LEADER 02631nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910781804103321 005 20230721032341.0 010 $a1-58901-334-4 010 $a1-4356-4874-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000488741 035 $a(EBL)516813 035 $a(OCoLC)742332810 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000164700 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161839 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164700 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10121404 035 $a(PQKB)10353979 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC516813 035 $a(OCoLC)310969274 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3248 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL516813 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10236736 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000488741 100 $a20070621d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGovernance in dark times$b[electronic resource] $epractical philosophy for public service /$fCamilla Stivers 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-197-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRethinking reason after September 11 -- Public administration and the question of torture -- Thinking, judging, and public life -- Two models of governance -- Security in dark times -- The social reality of public space -- Governance from the ground up -- Philosophy for practice -- Pragmatism in public service -- Public service ethics in dark times. 330 $aWith the rush of calamitous events in recent years-the September 11 terror attacks, the Iraq imbroglio, and hurricanes Katrina and Rita-Americans feel themselves to be living in dark times. Trust in one another and in the government is at low ebb. People in public service face profound challenges to the meaning and efficacy of their work. Where can a public servant turn for a public philosophy to sustain practice?Inspired by Hannah Arendt and several other philosophers, Governance in Dark Times is the first book to explore the philosophical and value underpinnings needed to guide public servan 606 $aPublic administration 606 $aPublic administration$xPhilosophy 615 0$aPublic administration. 615 0$aPublic administration$xPhilosophy. 676 $a351.01 700 $aStivers$b Camilla$01495107 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781804103321 996 $aGovernance in dark times$93859683 997 $aUNINA