Prudential Public Leadership: Promoting Ethics in Public Policy and Administration - Paperback

by J. Uhr (Author)

This book recovers Aristotle's understanding of the roles of rhetoric and prudence in public leadership, comparing it to the other major political theories of leadership: utilitarianism, as advocated by J.S. Mill, and duty-ethics, as advocated by Immanuel Kant.

Author Biography

John Uhr is Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University. He has been the head of the University's Policy and Governance Program, directing the masters of public policy and administration degrees. He is now Head of the Centre for the Study of Australian Politics, teaching political theory and comparative politics. His recent books include Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric (2014), How Power Changes Hands (2011), Public Leadership (2008), Terms of Trust (2005), and Deliberative Democracy in Australia (1998).