RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Valeš, Lukáš T1 Genesis of the Modern State and Public Administration in the Czech Lands and the Public Service Act JF Civilia YR 2015 VO 6 IS 1 SP 79 OP 96 DO 10.5507/civ.2015.004 UL https://civilia.upol.cz/artkey/civ-201501-0004.php AB The study concentrates on formation of the modern state and modern public administration on the territory of the contemporary Czech Republic, respectively in the region of Central Europe in the 18th century. The impulse to write it was the argument that accompanied negotiations of the so-called Civil Service Act, which was adopted by the Czech Parliament in 2014. The study aims not only to Czech MEPs to show that bureaucracy is an essential component of the functioning of a modern state and modern society. Also it shows that the emergence of the modern state and public administration was closely linked with the rise of research of the modern state and the development of administrative science.