Prudential Public Leadership

Promoting Ethics in Public Policy and Administration
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-70092-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 283 g

Reihe: Recovering Political Philosophy

This book recovers Aristotle's understanding of the roles of rhetoric and prudence in public leadership, comparing it to the other major political theories of leadership: utilitarianism, as advocated by J.S. Mill, and duty-ethics, as advocated by Immanuel Kant.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Uhr, J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Preview: Political Theory and Public Administration 2. Leadership Rhetoric: Defining the Terms 3. Prudential Leadership: The Power of Practical Reason 4. Leadership Dilemmas: Debating Dirty Hands 5. Pragmatism: Mill and the Ethics of Impact 6. Principle: Kant and the Ethics of Intent 7. Prudence: Aristotle and the Ethics of Virtue 8. Leadership Accountability: Democracy and Deliberation 9. Review: Ethics and Leadership in Public Administration

Über Autor(innen)

John Uhr is Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University. He has been the head of the University's Policy and Governance Program, directing the masters of public policy and administration degrees. He is now Head of the Centre for the Study of Australian Politics, teaching political theory and comparative politics. His recent books include (2014), How Power Changes Hands (2011), Public Leadership (2008), Terms of Trust (2005), and Deliberative Democracy in Australia (1998).