Administrative Narratives, Human Rights, and Public Ethics
The Detroit Water-Shutoff Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6112366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard K Ghere (University of Dayton, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 164-186 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Integrity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1558-0989 • E-ISSN: 1099-9922 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10999922.2016.1222229 |
| OpenAlex | W2531413712 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
This inquiry focuses specifically on administrative (local official) narratives that speak to contentious issue contexts of social conflict. Specifically, it draws upon a theoretical connection between hermeneutics and the sociology of knowledge to interpret narrative passages of local officials and others related to a contentious public action—the Detroit Water and Sewerage District’s stepped-up water-discontinuation efforts (2014 and 2015) that left thousands of inner-city residents with “delinquent” accounts and no access to water service. Selected narratives from this case are interpreted on the basis of their literary and social functions. The interpretations support a subsequent determination of whether and how the power and influence of administrative narrative assume significance as a matter of public ethics
Environmental ethics · Narrative · Political science · Sewerage · Sociology · Water industry · Water supply · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Human Rights and Development · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Public Administration
Sociological Paradigms and Organizational Analysis
Discourse Coalitions and the Institutionalization of Practice
Permanence and change
The social construction of reality
Reflections on Images of Organization and Its Implications for Organization and Environment
Communication and Social Order
Cops, Teachers, Counselors
Connecting the Local Narratives
Enchantment, Weak Ontologies, and Administrative Ethics
Buzzwords and fuzzwords
The Study of Administration
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2020 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |