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Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations | Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement | The Responsible Administrator | Leadership Presence | The Responsible Administrator | Unmasking Administrative Evil | Ethics of Spying | The Elements of Moral Philosophy
Although social scientists generally do not discuss "evil" in an academic setting, there is no denying that it has existed in public administration throughout human history. Hundreds of millions of human beings have died as a direct or indirect consequence of state-sponsored violence. The authors argue that administrative evil, or destructiveness, is part of the identity of all modern public administration (as it is part of psychoanalytic study at the individual level). It goes beyond a superficial critique of public administration and lays the groundwork for a more effective and humane profession.
About: The modern age with its emphasis on technical rationality has enabled a new and dangerous form of evil--administrative evil.
About: In Unmasking Administrative Evil, the authors argue that the tendency toward administrative evil, as manifested in acts of dehumanization and genocide, is deeply woven into the identity of public administration.
About: Although social scientists generally do not discuss "evil" in an academic setting, there is no denying that it has existed in public administration throughout human history.
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