The challenges of modern times aggregate previously unseen situations, which forces the intensification of studies on their prevention, containment action and restoration of the desired state. The approach to the challenges of public administration in the light of legal rules in Poland and the resulting need to change public administration through the possibilities provided for by law, in confrontation with the actual state of affairs constitute a plane of research. Three elements come to the fore, which can be listed in the following order: 1. Civilizational incompetence - as a destabilizing concept; 2. Cliques - in the formula of destructive collective social activity deliberately degenerated by the team; 3. Lack of distinction between power and administrative authority leading to delegitimization of law and deprivation of the possibility of its implementation by societies in the public plane combined with dictatorial abuse by the government executive. The concept of public administration remains at a high level of social interest with a simultaneous decrease in public interest when positions in public administration are obtained after elections, implemented in a varied manner in the zone of the so-called Western civilization. At present, i.e. during the writing of this article, many directions of development are visible. The issues mentioned arouse research interests in many fields and scientific disciplines. This article is devoted to the challenges of public administration in the light of legal regulations in Poland.

Public Administration Challenges, Administrative Law, Security