The civil service - recruitment procedures, reforms and challenges of the states in transition - The case of Kosovo
| Author | Armend Rugova - Elmi Berisha |
| Pages | 139-145 |
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The civil service – recruitment procedures, reforms and challen
g
es of the
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f K
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El
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No functional and democratic state can function without a proper professional administration
a
nd a pro
f
essional and e
cient civil service, through which it will always serve the citizens o
f
the country. The civil service is the entire body of administrative sta employed in central and
l
ocal administration institutions provided by this law
1
, which implements the policies and
e
nsures the compliance of the relevant rules and procedures. The Kosovo Civil Service is a
unique example of political, legal and constitutional transition, with legislation changes from
t
he former
Y
u
g
oslav Federation, the former
U
N
I
nternational Civilian Mission
U
NM
I
K and
no
w
i
n th
e
l
a
ws
o
f th
e
st
a
t
e
o
f K
o
s
o
v
o
.
The purpose o
f
this paper is to scienti
fi
cally analyze and address the beginnings o
f
the building
of Kosovo’s civil service, the transition phases, capacities, reforms, challenges as well as its
recruitment and operation procedures
.
The methodology used includes analytical, proof and argument methods as well as descriptive
me
th
o
ds.
The perfectioning, reformation and reorganization of the public administration and civil
s
ervice in general is a dynamic trend that must be adapted to the needs of the time and the
s
ocio-political developments of the state and society
.
K
e
y
words:
C
ivil service, administration, reform, recruitment
.
I
ntr
odu
ct
io
n
T
he
p
ur
p
ose o
f
this
p
a
p
er is assumed in such a manner in order to highlight the role
o
f
s
y
stematization, job descri
p
tions and recruitment
p
rocedures in the Civil Service
o
f
the Re
p
ublic o
f
Kosovo, as well as their
p
ractical e
ects on the e
cienc
y
o
f
the
f
unctioning o
f
the
p
ublic administration.
P
ublic administration and its
p
ro
p
er
f
unctioning is a
p
arameter o
f
the
f
unctioning o
f
t
he rule o
f
law and democrac
y
. The
p
er
f
ectioning, re
f
ormation and reorganization o
f
th
e
p
u
bl
ic a
d
ministration an
d
civi
l
service in genera
l
is a
dy
namic tren
d
t
h
at must
b
e ada
p
ted to the needs o
f
the time and the socio-
p
olitical develo
p
ments o
f
the state
a
n
d
societ
y
.
A
f
unctional and democratic state cannot
f
unction without a
p
ro
p
er
p
ro
f
essional
a
dministration and a
p
ro
f
essional and e
cient civil service, through which it will
a
lwa
y
s serve the citizens o
f
the countr
y.
T
he normal and e
cient
f
unctioning o
f
the administration o
f
a democratic state
and the development of the civil service system in Kosovo, identifi es the challenges
p
1 h ps://gzk.rks-gov.net/ActDocumentDetail.aspx?ActID=2679 (Accessed on 29.12.2019).
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