Public Opinion on Political Ethics: Inconsistency, Division, and Paradox

摘要：

What guidance does U.S. public opinion offer about the appropriate role of government in promoting morality and promoting traditional values? Do partisanship and ideology influence responses? An analysis of surveys on these and related questions on politics, government, values, and morality reveals confounding inconsistencies and divisions. The analysis exposes a fundamental political paradox posed by U.S. public opinion. The findings suggest that public opinion on matters of morality and values is an impractical guide for political leaders making public policy but is important for understanding domestic politics, constraints on presidential power, and electoral political discourse.

关键词： Ethics Political ethics Morality Moral values

作者: Carol W. Lewis Saul H. Nesselroth

作者单位: University of Connecticut

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2012 International Conference on Public Administration(8th)(2012年公共管理国际会议 ICPA)

会议地点: 印度海德拉巴

会议语种:英文

页码: 229-237

在线出版日期: 2012-10-25（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）