The International Politics of Eurasia: v. 9: The End of Empire? Comparative Perspectives on the Soviet Collapse

ISBN-13: 9781563243691 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 416 str.

Karen Dawisha; Bruce Parrott

Opis

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Spis treści

This book is designed to show readers how ethics can constrain improper behavior. To demonstrate the relationship of ethics to good government, the author presents high profile case studies that were selected for their notoriety and their ability to connect the reader to fundamental ethical questions. Themes of public interest, natural law, and rule of law provide a framework for the case studies, which include torture (Abu Ghraib), impeachment (Clinton), competence (FEMA), electoral violation (DeLay), and historical corruption (machine politics). The chapters discuss concepts that help to define responsible behavior in terms of behavior in elections, honesty and competence, and international law.

O autorze

Karen Dawisha is professor and director of the Center for the Study of Post Communist Societies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Bruce Parrott is professor and director of Russian Area and East European Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, where he has taught for twenty years.