Ethical Political Conduct and Fidelity to the Democratic Ethos
Public Ethics and Governance: Standards and Practices in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 978-0-76231-226-9, eISBN: 978-1-84950-355-6
Publication date: 4 April 2006
Abstract
Ethical conduct by politicians involves more than respect for the law and adherence to rules governing conflicts of interest. It displays fidelity to a democratic ethos. In this chapter, I provide a characterization of the democratic ethos and sketch its connection to recent work in democratic theory. Second, I describe the sort of fidelity to the democratic ethos that is a condition of ethical conduct by politicians. Third, I suggest a mechanism through which greater adherence to a suitable version of the democratic ethos might be achieved.
Citation
Macleod, C.M. (2006), "Ethical Political Conduct and Fidelity to the Democratic Ethos", Saint-Martin, D. and Thompson, F. (Ed.) Public Ethics and Governance: Standards and Practices in Comparative Perspective (Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 14), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 227-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0732-1317(05)14012-3
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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