The Transformations of the Civil Service in Poland in Comparison with International Experience

The book that we are happy to present you with is the result of research on the civil service carried out by acknowledged international and national experts in the field who represent academia specializing in the topic. The end result was an international symposium entitled Służba cywilna w Polsce – 20 lat doświadczeń i perspektywy zmian (The civil service in Poland: 20 years of experience and the outlook for change) organized by the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw and the Faculty of Public Economy and Administration at the Cracow University of Economics. The goal of the symposium was to summarise the studies on the transformations in the civil service systems in European and other countries, especially those pertaining to Anglo-Saxon culture. Just as importantly, the organizers of this event aimed to provoke deeper reflection on the process of establishing the civil service in Poland, especially against the background of the legislative changes introduced in late 2015/early 2016