The Resource Governance in Dark Times : Practical Philosophy for Public Service
Governance in Dark Times : Practical Philosophy for Public Service
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Resource Information
The item Governance in Dark Times : Practical Philosophy for Public Service represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- With the rush of calamitous events in recent years--the September 11 terror attacks, the Iraq imbroglio, and hurricanes Katrina and Rita--Americans feel themselves to be living in dark times. Trust in one another and in the government is at low ebb. People in public service face profound challenges to the meaning and efficacy of their work. Where can a public servant turn for a public philosophy to sustain practice?Inspired by Hannah Arendt and several other philosophers, Governance in Dark Times is the first book to explore the philosophical and value underpinnings needed to guide public servan
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (177 pages)
- Contents
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- Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: Thinking, Reason, and Truth: Philosophy for Public Service; 1 Rethinking Reason after September 11; 2 Public Administration and the Question of Torture; 3 Thinking, Judging, and Public Life; PART II: Two Models of Governance; 4 There's No Place Like Homeland: Security in Dark Times; 5 The Social Reality of Public Space; 6 Governance from the Ground Up; PART III: Philosophy for Practice; 7 Pragmatism in Public Service; 8 Public Service Ethics in Dark Times; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Isbn
- 9781589013346
- Label
- Governance in Dark Times : Practical Philosophy for Public Service
- Title
- Governance in Dark Times
- Title remainder
- Practical Philosophy for Public Service
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- With the rush of calamitous events in recent years--the September 11 terror attacks, the Iraq imbroglio, and hurricanes Katrina and Rita--Americans feel themselves to be living in dark times. Trust in one another and in the government is at low ebb. People in public service face profound challenges to the meaning and efficacy of their work. Where can a public servant turn for a public philosophy to sustain practice?Inspired by Hannah Arendt and several other philosophers, Governance in Dark Times is the first book to explore the philosophical and value underpinnings needed to guide public servan
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stivers, Camilla
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
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- Public administration
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Public administration
- Label
- Governance in Dark Times : Practical Philosophy for Public Service
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- online resource
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- cr
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- Contents
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: Thinking, Reason, and Truth: Philosophy for Public Service; 1 Rethinking Reason after September 11; 2 Public Administration and the Question of Torture; 3 Thinking, Judging, and Public Life; PART II: Two Models of Governance; 4 There's No Place Like Homeland: Security in Dark Times; 5 The Social Reality of Public Space; 6 Governance from the Ground Up; PART III: Philosophy for Practice; 7 Pragmatism in Public Service; 8 Public Service Ethics in Dark Times; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Control code
- ocn742332810
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (177 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781589013346
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
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- 22573/ctt2pchm5
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)742332810
- Label
- Governance in Dark Times : Practical Philosophy for Public Service
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: Thinking, Reason, and Truth: Philosophy for Public Service; 1 Rethinking Reason after September 11; 2 Public Administration and the Question of Torture; 3 Thinking, Judging, and Public Life; PART II: Two Models of Governance; 4 There's No Place Like Homeland: Security in Dark Times; 5 The Social Reality of Public Space; 6 Governance from the Ground Up; PART III: Philosophy for Practice; 7 Pragmatism in Public Service; 8 Public Service Ethics in Dark Times; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Control code
- ocn742332810
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (177 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781589013346
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt2pchm5
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)742332810
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