Vasylieva Oleksandra Illivna

Position: Professor, Department of Management and Public Administration, State Tax University

Scientific Degree: Doctor of Science in Public Administration

Academic Title: Professor

Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com.ua/citations?user=pQUBOY0AAAAJ&hl 

ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1812-4557 

• Since 2004 – Candidate of Sciences in Public Administration (dissertation topic: “Management of Socio-Economic Development of Monofunctional Cities of Ukraine”, specialty 25.00.04 – Local Self-Government, Diploma No. DK 023463 dated 12 May 2004). The dissertation was prepared and defended at the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine.
• Since 2010 – Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration (dissertation topic: “Transformation of Regional Governance under the Reform of Power Relations in Ukraine”, specialty 25.00.02 – Mechanisms of Public Administration, Diploma No. DD 008444 dated 1 July 2010). The doctoral dissertation was completed at the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine.
• Since 2011 – Professor (Department of Regional Governance, Local Self-Government and Urban Management, Professor’s Certificate 12PR No. 07424 dated 10 November 2011).

Research Interests

• Development of effective public administration and governance
• Advancement of local self-government in Ukraine amid decentralization
• Participatory democracy and democratic forms
• Transformation processes in society
• Tools for strengthening the capacity of territorial communities
• Team dynamics and leadership in public authorities

Development of public service Courses Taught

• Public Policy and Good Governance
• Public Administration and Governance
• Humanitarian and Social Policy
• Personnel Management in Public Authorities
• Leadership and Teambuilding
• Professional and Academic Activity

Since 2005 – Member of specialized academic councils in public administration. Supervised 15 PhD candidates and 4 Doctors of Sciences. Academic advisor for PhD and doctoral students.

2004–2009 – Academic Secretary of the Expert Council of the Higher Attestation Commission of Ukraine in Public Administration.

Consulting Activity

• Expert of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on State Building, Regional Policy and Local Self-Government (VIII convocation).
• Participation in working groups preparing analytical materials and draft laws on local economic development, local self-government, administrative-territorial reform, including drafts: “On Voluntary Amalgamation of Territorial Communities” (No. 0915); “On Civil Service” (No. 2490); “On Service in Local Self-Government Bodies” (No. 2489); “On Public Hearings” (No. 2295a); “On Local Initiatives” (No. 2296a); “On Public Oversight” (No. 2297a); amendments on election of starostas (No. 4091); amendments on the functioning of district councils (No. 4165), etc.
• Participation in round tables of the Committee on: “Improving the Basic Law on Local Self-Government and Mechanisms of Advocacy in State Authorities”; “Legislative Regulation of Local Democracy and the Status of Local Council Deputies”; “Legal Regulation of Starosta Status in Amalgamated Territorial Communities”; “Participatory Democracy in the System of Local Self-Government”.

Publications

     More than 200 scientific and scientific-methodical works, including monographs and practical manuals for local government authorities on decentralization of powers, some of which:

1. First Steps of the Newly Elected Head of a Territorial Community: Practical Manual / Compiled by O.V. Berdanova, H.A. Borshch, V.M. Vakulenko, N.V. Vasylieva, O.I. Vasylieva, et al. Kyiv: NAPA, 2016. 33 p.
2. Local Self-Government in the Context of Decentralization of Powers: Practical Manual / O.I. Vasylieva, A.P. Lelechenko, V.S. Kuibida, A.F. Tkachuk. 2017. 110 p.
3. Human Resource Support of Local Government Authorities in the Provision of Public Services: Textbook / Authors’ collective of lecturers, doctoral students, and postgraduates of the Department of Regional Governance, Local Self-Government and City Management, National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine; compiled by O.I. Vasylieva, N.V. Vasylieva, O.S. Ihnatenko, et al.; edited by O.I. Vasylieva, N.V. Vasylieva, O.S. Ihnatenko. Kyiv: NAPA, 2018. 284 p.

4. Organization of Public Service Delivery at the Local Level: Textbook / [H.A. Borshch, N.V. Vasylieva, O.I. Vasylieva, et al.]; Edited by N.V. Vasylieva, O.I. Vasylieva, O.S. Ihnatenko. 2nd revised and supplemented edition. Kyiv: NAPA, 2018. 400 p.

5. Citizen Participation in Sustainable Development of Rural Territorial Communities with Respect for the Principles of Good Governance / Social Development of Rural Regions: Collective Monograph. Issue 3 / Edited by A.M. Shatokhina, M.V. Kostyuk. Uman: VPC “Vizavi” (Publisher “Sochynskyi M.M.”), 2018. pp. 38–44.

6. Reforming Public Service in Ukraine: Problems and Prospects / Problems of Reforming Civil Service and Service in Local Government Authorities in Ukraine: Monograph / Authors’ collective: T.E. Vasylevska, I.H. Suray, O.I. Vasylieva, et al.; edited by T.E. Vasylevska. Kyiv: NAPA, 2018. 256 p. pp. 27–35.

7. Professionalization of Public Service in the Context of Reforming the Territorial Organization of Power and Building a Service-Oriented State / Public Governance of Regional Development in the Process of Building a Service-Oriented State: Theory, Methodology and Practice: Monograph / Authors’ collective of lecturers, doctoral students, and postgraduates of the Department of Regional Governance, Local Self-Government and City Management, National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine; Edited by N.V. Vasylieva, O.I. Vasylieva. Kyiv: NAPA Publishing, 2018. 450 p.
8. Local Self-Government: Textbook / Edited by V.M. Vakulenko, Yu.F. Dekhtyarenko, V.S. Kuibida. Kyiv: NAPA, 2019. 723 p.

9. Vasylieva, N., Vasylieva, O., Prylipko, S. (2019) Professionalization of Public Service in Terms of Reforming the Territorial Organization of Power. Innovations in Science: The Challenges of Our Time: Collective Monograph. Vol. 2. [Edited by R. Iserman, M. Dei, O. Rudenko, V. Lunov]. Chicago, Illinois, USA: Accent Graphics Communications & Publishing, pp. 172–183.

10. Vasylieva, O.I., Kyrtoka, M.P. Ensuring the Work of Project Offices for the Implementation of Public-Private Partnerships in the Management of State and Communal Property / 100 Ideas for the President and the Government of Ukraine: Project Initiatives in Public Administration: Collection of Scientific Works; in 2 volumes / Editorial Board: N.I. Obushna, A.P. Rachynskyi, S.K. Khadjiradeva (Chair). Kyiv: NAPA, 2020. Vol. 1. pp. 48–51.

Personnel Management in Public Service (2020). International Projects and Training Activities

1. Swiss-Ukrainian project DESPRO: development of the training module “Local Self-Government Reform and Decentralisation”; trainer for local leaders (heads of village councils, mayors of small towns, heads of district councils).
2. Ukrainian-Polish cooperation project (Warsaw School of Management). Awarded Diploma (2014).

3. Participation in the seminar of the French National School of Administration (ENA) on territorial governance (2015).
4. 2014–2020 – Study of international experience in public administration through conferences and trainings in France, Norway, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, etc.

Department of Management and Public Administration