EHICS AND INTEGRITY
EHICS AND INTEGRITY

Summary/Abstract: The importance of ethics in recognized in all the fields of activities. Standard scientific work should also be a central focus for integrity and ethics researchers. It is presupposed that moral values and norms play a significant role in daily politics and administration and researchers are in that sense part of the “ethics industry.” Research that actually proves that importance, in comparison to other factors (goals/interests, context, power), is limited. An “empirical turn” in ethics and integrity research is needed. That would include more empirical work on topics like the actual (lack of) importance of moral norms and values in governance, the effects of more and less ethical and integritous governance on output and outcome (good governance?), and the actual effectiveness of the integrity policies and systems (researchers tend to favor). That would also make the commitment toward improving the quality and integrity of governance more credible.

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