Diploma work "Deficit of strategic governance in defense policy of the Czech Republic" describes actual situation in the area of strategic governance of defense policy. The unsatisfactory situation is documented mainly by unsteady environment of the department from personnel point of view and also by the situation of the selected modernization projects. Based on the analysis of the main participants and selected cases it is possible to describe the main causes of the deficit of strategic governance as general, common in the politic environment of the Czech Republic. It means that the deficit does not concern only the department of defense. However, this area is very specific, which may cause further complications, e.g. the concealment of the facts due to state security or special regime of the purchase of army equipment. The influence on state governance of the political parties (or groups of power within these parties) may be named as the main negative issue. Based on the analysis of the actual cases it is possible to indicate the key measure for solution of the deficit. The political parties should not interfere into personal policy of public servants and the corruption must be eliminated.

The master's thesis "Strategic multilevel governance in cultural policy" deals with the often omitted topic of cultural policy. This field is observed from the strategic governance point of view and its position is analysed according to the levels of governance - supra-national, national, and sub-national. To explore the current state of the culture, it had to be placed into a framework forming context, where cultural policy takes place. Therefore, the analysis of this work dealt with the activities of political institutions according to the evaluation framework and with the evaluation of two specific cases of public policy documents of national and sub-national levels, including their application. From the perspective of major institutions at various levels of governance, especially organizations specialized on the field of culture, certain effort of conceptual solution of partial and overall issues of this field was found. The specific implementation and responsibility are often delegated to the lower levels of governance. Mainly, the continuity in the strategic documents topic and time at the multi-level governance is very problematic, as well as the funding necessary for their implementation. At the end of this work, specific recommendations, which should result in the improvement of strategic...

The main goal of this thesis has been to contribute towards improved understanding of how cities can influence tourism development. A great deal of earlier tourism studies has been concerned with aspects of social sustainability. This has naturally concentrated on potential as well as real anomalies and conflicts related to urban tourism. Inherent in many of such contributions is a dichotomy consisting of residents and social sustainability on the one hand, and negative impacts of tourism development (e.g. overtourism) on the other.  Research and practice have over time gravitated towards an increased focus on how urban tourism development contributes to desired social impact. This has led to new perspectives in both policy contexts and tourism research. Perspectives for how to manage tourism to mitigate negative impact are therefore being complemented by new, more strategic, questions about how tourism can contribute towards urban development goals.  Such questions, together with evidence that tourism development and urban development are mutually constitutive processes, motivate integrating policies that influence tourism into processes of urban planning. The research in this thesis has sought to contribute towards this emerging space by studying the intersections of tourism development and urban development and planning. The research questions that have emerged from this goal relate to the decision and policy making that take place in processes of urban planning when they intersect (necessarily or potentially) with tourism development.  The thesis comprises one cover essay and two research articles. The first article is based on a single case-study of a new urban development in one of the most visited places of Stockholm. The other article is a comparative case-study of Vienna and Amsterdam that studies policy development and practices for sustainable tourism developments. Data was collected primarily through semi-structured interviews with stakeholders from municipalities, academia and Destination Management Organizations in respective city.  Results suggest that there are important variations in how different stages of tourism development and corresponding impact influence policy making and vice-versa. The cases studied suggest that strategic choices for sustainable tourism development are available up to a certain point. If negative impact on factors related to social sustainability are excessive, policy making aimed at influencing tourism development becomes constrained mainly to mitigating impact.  Given the intersection of planning theory and tourism studies in this thesis, it can be considered a cross-disciplinary research project. Similarly, the results can hopefully contribute to a development of the understanding of how planning theory and tourism studies intersect in theories of both schools of thought. / Det övergripande målet för denna avhandling har varit att bidra till en bättre förståelse förhur städer kan påverka turismens utveckling. Mer bestämt, hur städer kan påverka turismenför att uppnå bättre social hållbarhet, genom att planera för hållbar turism i den offentligaplanprocessen. Ett grundläggande antagande för forskningen som bedrivits för detta projekthar varit att turistutveckling och stadsutveckling är två processer som sker under ömsesidigpåverkan. Utifrån detta antagande har frågorna i avhandlingen sökt utveckla vetande kringde utmaningar och egenheter som kan uppstå om turism analyseras och utvecklas genomden offentliga stadsplaneringsprocessen. Frågor har utformats för att förstå hur politiska,organisatoriska och ideologiska sammanhang påverkar dessa processer. Mycket av tidigare forskning inom turiststudier har varit bidrag till hur stadsturismensnegativa konsekvenser kan minskas. Detta har bidragit till en dikotomi inom fältet, därboendes välmående och social hållbarhet uppfattas i motsatsförhållande till turismensmöjliga negativa påverkan på städer. Genom att närma sig frågor om hur turism kananvändas mer strategiskt för att gynna stadsutvecklingens mål, avser denna avhandling attbidra till ett alternativt synsätt på hur turism kan och bör utvecklas i städer. Avhandlingen innehåller en kappa och tre fallstudier. De tre städerna som studerats äreuropeiska huvudstäder och den sociala aspekten av hållbarhet har stått i fokus.Fallstudierna har behandlats i två artiklar; den första artikeln studerar planprocessen för enny detaljplan i Stockholm, och den andra inbegriper en jämförelse av planering ochstadsutveckling med avseende till hållbar turism i Amsterdam och Wien. Information harinhämtats främst genom semi-formella intervjuer med representanter från kommuner,besöksnäringsorganisationer samt sakkunniga och akademiker från respektive stad. Studiens resultat understryker att viktiga skillnader kan observeras i hur turismensutveckling och motsvarande sociala och politiska sammanhang påverkar utformning avpolicies, och vice versa. Avhandlingen antyder att möjligheten att göra strategiska val för hurturismen bör utvecklas utifrån idéer om social hållbarhet är begränsade efter en viss punkt.När en kritisk mängd faktorer associerade med social hållbarhet påverkas negativt blirpolicies begränsade till ingrepp som avser att vända en sådan utveckling. Givet kombinationen av teorier från turismstudier med planeringsteori kan dennaavhandling ses som multi-disciplinär. Avhandlingen hoppas därför även attforskningsresultat kan bidra till en utveckling både inom fältet för turismstudier och förplaneringsstudier. / <p>QC 20221006</p>

Since 1994, the South African education system has been undergoing continuous transformation which has had an impact on the governance of Further Education and Training (FET) colleges. This study, which focused on an investigation of the principles of effective governance at FET colleges, was conducted in three purposefully sampled FET colleges. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse data collected using semi-structured interviews, observation and document analysis. The main finding of this study revealed that college councils do not have either the capacity or the resources to develop policies for colleges, nor is there a clear and documented reporting process in place. The study highlighted that the roles and responsibilities of college council’s sub-committees are not clearly defined in the 2006 FETC Act. Based on the research findings, recommendations were made in respect of the effective participation of college councils in the governance of FET colleges. / Educational Leadership and Management / M. Ed. (Education Management)

Since 1994, the South African education system has been undergoing continuous transformation which has had an impact on the governance of Further Education and Training (FET) colleges. This study, which focused on an investigation of the principles of effective governance at FET colleges, was conducted in three purposefully sampled FET colleges. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse data collected using semi-structured interviews, observation and document analysis. The main finding of this study revealed that college councils do not have either the capacity or the resources to develop policies for colleges, nor is there a clear and documented reporting process in place. The study highlighted that the roles and responsibilities of college council’s sub-committees are not clearly defined in the 2006 FETC Act. Based on the research findings, recommendations were made in respect of the effective participation of college councils in the governance of FET colleges. / Educational Leadership and Management / M. Ed. (Education Management)

Queensland University of Technology has radically restructured the top-level governance systems for information technology planning and management. Additionally, QUT has integrated information technology planning and management with physical infrastructure planning and management via the Asset Management Plan. To complete the approach, QUT has instigated a top-level governance committee for IT to ensure alignment with organisational goals and strategies. This is an unusual development for IT planning and management at an Australian university and attracted attention from the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) as well as other universities in the Australian tertiary education sector and led to the research study. This research studies the redevelopment of the information technology planning and management approach. The survey research determines the level of integration of IT and university planning, and the correlation of this integration to effectiveness of IT planning. The case study documents the changes, highlights the advantages and disadvantages of the new approach and provides a model for change in IT management at other Australian universities. It is evident from current literature on information technology management and strategic planning that these developments are validated as steps toward achieving best practice in information technology planning and management. Through rigorous conduct of interviews, observations and review of documentation and through application of a survey questionnaire to a defined population, the research reviews the developments and ongoing implementation of the planning and management infrastructure. Among the outcomes from the new approach are better alignment of information technology investment with QUT goals and objectives, better benefits realisation from information technology investment, better project management of information technology development and innovation, and increased flexibility and accountability in information technology expenditure. Finally, a comparison to other information technology planning and management methods in place at Australian universities demonstrates the uniqueness of the QUT approach. The thesis reports the benefits and difficulties associated with this approach, and provides a context for future development of IT planning, management and governance at QUT.