Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com
Image from Google Jackets

Unmasking administrative evil / Danny L. Balfour, Guy B. Adams and Ashley M. Nickels.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2019Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xix, 219 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781138362093 (paperback)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Unmasking administrative evilDDC classification:
  • 172.2 BAL 23 017996
Summary: The relationship between evil and public affairs, as well as other fields and professions in public life, has come to the fore as institutions of government seek new ways to operate in an environment of extreme mistrust. Unmasking Administrative Evil, argues that the tendency toward administrative evil, as manifested in acts of dehumanization and genocide, is deeply woven into the identity of public affairs. Indeed, ordinary people may simply at appropriately in their organizational role--in essence, just doing what those around them would agree they should be doing--and at the same time, participate in what a critical and reasonable observer, usually well after the fact, would call evil. Even worse, under conditions of moral inversion, ordinary people can all too easily engage in acts of administrative evil while believing that what they are doing is not only correct, but in fact, good. This 5th edition offers important updates.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 172.2 BAL 017996 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 017996

Previous edition: Unmasking administrative evil / by Guy B. Adams and Danny L. Balfour.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The relationship between evil and public affairs, as well as other fields and professions in public life, has come to the fore as institutions of government seek new ways to operate in an environment of extreme mistrust. Unmasking Administrative Evil, argues that the tendency toward administrative evil, as manifested in acts of dehumanization and genocide, is deeply woven into the identity of public affairs. Indeed, ordinary people may simply at appropriately in their organizational role--in essence, just doing what those around them would agree they should be doing--and at the same time, participate in what a critical and reasonable observer, usually well after the fact, would call evil. Even worse, under conditions of moral inversion, ordinary people can all too easily engage in acts of administrative evil while believing that what they are doing is not only correct, but in fact, good. This 5th edition offers important updates.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.