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PubPol 580 - Values, Ethics, and Public Policy, Fall 2009
Chamberlin, John
2010-03
Citation:Chamberlin, J. (2010, March 29). Values, Ethics, and Public Policy. Retrieved from Open.Michigan - Educational Resources Web site: http://open.umich.edu/education/fordschool/pubpol-580/fall2009. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/78190>
Subject(s):american politics, ethics, politics, public policy, values
Description: This course seeks to make students sensitive to and articulate about the ways in which moral and political values come into play in the American policy process, particularly as they affect non-elected public officials who work in a world shaped by politics. Topics covered include the tensions between ethics and politics, an introduction to various moral theories that figure in contemporary policy debates, a consideration of the principal values that animate American politics, and issues and dilemmas in professional ethics. The course addresses issues that affect international as well as U.S. policy and politics.
