Unmasking Administrative Evil

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvAshley E. Nickels,Felipe Blanco,Amanda D. Clark

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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, 6th Edition 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 act 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 timely sixth edition offers important updates, including:Each chapter—except for Chapter 3 on the Holocaust—has been updated and revised, weaving in more recent literature and highlighting contemporary scholarship that draws on the concept of administrative evil;An expanded discussion of the War on Terror in Chapter 4, extending its legacy from 2001 into the current moment, with particular attention to how it has shaped immigration and customs enforcement under the second Trump Administration;A deeper exploration of how administrative evil is embedded in public policy in Chapter 5, drawing on recent literature on administrative racism and how the social construction of the "other" through language becomes encoded in and reproduced by public policy;A thoroughly updated Chapter 6, which focuses on the Flint Water Crisis, with a new section examining what has unfolded in the decade since a state of emergency was declared;A fully revised Chapter 7, now featuring more detailed treatment of generative AI, private prisons, and other related issues;The addition of nonviolent action as a fourth approach to ethical responses in Chapter 8, complementing putting cruelty first, deliberative democratic praxis, and virtue ethics.Laying the groundwork for a more ethical and democratic public life – one that recognizes its potential for evil and avoids state-sponsored dehumanization and destruction – Unmasking Administrative Evil, 6th Edition is required reading for all students of administrative ethics and public service ethics, as well as those in other administrative sciences.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-11-04
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
Upplaga6
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041152781

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Ashley E. Nickels is Professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University, USA. As an interdisciplinary scholar, her research focuses on issues of power and democratic participation in the fields of urban politics, public administration, and peace and conflict studies. Dr. Nickels is the author of the award-winning book, Power Participation and Protest in Flint, Michigan. She also serves as co-Editor-in-Chief of Administrative Theory & Praxis (a journal founded by Unmasking Administrative Evil author, Guy Adams).Felipe Blanco is Assistant Professor in Public Administration at the University of Colorado, Denver, USA. His research interests include social equity and ethnoracial inequalities, representative bureaucracy, comparative public administration, and comparative public policy. Dr. Blanco has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) Staats Emerging Scholar Award and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Founders’ Fellowship, among others. He was also named a Rising Graduate Scholar by “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.”Amanda D. Clark is Assistant Professor of Instruction in the School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA. She also serves as Director of the Initiative for Civic Leadership at UT Dallas. Her research focuses on election administration, citizen engagement/democracy, and governance. Dr. Clark credits her experience working at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office in 2020, where she ran early voting, as a key component to her drive to understand and support public service. She serves on the editorial board for Administrative Theory & Praxis and as a co-leader of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network.

Introduction and Overview PART I: WHAT IS ADMINISTRATIVE EVIL? 1. The Dynamics of Evil and Administrative Evil 2. Compliance, Technical Rationality, and Administrative Evil PART II: HISTORY AND CASES 3. Administrative Evil Unmasked: The Holocaust and Public Service 4. Administrative Evil in the 21st Century: From Abu Ghraib to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Raids 5. Public Policy, Administrative Evil, “Surplus Populations,” and Administrative Racism 6. Organizational Dynamics and the Pathway to Administrative Evil: The Case of Flint, Michigan PART III: THE FUTURE OF ETHICS IN PRAETORIAN TIMES 7. Administrative Evil and Public Ethics in Praetorian Times 8. Toward a New Context for Public Ethics: Four Approaches Afterword: Expiating Evil and Administrative Evil Appendix A: Foreword to the Third Edition, Philip G. Zimbardo Appendix B: Foreword to the Revised Edition, Charles B. Perrow Appendix C: Foreword to the First Edition, Curtis Ventriss