Revisiting Administrative Evil
Is It Consistent with Principles of Administration? Does It Move the Discipline Forward
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6112595 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven G Koven (0000-0002-3724-2666, University of Louisville Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-92 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.2753/pin1099-9922140106 |
| OpenAlex | W2276614529 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
In a recent Public Integrity commentary, Adams posited that the prevailing cultural context, with its emphasis on technical rationality, has enabled a new and dangerous form of evil. This essay, in rebuttal, questions the clarity of the constructs, such as administrative evil, popularized by Adams and Balfour. It proposes that they confuse means with ends in linking administrative behavior with the ill-defined construct of evil. It also contends that the conceptualization of administrative evil undermines the core ethos of American governance, which includes neutral professionalism and democratic accountability
Accountability · CLARITY · Conceptualization · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economics · Elitism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Ethos · Law and economics · Management · Moral evil · Political science · Politics · Rationality · Rebuttal · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
Unmasking Administrative Evil
The Etiology of Administrative Evil
Watching the Borders of Administrative Evil
Ronald Reagan as Presidential Symbol Maker
Abu Ghraib, Administrative Evil, and Moral Inversion
Spirited Dialogue
Administrative Responsibility in Democratic Government
Assessing the Impact of Bureaucracy Bashing by Electoral Campaigns
The Problem of Administrative Evil in a Culture of Technical Rationality
The Study of Administration
Emerging Conflicts in the Doctrines of Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |