

enlargement to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The aim of EU regional policy is to reduce these differences and to stimulate the equal development of all EU regions. Reading list: 1. Haughton G., Counsell D. Regions, spatial strategies and sustainable development. – London New York: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, 2004 2. Funck B., Pizzati L. European integration, regional policy and growth. – Washington: The World Bank, 2003 3. Armstrong H., Taylor J. Regional economics and policy. – Malden: Blackwell, 2000 4. Haughton G., Counsell D. Regions, spatial strategies and sustainable development. – London New York: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, 2004. 5. Galès P. Lequesne Ch. Regions in Europe. – London New York: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, 1998.

HEALTH POLICY IN LITHUANIA AND EU Name of Lecturer: Prof. dr. Danguole Jankauskiene Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Political sciences, tel. 2740611, e-mail pmk@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Master Year of Study: Required prerequisites: introductory discipline, no required prerequisites Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: student has to understand the concept of health and health policy, to learn determinants of health, to understand main principals of health policy: equity, accessibility, acceptability, solidarity, universality, continuity, free choice, etc. Students have to review new European Union public health concepts and strategies, basic methodologies of public health science. ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 2 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures, seminars, group work, presentations, problem based learning, Assessment methods and Criteria: Exam -50 percent, presentation and evaluation of health system of own country-30 percent, activity in the seminars -20 percent Course content: Introduction of the principals of public health and health policy, determinates of health, basic health indicators, inequalities in health. Presentation of the national health systems, health reforms and new changes in health policy. Analyze why changes are needed, why inpatient care is changed by outpatient. Learning quality of health and accessibility indicators. Introduction to financing systems in Europe, National health accounts, human resources planning. Reading list: 1. Wall A. Health Policy. Rutledge UK, 2003. 2. World Health report 2000. Health systems: improving performance. WHO 2000.

3. Fried, BJ., and Johnson, JA (EDS.). Human Resources in Health Care: Managing for Success. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. 2002. 4. Kemenade Y. W. Health care in Europe: The finance and reimbursement systems of 18 European countries // National council for public health. (Zooertermeer). Public relations department. 1993. P. 1-96. 5. Freeman R. Competition in context: the politics of health care reform in Europe // Int. Journal Qual. Health Care. 1998. Vol. 10 (5). P 395-401

IMAGE MANAGEMENT Name of Lecturer: Gintaras Aleknonis Faculty: Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Political Sciences, Valakupiai I-57, ph.: (8 5) 2740 611, pmk@mruni.eu, gintaras@gmail.com Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): Required prerequisites: none Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: On successful completion of the module, students will be able to: (1) Explain the meaning of image, and how image is constructed; (2) Identify the theories of communication that are important for modern media; (3) Explain the reasoning behind media and public relations actions; (4) Work effectively as part of a team; (5) Reflectively evaluate their own learning and personal planning processes. ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 3 Semester: Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lectures, simulated media communication, seminars Assessment methods and Criteria: presentation, essay, discussion Course content: The general aim of the course is to show the importance of personal image, as well as images of organizations and nations in nowadays society. Students will analyze ways and methods of image building and management. Practical workshops are aimed at teaching the basic skills useful for communication with representatives of the media. Main topics include: General understanding of image, Image and reputation, Visible, distinctive, authentic, transparent and consistent, Basic communication theories, Psychology of communication, Image and public relations, Information and communication systems of different states, Communicating with media, Image and elections, Propaganda, Image and ethics Reading list: 1. Effective public relations / Scott M. Cutlip, Allen H. Center, Glen M. Broom.9th ed.Upper Saddle River (New Jersey) : Pearson : Prentice Hall, 2006.xviii, 486 p. 2. Rethinking public relations : PR propaganda and democracy / Kevin Moloney.2nd ed.London ; New York (N. Y.) : Routledge : Taylor & Francis Group, 2006.xv, 228 p. 3. Public relations disasters : talespin-inside stories and lessons learnt / Gerry McCusker.London ; Philadelphia (Pa.) : Kogan Page, 2005.viii, 327 p. 4. Essentials of mass communication theory / Arthur Asa Berger.Thousand Oaks (Calif.) ; London ; New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 1995.x, 208 p. 5. An introduction to political communication / Brian McNair.4th ed.London ; New York (N.Y.) : Routledge : Taylor & Francis Group, 2007.xvii, 222 p.

INTRODUCTION TO EUROPEAN INTEGRATION Name of Lecturer: Saulius Spurga Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Political Sciences, Room: I-57 Tel.: (370 5) 2740 611 Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): Required prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures, seminars Assessment methods and Criteria: PowerPoint presentation, Essay, oral examination. Course content: The course aims at providing students with historical and political origins of the EU, stages of development, EU Enlargements, knowledge of EU institutions, decision-making process in the EU, knowledge of the main EU internal and external policies, their goals and effects, EU policy and institutional reforms. Reading list: 1. Beach D. The dynamics of European Integration: Why and When EU Institutions Matter. Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 2. McGiffen S. P. The European Union: A Critical Guide. New Edition. London, Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Press, 2005. 3. Pelkmans J. European integration :methods and economic analysis. Harlow : Financial Times : Prentice Hall 2006. 4. Warleigh-Lack A. European Union: The Basics. Routledge : Taylor & Francis Group, 2009. 5. Zervoyianni G. A., Argiros G., Agiomirgianakis G. European Integration. Basingstocke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. LE FONCTIONNEMENT DES INSTITUTIONS DE L’UNION EUROPÉENNE

ET LE PROCÈS D’INTÉGRATION EUROPÉENNE Nom du conférencier: Oana – Raluca Glăvan Faculté: Faculté de Gestion Stratégique et des Politiques Département, les coordonnées: Département des Politiques, pmk@mruni.eu, oaglavan@mruni.eu Langue d'enseignement: Français Niveau du cours: Baccalauréat / Maîtrise Année d'étude (le cas échéant): na Conditions préalables requises: aucune

Résultats de l'apprentissage de l'unité d'enseignement: compréhension du fonctionnement des institutions de l’UE Crédits ECTS: 6 Contact heures par semaine: 4 Semestre: automne / printemps Les activités d'apprentissage prévues et les méthodes d'enseignement: présentations, activités individuelles et de group, débats Méthodes et critères d'évaluation: examen oral et tests écrits ; participation active, niveau de connaissances, contribution innovatrice Le contenu du cours: Le cours a l’intention d’adresser les aspects pratiques de le fonctionnement de l’Union Européenne en ayant profondément dans le mode de travail de l’UE hors de théorie. Le cours est spécialement désigné pour stimuler l’intérêt des étudiants pour la recherche individuelle et l’implication directe dans les activités. L’approche pratique est quand même interconnectée avec la théorie et prépare les étudiants pour pratiquer une profession relative aux affaires européennes dans les institutions publiques ou privées. La littérature: 1. Michelle Cini (ed), European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press (2007) 2. Desmond Dinan, Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European Integration. 2nd edn. Basingstoke: Macmillan (1999) 3. Neill Nugent, The Government and politics of the European Union (2006) 4. Simon Hix, The Political System of the European Union, Basingstoke: Macmillan (1999) 5. J. Peterson and M. Shackleton (eds), The Institutions of the European Union, Oxford: Oxford University Press (2002)

PARTIES AND PARTY SYSTEM IN EUROPE Name of Lecturer: assoc. prof. Vidas Pečkys Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Political science, Adress: Valakupių str. 5, Room I – 57, Tel.: (370 5) 2740 611, E-mail: pmk@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): 2 – 3 year students Required prerequisites: Political science, International Relations, History. Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: • to understand the essence, purpose, functions of political parties; • to point out the evolution of political parties in human history; • to explore the key concepts of this subject; • to point out the problems, develop skills for finding their possible solutions at present. ECTS credits: 4,5 ECTS Contact hours per week: 3 hours assigned. Semester: Autumn Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: 50 % of study time is dedicated for lectures, 50% of study time is dedicated for individual work (individual studies and seminars). The main methods of studying are – training based on analysis of political parties origin, typology, current problems in science and practice,

seminars in groups, cooperative learning. Rating methods of students achievements – test of theoretical knowledge, presentation, reference work, paper, examination. Cumulative score consists of seminars, presentation, lecture attendance, individual work assessment. They can contain up to 50% of the maximum score. Course content: This course is designed for future political scientists. Political parties are the principal actors of the representative process of modern society. The aim of the course – systematically and comprehensively familiarise students with the types of party systems, organization and structure of political parties, origins of political parties, difference between right, left, pragmatic, conservative, liberal, socialist, green, religious, nationalist parties. The program consists of the three chapters. In the first part we discover and explain history of political parties, multiparty systems, two-party systems, and one-party systems. In the second part we study political systems in various countries (West, Central and East Europe). In the third part we debate about parties and electoral campaign financing. The most important goal of this course – to develop independent, self - sufficient thinking, understanding texts of this problem and prepare students for successful in other disciplines and daily life activities. Course materials must be based on the reading and lecture material. Reading list: (maximum 5 items) 1. Detterbeck, Klaus (2005). Cartel Parties in Western Europe? Party Politics, 11, 2, 173-191. 2. Kurt Richard Luther and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (editors). (2005). Political parties in the new Europe :political and analytical challenges. Oxford : Oxford University Press. 3. Nassmacher, K-H. (2009). The Funding of Party Competition, Political Finance in 25 Democracies. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag. 4. Schlanger N., Weisblatt J. (2006). World encyclopedia of political systems and parties. New York (N.Y.) : Facts On File. 5. Scott Mainwaring and Mariano Torcal. (2005). Party System Institutionalization and Party System Theory after the Third Wave of Democratization. Working Papers Online Series, Working Paper 51. Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1-53.

EASTWARD ENLARGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Name of lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovič Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, contact details: Political Science Department, office I-57, phone: (+3705) 2740 611, vsotirovic@mruni.eu; http://vsotirovic.home.mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of course unit: Bachelor Required prerequisites: Introductory knowledge of history of the European Union Learning outcomes of the course unit: Basic competence to deal with different political, social, legal and economic problems concerning the question of eastward enlargement of the EU

ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned learning activities and teaching methods: Lectures, seminars and individual consultations Assessment methods and criteria: Written exam (40%), one seminar presentation (40%) and seminar participation (20%) Course content: The aim of this course is to provide the students with theoretical and empirical understanding of the process of recent eastward enlargement of the European Union, its present as well as possible future consequences. The course will start with covering the essence and principles of the EU enlargement in general, drawn from the experience of the previous enlargements. On this basis the empirical presentation of the process of the eastern enlargement will be given and theoretical explanations of the enlargement will be discussed. Further, the course will cover the consequences of the eastward enlargement of the European Union on the EU’s institutions, decision making and policies, such as CAP, economic and monetary policies, regional policy, budget and redistribution, social policy, justice and home affairs, CFSP, etc. Finally, the future enlargement of the European Union to the region of South-East Europe and Turkey is going to be viewed and discussed. Reading list: 1. O’Brennan, John, The Eastern Enlargement of the European Union. Routledge, 2006. 2. Nugent, Neill (ed.), European Union Enlargement. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 3. European Union and its New Neighbourhood: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities (Volume of Papers), Mykolas Romeris University, 2006. 4. Renda, A, Impact Assessment in the EU: The State of the Art, and the Art of the State. Brussels: Centre for European Policy Studies. 2006.

ETHNICITY, MULTICULTURALISM AND GLOBALIZATION Name of lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovič Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, contact details: Political Science Department, office I-57, phone: (+3705) 2740 611, vsotirovic@mruni.eu; http://vsotirovic.home.mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of course unit: Bachelor Required prerequisites: Basic knowledge on ethnic identity, national grouping, multicultural civic society and globalization Learning outcomes of the course unit: The students will be able to analyse contemporary global development with necessary skills to understand, investigate and critically evaluate complexities of and interconnections among ethnic identity (name of group, symbols, cultural artefacts and cultural heritage), phenomenon of multiculturalism in plural national, linguistic and religious societies, and aspects of globalization ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned learning activities and teaching methods: Lectures, seminars and individual consultations

Assessment methods and criteria: Written exam (40%), one seminar presentation (40%) and seminar participation (20%) Course content: This course examines historical, structural and global processes and critically assesses meanings of democracy, freedoms and civil society, multiethnicity and multiculturalism and problems of their practical application. Critique of the old and common heroic myth that “only unitary ethnolinguistic state can save the nation” will help students to understand and examine how myths can produce constant obstacle to the establishment and maintenance of pluralistic democratic world. Discussions on the right to national identity and the right of minorities to participate in the decision-making institutions will enable to research and identify the complex problems of managing public affairs in conformity with the constitution and the laws. The course will suggest rethinking the traditional understanding of nation state and civil society and introduce globalization as challenge and historical novelty in contemporary world. Reading list: 1. Walby, Sylvia, Globalization and Inequalities: Complexity and Contested Modernitie, London, Sage Publications Ltd, 2009. 2. Healey, F. Joseph, Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Class, Pine Forge Press, 2010. 3. May, Stephen, Sleeter E. Christine (eds.), Critical Multiculturalism: Theory and Praxis, London, Routledge, 2010. 4. Jenkins, Richard, Rethinking Ethnicity, SAGE Publications Ltd, 2008. ERASMUS Programme

EUROPEANIZATION: PROCESS AND RESULT Name of lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovič Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, contact details: Political Science Department, office I-57, phone: (+3705) 2740 611, vsotirovic@mruni.eu; http://vsotirovic.home.mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of course unit: Bachelor Required prerequisites: Introductory knowledge of European studies Learning outcomes of the course unit: The students will become able to deal with the basic aspects of the EU’s politics and theories & practices of the European integration ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned learning activities and teaching methods: Lectures, seminars and individual consultations Assessment methods and criteria: Written exam (40%), one seminar presentation (40%) and seminar participation (20%) Course content: European integration is an unprecedented experiment in transnational politics involving 27 European nation-states. The course is devoted to the complexity of concept of Europeanization phenomenon in both historical and current perspectives. By analysing the phenomenon of Europeanization we will explain how this process was going on and what are the results with the future perspectives. The particular stress is going to be put on Europeanization and cultural

identity and how is possible to create pan-European identity. This course has two major aims: 1. to introduce the students to the history of European integration theories and practices; and 2. to give to the students the tools to think and speak about the European Union’s politics and European integration. Reading list: 1. Featherstone K., Radaelli C. M., The Politics of Europeanisation. N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2003. 2. Cini M., European Union Politics. N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2004. 3. Bulmer S., Lequesne C., The Member States of the European Union. N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2005. 4. Hancock, M. Donald, Politics in Europe, CQ Press, 2011.

PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICS IN FILM Name of Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Andrius Bielskis Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Political Science, e-mail: andrius.bielskis@mruni.eu Language of Instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): – Required Prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: • The students will be able to analyse and interpret films and see their conceptual implications for politics and philosophy. • Learn to evaluate and analyse political and philosophical arguments in film. • Ability to express their ideas as well as construct their own arguments, both orally and in writing. • Contribute to discussions in seminars. ECTS credits: 6 Contact Hours per Week: 4 hours per week Semester: Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Classes, individual tutoring, team work assignments, discussions, deliberation, film watching Assessment methods and Criteria: Written examination Course content: This module examines political and philosophical issues raised by film and in film. Some of the issues analysed will be: the politics of desire, globalization, and the changing nature of human sexuality, consumer culture, the nature of altruism and sacrifice, and the struggles for emancipation, and the meaning of life. This module will not be presented as a course of film criticism, although some aspects of film theory and film criticism will be used. Rather, we will approach film as a powerful media for the philosophical and political reflections on human life. The key focal points of this module will be reflection of the meaning of life and its depictions in film. A variety of philosophical theories will be studied and analysed: Friedrich Nietzsche’s and Michel Foucualt’s genealogies, Jacques Lacan’s psychoanalysis, Theodor Adorno’s critique of the culture industry as well as thinkers such Gilles Deleuze, Slavoj Žižek, Alasdair MacIntyre. Utilizing these theories and thinkers the following films will be screened and analyzed: Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine, Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris, David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, Lars

von Trier’s Europa, Adrei Tarkovsky’s Nostalgia, & Lukas Moodysson’s Lilia 4-Ever and others. Reading list: Althusser, Louis 1993. Essay on Ideology. London, New York: Verso. Best, Steven & Kellner, Douglas 1991. Postmodern Theory. London: Macmillan (chapter 1). Bielskis, Andrius 2005. Towards a Post-Modern Understanding of the Political. London: Palgrave (chapter 2). Camus, Albert, The Myth of Sisyphus (any addition). Deleuze, Gilles & Guattari, Felix 1994. What is Philosophy? London, New York: Verso (I chapter). Foucault, Michel 2000. Ethics (Vol. I). London: Penguin (short interview and other extracts). Nietzsche, Friedrich 2008. On the Genealogy of Morality. Cambridge: CUP (I chapter). Žižek, Slavoj 2008. Violence. London: Profile books (I chapter).

POLITICS AND ETHICS IN ALASDAIR MCINTYRE’S THOUGHT

Name of Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Andrius Bielskis Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Political Science; e-mail: andrius.bielskis@mruni.eu Language of Instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Master Year of Study (if applicable): – Required Prerequisites: Introduction to Philosophy and/or Political Theory Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: • Sound understanding of the philosophical work of Alasdair McIntyre, one of the most influence and imaginative philosophers in the world. • Evaluate and analyse philosophical arguments, especially as far as virtue ethics is concerned; • Be able to express their ideas as well as construct their own arguments, both orally and in writing. • Contribute to discussions in seminars. ECTS credits: 6 Contact Hours per Week:4 hours per week Semester: Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Classes, individual tutoring, discussions, individual work. Assessment methods and Criteria: Written examination Course content: This is an advanced course on the thought of one of the most influential and imaginative XX century Anglo-American political theorist – Alasdair McIntyre. His philosophical career spans through a number of intellectual phases – from Marxism to anti-Marxism, from Barthian Christianity to secular Arsitotelianism, and from secular Aristotelianism to the foundational realism of Thomas Aquinas. The course aims to assess McIntyre’s major conceptual development and philosophical

influence across the fields of moral theory, political philosophy, social theory, epistemology, and theology. We will start from the discussion of his early Marxist writings, in particular “Notes from the Moral Wilderness” (1959) and Marxism and Christianity (1968). These early works will be presented in the light of his magnum opus After Virtue (1981). One of the underlying presuppositions of this course is to convey that McIntyre’s gradual shift to Thomism has very little to do with any form of conservatism or communitarianism, as it is often misconceived by political theorists in the USA. The course will aim to present McIntyre’s most recent philosophical work (Whose Justice? Which Rationality? (1989), Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry (1990), Dependent Rational Animals (1999), God, Philosophy, Universities (2009)) as an authentic attempt to reconcile a Marxist critique of capitalism with an Aristotelian understanding of rationality and ethics. Finally, we will discuss the influence and most recent receptions of McIntyre’s work. Reading list: Bielskis, Andrius 2005. Towards a Postmodern Understanding of the Political. Basingstoke & New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Knight, Kelvin (ed.) 1998. The MacIntyre Reader. Cambridge: Polity Press. MacIntyre, Alasdair 1968. Marxism and Christianity. London: Gerald Duckworth. MacIntyre, Alasdair & Ricoeur, Paul 1969. The Religious Significance of Atheism. New York: Columbia University Press. MacIntyre, Alasdair 1971. Against the Self-images of the Age: Essays on Ideology and Philosophy. London: Duckworth. MacIntyre, Alasdair 1985. After Virtue (2nd ed.). London: Duckworth. MacIntyre, Alasdair 1988. Whose Justice? Which Rationality? London: Duckworth. MacIntyre, Alasdair 1990. Three Rival Version of Moral Enquiry. London: Duckworth. MacIntyre, Alasdair 1999. Dependent Rational Animals. London: Duckworth. MacIntyre, Alasdair 2006. The Task of Philosophy. Cambridge: CUP. MacIntyre, Alasdair 2006. Ethics and Politics. Cambridge: CUP. Murphy, Mark C. (2003 ed.). Alasdair MacIntyre. Cambridge: CUP.

POSTMODERN POLITICAL THEORY Name of Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Andrius Bielskis Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Political Science, e-mail: andrius.bielskis@mruni.eu Language of Instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): – Required Prerequisites: Introductory course in Politics Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: • Understand the meaning of the terms „modernity“ and „post-modernity“. • Evaluate and analyse theoretical arguments, especially as far as post-modern political theory is concerned; • Be able to express their ideas as well as construct their own arguments, both orally and in writing. • Contribute to discussions in seminars. ECTS credits: 6

Contact Hours per Week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Classes, individual tutoring, team work assignments, discussions, deliberation, film watching Assessment methods and Criteria: Written examination Course content: Our primary aim is to examine what is meant by concepts ‘modernity’ and ‘post-modernity’ as well as to explore the most influential political theories of late-modernity. In particular, we will concentrate on genealogy (as it was coined by Friedrich Nietzsche and then used by Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze), hermeneutics (H. G. Gadamer), virtue ethics (Alasdair MacIntyre) and their significance to contemporary political theory. Students will be introduced to Jürgen Habermas’s critical theory as well as to his critique of post-modernists. Emmanuel Levinas’ philosophy will be explored in the light of its influence on the politics of recognition (Jacques Derrida, Iris Marion Young, and James Tully). The philosophical critique of the Enlightenment project advanced by Alasdair MacIntyre and others will also be explored, especially in the light of their implicit critique of consumer capitalism and liberalism. We will also look at the Nietzschean genealogy of Western sexuality and how it can be utilized for the analysis of the dominant political discourse. Reading list: Bell, Daniel 1976. The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism. New York: Basic Books. Best, Steven & Kellner, Douglas 1991. Postmodern Theory. London: Macmillan. Bielskis, Andrius 2005. Towards a Post-Modern Understanding of the Political. London: Palgrave. Derrida, Jacques 1992. „Force of Law: The Mystical Foundation of Authority“ in D. Cornell et al (eds.). Deconstruction and the Possibility of Justice. London, New York: Routledge. Foucault, Michel 2000. Ethics (Vol I). London: Penguin Books. Foucault, Michel. Aesthetics: Essential Works of Michel Foucault. Vol. II (ed. J. D. Faubion). London: Penguin Books, 2000. Foucault, Michel. Power: Essential Works of Michel Foucault. Vol. III (ed. J. D. Faubion). London: Penguin Books, 2002. Habermas, Jurgen 1987. Philosophical Discourse of Modernity. MIT Press. Knight, Kelvin 2007. Aristotelian Philosophy. Cambridge: Polity Press. Levinas, Emmanuel 1991. Totality and Infinity. Kluwer Academic Publisher. Levinas, Emmanuel 1994. Etika ir begalybė. Vilnius: Baltos Lankos. (Ethics and Infinity). MacIntyre, Alasdair 1985. After Virtue. Duckworth. Mulhall, Stephen & Swift, Adam 1997. Liberal and Communitarians (2nd ed.). Oxford: Blackwell. Taylor, Charles 1991. The Ethics of Authenticity. Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, England: Harvard University Press. Tully, James 1995. Strange Multiplicity: Constitutionalism in an Age of Diversity. Cambridge UP. Žižek, Slavoj 2008. Violnece. London: Profile books.

HISTORY OF LITHUANIA: NATION, CULTURE, AND TRADITIONS

Name of Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Audronė Janužytė Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Political Science, e-mail: audrone_januzyte@mruni.eu Language of Instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): – Required Prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: The students will be able to analyse and think critically on the political, economic, and socio-cultural factors which have influences on the development of the Lithuanian nation during the different periods of the 20–21st centuries (knowledge’s competence of the Lithuanian nation; analysis’ competence of the political, economic, and socio-cultural factors which have influences on the development of the Lithuanian nation; assessment’s competence on traditions, lifestyle, and values of the Lithuanian nation). ECTS credits: 4,5 Contact Hours per Week: 4 Semester: Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Classes, individual tutoring, team work assignments, round table discussions, deliberation, study tour including visits to museums and historical sites Assessment methods and Criteria: Written examination Course content: The course examines the national and political identity of Lithuania. The main emphasis of the lectures is on Lithuania’s position in the international community and its relations with the neighbouring countries: Russia and Soviet Union, Germany, Poland, the Baltic States (Latvia and Estonia), the Scandinavian countries. Nevertheless the course also introduces the relations with the other East European countries during the different periods of the 20–21st centuries. The course highlights the Lithuanian politics of the First Republic (1918–1940) and international situation of Lithuania during the First Soviet, Nazi, and the Second Soviet occupations (1940–1990). The course also deals with the national popular movement Sajudis and restoration of Independence (1988–1991) and politics of the Second Republic of Lithuania (1990–2009). Much attention is given in the course to economy, science, and education as well as the questions of minority rights and citizenship. Reading list: 1. Bubnys, Arunas. The Holocaust in Lithuania between 1941 and 1944, Vilnius: Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania, 2008. 2. Janužytė, Audronė. Historians as Nation State-Builders: the Formation of Lithuanian University 1904–1922: First chapter, Studies in European Societies and Politics, Tampere: University of Tampere, Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence, 2005. pp. 63–149. (See. http://acta.uta.fi/pdf/951-44-6313-7.pdf) 3. Kiaupa, Zigmas. The History of Lithuania, Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2005. 4. Liekis, Šarūnas. 1939: the Year that Changed Everything in Lithuanian History, Amsterdam-New York, NY, 2010. 5. Remeikis, Tomas. The Lithuanian Phoenix: Studies and Essays, 1940–1990, Vilnius: Versus aureus, 2009.

ENERGY SECURITY ISSUES OF THE BALTIC STATES Name of Lecturer: Nerijus Udrėnas Faculty: Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Political Science Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Master Year of Study (if applicable): Required prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: ECTS credits: 4 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Assessment methods and Criteria: The evaluation will be based on performance on the following contributions: Participation and discussion at seminars – 20% Presentations – 30% Paper – 30% Exam- 20% Course content: The course will focus on the energy security policy debate in the Baltic States today and in the recent past after the restoration of independence. Energy security is a complex strategic policy area, where political, economic, foreign affairs, and security issues intertwine. The Baltic states since the early nineties declared energy security goal as on the main strategic goals. Yet the situation has changed for the worse – elimination of the Baltic states energy isolation has not yet occured, while the closure of Ignalina nuclear power plant has radically increased energy dependency on Russia. Only recently the situation seems to be changing for the better. The course will introduce main concepts and relevant problems of energy security in the region, will evaluate the energy policy positions of the states, and the respective trends. EU energy policy towards the Baltic states will also by comprehensively reviewed. Reading list: 1. Tomas Janeliūnas, Arūnas Molis, „Energy Security of Lithuania: Challenges and Perspectives:, Lithuanian Political Science Yearbook 2005, Vilnius, 2007 2. Deciding the Future: Energy Policy Scenarios to 2050, World Energy Council, 2007, 14-48 3.Marcel Tirpak, Energy Supply in Central Europe and the Baltics, IMF, 2006 4. Energy Security: Supply, Demand and Diversification. Recommendations of the Conference, Vilnius Energy Security Conference 2007, October 10, 2007 5. Keith C. Smith, Current implications of Russian energy policines, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Issues Brief, January 12, 2006.

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGES IN LITHUANIA DURING THE LAST DECADE

Name of Lecturer: lector Romualdas Kacevičius Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Political Sciences, Address: Valakupių g. 5, Room: I-57, ph.: +3705 2740 611, E-mail: kacevicius@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English (or Russian) Level of Course Unit: Bachelor degree studies Year of Study (if applicable): Required prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: to provide knowledge on the main concepts and theories of social changes, to teach methods analysing contemporary socioeconomic development and train necessary skills to understand, investigate and critically evaluate complexities of economical, political and societal systems in Lithuania during the last two decades ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn/Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures, seminars and individual consultations Assessment methods and Criteria: 10-point scale: class attendance and active participation in discussions (30%), public presentation of written essay on chosen topic (40%) and oral examination (30%) Course content: The course examines the new challenges and dilemmas, faced by liberal democracy processes of the state and human development in Lithuania during two decades of Independence, as well as to the different aspects of privatisation, nationalism and moral consciousness of postcommunist society. This course consists of two parts. In the first part we will study different theories of social change and transformations, mainly a theory proposed by Acemoglu D. and Robinson J.A (2006). In the second part we will discuss on such topics : the effects of economic development on democracy in Lithuania, the political and social consequences of privatisation and shock therapy, the concepts of consolidation of democracy, embedded democracy and defective democracy in the post-transition debate on democracy in the in East-Central Europe, the development of social and political institutions giving the priority to the analysis of the European integration and the changes in Lithuanian civil society. Reading list: 1. Acemoglu D, Robinson J.A. Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. - New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006 2. The Institutions of the Enlarged European Union : Continuity and Change / edited by E. Best, T. Christiansen, P. Settembri. Cheltenham; Northampton (Mass.) : Edward Elgar, 2010. 3. Aslund A. The Last Shall Be the First: The East European Financial Crisis. N.Y.: Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2010. 4. Norkus Z. Kokia demokratija, koks kapitalizmas? Pokomunistinė transformacija Lietuvoje lyginamosios istorinės sociologijos požiūriu. (Which Democracy, which Capitalism? Post-communist Transformation in Lithuania from the Viewpoint of Comparative Historical Sociology). Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2008. 5. Neatrasta galia: Lietuvos pilietinės visuomenės žemėlapis (Undiscovered Power: Map of the Civil Society in Lithuania) - Vilnius: Versus Aureus, 2006.

THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES – CRISIS AND COOPERATION

Name of Lecturer: Assistant Edvardas Špokas Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Dpt. of Political Sciences, Valakupių 5 – 57, Ph.: 2740 611; edvspo@lrt.lt; http://edvardas.home.mruni.lt Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): Required prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: (1) Students will be able to analyse the processes in Central Asia, Caucasus and East Europe after collapsed of Soviet Union. (2) Students could identify specific geopolitical situation in the region. (3) Students will have knowledge about regional cooperation and regional conflicts. ECTS credits: 3 Contact hours per week: 2 Semester: Autumn Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures and seminars Assessment methods and Criteria: individual papers, presentations, final test Course content: The course is mainly devoted to introduce students to the geopolitical situation of Central Asia and Caucasus states. The course examines complicated process of state building in the Central Asian (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan) and South Caucasian states (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia). Particular attention is given to the dynamics of inter-ethnic and inter-state conflicts and the role of international organizations, foreign powers. The political and military implications of the Russian-Georgian conflict, of the “frozen conflicts” (Karabakh, Abkhazia, South Ossetia), first and second Chechen wars are thoroughly examined. Special attention is paid to the analysis of Russsian, European, Chinese, US policy in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Reading list: 1. Malfliet, Katlijn, The CIS, the EU and Russia : 2007 2. Goldman, Minton F. Russia, the Eurasian republics, and Central/Eastern Europe / McGraw-Hill/Dushkin company, 2005 3. Goldsmith, Benjamin E. Imitation in international relations : observational learning, analogies, and foreign policy in Russia and Ukraine New York ,2005 4. Blandy, Charles W., The Caucasus region and Caspian Basin: "Change, complication and challenge" / C. W. Blandy ; Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Conflict Studies Research Centre. Camberley : Conflict Studies Research Centre, 1999 5. Akiner, Shirin, Central Asia: conflict or stability and development? : 1997

THE PECULIARITIES OF THE BALTIC STATES GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION

Name of Lecturer: Assistant Edvardas Špokas Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Dpt. of Political Sciences, Valakupių 5 – 57, Ph.: 2740 611; edvspo@lrt.lt; http://edvardas.home.mruni.lt Language of instruction: english Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): Required prerequisites: no Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: (1) Students will be able to analyse the Baltic States policy in the framework of geopolitical parameters. (2). Students could recognize the influence of geopolitical factors to politics of BS. (3) Students will have knowledge about regional cooperation and regional problems near the Baltic Sea. ECTS credits: 3 Contact hours per week: 2 Semester: Autumn Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures and seminars Assessment methods and Criteria: individual papers, presentations, final test Course content: The aim of the course is to present main geopolitical conceptions and geopolitical parameters of the Baltic States (BS). Also, it is important to present BS foreign policy and cooperation in local, regional and global levels. The course is to focus on security issues of Baltic Region stemming from its specific geography, contemporary history and Euro-Atlantic integration. The course presents Russian, US, France and Germany views towards Baltic Sea region, debates regional co-operation between Nordic and Baltic countries, including military, economic, environmental, ethnic and migration issues. Reading list: 1. Geopolitics of European Union enlargement: the fortress empire / edited by Warwick Armstrong and James Anderson Routledge research in transnationalism. ondon New York (N.Y.) : Routledge, : Taylor & Francis Group, 2007 2. Oliver P. Richmond Emerging concepts of security in the European order: Implications for ’Zones of conflict’ at the fringes of the EU // European security // vol. 9, No. 1, 2000, p 41-67 3. Tunader O., Baev P., Einagel V.I. (eds.) Geopolitics in Post-wall Europe: Security, Territory and Identity. Oslo, London: Sage. 1997, p. 45-93; 94-119; 147-173; 196 - 213 4. James N. Danziger. Politics between States // Understanding the Political world: a comparative introduction to political science // 2003 p. 291-295, 303-309 5. Kristian L. Nielsen. Opportunities and Limitations for the Baltic States of the EU-Russia Strategic Partnership // Baltic Security & Defence Review Volume 9, 2007; P. 109 http://se1.isn.ch/serviceengine/FileContent?serviceID=PublishingHouse&fileid=B58B1352-2461-FB8A-FDFF-3F9ACB41FD15&lng=en Course Unit Title: EU Institutions and Administration

EU INSTITUTIONS AND ADMINISTRATION Name of lecturer: Ramūnas Trimakas Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Political Science, room I-57, e-mail: ramunas.trimakas@mruni.lt, tel.: (85) 2740611 Language of Instruction: English Level of Course Unit: bachelor Year of study: Inessential Required Prerequisites: Introductory course Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: basic knowledge about EU institutions and its bodies; ECTS Credits: 6 Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Semester: autumn Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures, seminars Assessment Methods and Criteria: presentation - 20%, term paper - 30% final exam - 50%; Course Content: The unique EU‘s governing system reflects dual supranational and intergovernmental character. The EU institutions and bodies play vital role for the member states. The course is dedicated to the EU institutions that are one of the most important pillars for the growing Union. The idea of united Europe and it‘s practical implementation will be discussed during the course. Also students will be introduced to institutional system, treaties, decision making and cooperation process. Reading list: 1. Archer, Clive. The European Union. Abingdon; New York (N.Y.): Routledge, 2008. 2. Beach, Derek. The dynamics of European integration: why and when EU institutions matter. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 3. The institutions of the enlarged European Union: continuity and change. Ed. by Edward Best, Thomas Christiansen, Pierpaolo Settembri. Cheltenham; Northampton (Mass.): Edward Elgar, 2010. 4. McGiffen, Steven Paul. The European Union: a critical guide. London; Ann Arbor (Mich.): Pluto Press, 2005.

CRISIS PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT

Name of Lecturer: Dr. Birutė Pitrėnaitė, associated professor Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Valakupių str. 5, room 207, phone.: + 370 52740 635, e-mail: birute.pitrenaite@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor Year of Study (if applicable): from 3rd year Required prerequisites: None Learning Outcomes of The Course Unit: comprehension of peculiarities of different types of disasters and crises; developed ability to analyse processes of disaster management and evaluate their effectiveness; gained knowledge about structures and procedures of crisis prevention and management in different countries.

ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Autumn Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures, discussions, simulation exercises, case studies, group and individual work, individual tutoring Assessment methods and Criteria: Cumulative evaluation (self-study projects – 40 %; written examination – 60 %) Course content: Within a scope of this discipline are: theories involved in contemporary threats, characteristics of various classes of risks, behavior of individuals and groups in dangerous situations, international policies and worldwide strategies for disaster risk reduction, disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery processes, crisis communication, national and international organizations for crisis management, terrorism and other issues of contemporary security. Not only theories but also techniques of disaster research and practical problems will be on focus. Reading list:

1. Coppola, Damon. Introduction to International Disaster Management. Amsterdam: Elsevier: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007, p.547.

2. Proske, Dirk. Catalogue of Risks. Natural, Technical, Social and Health Risks. Springer, 2008, 510 p.

3. Denney, David. Risk and society. London: Thousand Oaks (Calif.); New Delhi: SAGE Publications, 2005. 220 p.

4. Rodríguez, Havidán, Quarantelli, Enrico L., Dynes, Russell R. (eds.). Handbook

of disaster research. Newark (N.Y.): Springer, 2007. 611 p. 5. Smith, Denis, and Elliott, Dominic (eds.). Key readings in crisis management:

systems and structures for prevention and recovery. London, New York (N.Y.): Routledge; Taylor & Francis Group, 2006. 436 p.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT

Name of Lecturer: Rita Vilkė, lecturer Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Management, Valakupių str. 5 LT-10101, Vilnius, room I-51, Mob. phone.: + 370 672 00413, e-mail: rita.vilke@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor degree studies Required prerequisites: Organizational management studies or equivalent; Mathematics or equivalent Learning Outcomes of The Course Unit: This course is designed to provide a comprehensive coverage of quality management and audit. Emphasis will be placed on both theory and implementation of quality management and audit. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

- develop an appreciation of quality management theory, principles, and practices;

- identify and meet the needs of internal/external customers.

- implement quality improvement efforts using teams. - use quality improvement tools and practices for continuous improvement. - apply the Quality Award criteria for self-assessment.

design audit programme and implement audit of quality management systems. ECTS credits: 4.5 Contact hours per week: 4 Semester: Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures, discussions, simulation exercises, case studies, group and individual work, individual tutoring. Assessment methods and Criteria: Cumulative evaluation (self-study projects – 40 %; written examination – 60 %) Course content: The course aims to give a perception into the Quality Management (further – QM) Principles, QM Systems’ diagnosis and Development, Processes Improvement Methods as well as developing skills to put theoretical knowledge into practice. The topics to be covered include: Basic Concepts of Quality and QM; Meeting Customer Requirements; Measuring Service Quality; QM Processes and their Improvement; Management Control Systems etc. International Standards on QM Systems Requirements and Guidelines for Performance Improvement will be analyzed. Also Audit is on the subject: principles, requirements, procedures, Audit documentation, International Standard on QM Systems Auditing will be examined. Reading list: 1. 1. Barrie G. Dale, Ton van der Wiele and Jos Van Iwaarden (eds.). Managing

quality. Malden (Mass.): Blackwell Publishing, 2007. 2. Wealleans D. The quality audit for ISO 9001:2000: a practical guide. Aldershot:

Gower, 2005. 3. Kelemen M. Managing quality: managerial and critical perspectives. New Delhi:

SAGE Publications, 2003. 4. Foster S.T. Managing Quality: an Integrative Approach. Pearson Prentice Hall,

2nd ed. 2004. 5. Eckes G. The Six Sigma: How General Electrics and Others Turned Process into

Profits. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2001.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Name of Lecturer: Rita Vilkė, lecturer Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Management, Valakupių str. 5 LT-10101, Vilnius, room I-51, Mob. phone.: + 370 672 00413, e-mail: rita.vilke@mruni.eu Language of Instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor degree studies Required Prerequisites: Organizational management studies or equivalent Learning Outcomes of The Course Unit: This course is designed to provide a comprehensive coverage of corporate governance and social responsibility. Emphasis will be placed on both theory of corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and its application to practice. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

− develop an appreciation of corporate governance and social responsibility theory, principles, and practices;

− recognize and analyze internal/external stakeholders and their influence on organizational governance;

− evaluate “good” and “bad” corporate governance practice; use corporate governance improvement tools and practices in order to create favourable environment for durable socially responsible organization. ECTS credits: 6 Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Semester: Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Discussion-based teaching will help students apply theoretical material and think critically about what they learn. Active learning will engage students in higher-order thinking tasks such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and stakeholder theory application to corporate governance practice. By applying brainstorming technique, cooperative and problem-based learning methods will promote active learning. Case-based teaching will help students develop skills in analytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading and discussing complex, real-life corporate governance scenarios. Assessment methods and Criteria: Traditional form of summative assessment:

Part I. Written assignment (40%). During the course students will prepare one written assignment which will help develop skills to assess the application of corporate governance and social responsibility principles to particular real-life situations; a case study involves the selection and presentation of particular problem of quite reputable and firmly established corporation analysis, providing a description of people, circumstances, processes and/or events that represent an illustrative example within a particular topic of study.

Part II. Mid-term test (30%). After finishing first part of the course students will pass mid-term test which will be used to test discipline-specific knowledge assessment. Part III. Final exam (30%). The exam will be made as a combination of short-answer, problem or essay questions. There is a time restriction for completion of the exam.

Course content: The main aim of this course is to provide a further understanding of organizational governance by fulfilling it with relevant corporate social responsibility perspective. The course consists of two basic parts.

First part of the course is address to corporate governance from an organizational and institutional point of view: it will illustrate how corporate governance has evolved over time and will cover both theory and relevant practices. In terms of content, the first part of the course will highlight the main issues of corporate governance (e.g., the relationships between the owners, the board, and firm management, and the relationships between the company and its major stakeholders); provide concrete examples of “good” and “bad” corporate governance practice (many recent problems of quite reputable and firmly established corporations – e.g., Swissair, Enron, Arthur Andersen, Parmalat, Adecco, Yukos, Barings, Worldcom, UBS – have highlighted the importance of, and sometimes the need for, better corporate governance) and outline key disabilities of traditional corporate governance to solve up-to-date problems. The second part of the course will cover emerging corporate social responsibility issues and will address changing understanding of traditional view on corporate governance. In this part of the course the following topics will be discussed: understanding multifaceted nature of CSR and its attitudes towards changing corporate governance; assessing trust in and legitimacy of the organization; embedding CSR in the organization – from marketing to culture; reputational responsibility; the future of CSR in corporate governance.

Reading list: 1. Aras G. & Crowther D.(eds.) (2010). A handbook of corporate governance and

social responsibility. UK: Gower Publishing Limited. 716 p. ISBN: 0566088177. 2. Monks R.A.G. & Minow N. (2008). Corporate Governance (4th edition).

Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, England. 464 p. ISBN: 1405171065. 3. Crowther D. & Rauman-Bacchus L. (eds.) (2004). Perspectives on Corporate

Social Responsibility. UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2004. 222 p. ISBN: 0754638863. 4. Freeman R. E., Harrison J. S. & A. C. Wicks (2010). Stakeholder Theory – The

State of the Art. Cambridge University Press, UK. 362 p. ISBN: 9780521137935. 5. Crane, A., A. McWilliams, et al., (eds). (2008). The Oxford Handbook of

Corporate Social Responsibility. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 590 p. ISBN: 0199211590.

COLLABORATIVE INTER-SECTORAL MANAGEMENT

Name of Lecturer: Dr. Agota Giedre Raisiene, associated professor Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Management, Valakupių str. 5 LT-10101, Vilnius, room I-51, phone.: + 370 5 2740 637, e-mail: agotar@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Master Required prerequisites: Completed courses of public administration fundamentals or general management, or decision-making theory Learning Outcomes of The Course Unit: The ability to: apply knowledge of management of inter-sectoral interaction in novel situations; break problems of inter-sectoral management into structural, processual and contextual parts and establish the relationships between each one; to evaluate collaborative management models, abstract concepts, arguments, and assumptions; to make judgements, and to identify a range of solutions to inter-sectoral interaction problems. ECTS credits: 6 Contact hours per week: 8 Semester: Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lectures with presentation, small group discussion, individual practical tasks, participative group activities, survey, and guest speaker. Assessment methods and Criteria: Progress test (20%), part A examination (analytical paper: extent to 3 p., electronic submission; 20%), part B examination (group project presentation applying knowledge and problem solving skills; 40%). An activeness in class activities – 20%. Course content: Boundaries between the sectors – public, private and civil society – are blurring. It could be observed organizational hybridization, with changes in institutional and organizational logics resulting from the mixing of public, non-profit and commercial characteristics. The module of “Collaborative inter-sectoral management” is focused on the enablers, barriers, tensions and produced value created by managing joint structures of public, private and nonprofit organizations. In the module, students will search answers to questions like following: what conditions are leaders likely to choose collaboration as a public management tool;

what are the catalysts for inter-sectoral interaction in general; what are the challenges to inter-sectoral partnership; what is the skill set of the collaborative manager; how public managers use collaboration to deliver value and innovation in inter-sectoral and inter-organizational partnership, and so on. The course goal is to contribute to both knowledge and theory around the concept of inter-sectoral interaction management and to develop key skills of collaborative leadership. Reading list: 1. Agranoff R., McGuire M. (2003) Collaborative Public Management: New

Strategies for Local Governments, Georgetown University Press, Washington. 2. Raisiene A. G. (2009) In quest of integrated collaboration: inter-organizational

interaction in the practice of Lithuania's local government, Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing

3. Vigoda-Gadot E. (2003) Managing collaboration in public administration: the promise of alliance among governance, citizens, and businesses, Westport (Conn.); London: Praeger.

4. Mandell P.M. (ed.) (2001) Getting Results through Collaboration: Network Structures for Public Policy and Management, Quorum Books, London.

5. Archer D., Cameron A. (2009) Collaborative leadership: how to succeed in an interconnected world, Amsterdam: Elsevier: Butterworth-Heinemann.

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMMES Name of Lecturer: Nomeda Gudelienė, lecturer Faculty: Faculty of Politics and Management Department, Contact Details: Department of Management, phone: + 370 2714565, e-mail: ngudel@mruni.eu Language of instruction: English Level of Course Unit: Bachelor level studies Required prerequisites: Organizational management studies or equivalent; Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit: This course is designed to provide a comprehensive coverage of international research programmes. Emphasis will be placed on both theoretical background and practice in preparing and managing international research projects. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to develop: 1) understanding of international research programmes and 7FP in particular; 2) skills to analyse, synthesize, identify problems and to solve them in research environment; 3) understanding of the structure and specific 7FP programmes; 4)abilities to examine legal, financial, organizational and administrative environment of 7FP; 5) teambuilding and teamwork skills (international and inter-sectorial teams); 6) understanding of experience and dynamics of participation in 7FP in different countries; 7)abilities to apply ethical values, develop tolerance and understanding of cross-cultural communication, adapt to the changing environment; 8) skills to generate ideas, to take leadership in preparing and implementing research projects; 9) motivation elements in carrying out research projects; 10) written and oral communication skills in English; 11) application of information and communication technologies (internet resources, electronic project development systems, etc.) in developing international research projects. ECTS credits: 6

Contact hours per week: 2 Semester: Spring Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: lectures, seminars, case studies, group and individual work. Assessment methods and criteria: Cumulative evaluation (self-study projects – 60 %; written examination – 40 %) Course content: The course is designed to give students a perception on 1) major concepts and definitions of international research programmes; 2) their historical development; 3) 7FP structure and specific programmes; 4) legal, financial, organizational and administrative aspects of 7FP projects; 5)partner search mechanisms; 6)experience of participation in 7FP projects in different countries; 7)the elements of successful 7FP projects; 8) tendencies of international research programmes. Reading list: 1. Coraths, B., Smidt, H. The funding of university-based research and innovation in

Europe: an exploratory study. Brussels: European University Association, 2005. 2. Community Research and Development Information Service. Internet resource:

http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html 3. Morris, Rick A.A practical guide to earned value project management. Viena:

Management Concepts, 2010 4. Lewis, James P. Mastering project management: applying advanced concepts to

systems thinking, control & evaluation, resource allocation. New York (N.Y.): McGraw-Hill, 2008.

5. Pinto, J.K. Project management: achieving competitive advantage. Harlow: Pearson: Prentice Hall, 2007.