Prudential Public Leadership

Promoting Ethics in Public Policy and Administration

J. Uhr (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

202 Seiten

2015
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-50648-1 (ISBN)

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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.

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 Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric (2014), How Power Changes Hands (2011), Public Leadership (2008), Terms of Trust (2005), and Deliberative Democracy in Australia (1998).

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.7.2015
Reihe/Serie	Recovering Political Philosophy
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 202 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Naturwissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-137-50648-2 / 1137506482
ISBN-13	978-1-137-50648-1 / 9781137506481
Zustand	Neuware