The Political Ethics of Public Service

Part I. Introduction

1. Case Study of Cuyahoga County, Ohio: The American Way of Ethics
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2. Introduction
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Part II. The Ethical Inquiry of Career Public Servants: Balancing Public and Private Morality in Governing Methods

3. “What Am I to Be?”: Personal Loyalty, Thick-Thin Morality, and the Crisis of Conscience
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4. “What Will I Do?”: Clarifying Self-Interest
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5. “Will I Do It?”: Clarifying the Costs of Ethical Voice
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Part III. Great Political Ideas and American Constitutionalism: Balancing Liberty and Equality in Government

6. Political Philosophy, the American Constitutional Heritage, and Constitutional Thinking
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7. Federalism, Constitutional Law, and the Politics of Freedom
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8. The Political Ethics of Constitutional Change and Constitutional Stewardship
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Part IV. Political Institutions and Democratic Public Service: Balancing Liberty and Authority in Bureaucratic Governance

9. Bureaucratic Governance Perspectives and Democratic Public Service: Institutional Ideals and Threats
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10. Racial Profiling: Abuses of Bureaucratic Authority That Threaten the Liberty of Citizens
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11. The Political Ethics of Constitutional Professionalism
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Part V. Conclusion

12. The New American Way of Ethics: The Political Ethics of Constitutionally Centered Public Service
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Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, US Politics, Public Policy, Democracy