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The Political Ethics of Public Service
Vera Vogelsang-Coombs
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Description for The Political Ethics of Public Service
Hardcover. Num Pages: 417 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 220 x 29. Weight in Grams: 670.
This book provides a defense of democratic politics in American public service and offers the political ethics of public service as a realistic and optimistic alternative to the cynical American view toward politics and public service. The author’s alternative helps career public servants regain public trust by exercising constitutionally centered moral and political leadership that balances the regime values of liberty and equality in governing American society while contributing to the ethical progress of the nation. She identifies three distinct leadership styles of political ethics, enabling career public servants to reconcile their personal loyalties, morality, and consciences with the public ... Read more
This book provides a defense of democratic politics in American public service and offers the political ethics of public service as a realistic and optimistic alternative to the cynical American view toward politics and public service. The author’s alternative helps career public servants regain public trust by exercising constitutionally centered moral and political leadership that balances the regime values of liberty and equality in governing American society while contributing to the ethical progress of the nation. She identifies three distinct leadership styles of political ethics, enabling career public servants to reconcile their personal loyalties, morality, and consciences with the public ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
398
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137518453
SKU
V9781137518453
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Ref
99-15
About Vera Vogelsang-Coombs
Vera Vogelsang-Coombs is Associate Professor and Voinovich Fellow in the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University (CSU). Previously, she was CSU’s College of Graduate Studies Dean, the Minnesota State Training Manager, and Hamline University’s MAPA Program director. Her publications focus on city council and mayoral leadership, public service ethics, constitutional governance, and public leadership development. ... Read more
Reviews for The Political Ethics of Public Service
“The Political Ethics of Public Service blends constitutional principles and public service in a new and compelling manner by applying the traditional understanding of rights and values to current issues of public service ethics. Vogelsang-Coombs is insightful and creative in her approach to ethics for public administrators, elected officials, and students.” —Larry Bakken, Distinguished Professor, Mitchell/Hamline School of Law, former mayor ... Read more