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This book comprises a study of ethics and public integrity issues in the administrative services of the European Commission. The author traces the reforms implemented in this area since the early 2000s, and asks whether and how they have shaped Commission officials' thinking about appropriate behaviour in public office. Based on in-depth interviews and the use of vignettes, the book reveals that the influence of ethics regulations is subtle and full of contradictions: while a heightened awareness and discussion of ethical issues exists in the Commission nowadays, the topic is nonetheless often considered as a matter of "common sense".…mehr
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This book comprises a study of ethics and public integrity issues in the administrative services of the European Commission. The author traces the reforms implemented in this area since the early 2000s, and asks whether and how they have shaped Commission officials' thinking about appropriate behaviour in public office. Based on in-depth interviews and the use of vignettes, the book reveals that the influence of ethics regulations is subtle and full of contradictions: while a heightened awareness and discussion of ethical issues exists in the Commission nowadays, the topic is nonetheless often considered as a matter of "common sense".
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- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Seitenzahl: 162
- Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
- Gewicht: 254g
- ISBN-13: 9780367173548
- ISBN-10: 0367173549
- Artikelnr.: 56925656
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Seitenzahl: 162
- Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
- Gewicht: 254g
- ISBN-13: 9780367173548
- ISBN-10: 0367173549
- Artikelnr.: 56925656
Andreea Nastase is Assistant Professor in European Public Policy at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. She holds a PhD from the Central European University, Budapest.
Introduction
Ethics management and corruption world-wide
Central concepts, limitations and some finer points
The analytical contribution of this book
The European Commission as a case study in ethics management
Research approach
Plan of the book
1. Public Ethics, Socialization and the Organizational Profile of the
European Commission
1.1. A conceptual framework for addressing public ethics
1.1.1. Ethical dilemmas and views towards public ethics
1.1.2. Ethics management in public organizations
1.2. Organizational socialization: learning ethics on the job
1.2.1. Formal and informal learning sources
1.2.2. Socialization as acquiring role knowledge
1.3. The officials of the European Commission and their organizational
socialization
1.3.1. Choosing a significant group of officials
1.3.2. Characteristics of the sample
1.3.3. Gaining access and recruiting participants
1.4. Conclusion
2. Change, Continuity and the Politics of Ethics Reforms
2.1. The compliance-integrity continuum
2.2. The development of ethics management in the European Commission
services
2.2.1. The Kinnock reforms: a rule-based ethics system
2.2.2. The Kallas package: moving to a trust-based ethics system
2.2.3. The Kallas package after 2010
2.3. The Ethics Communication and the delivery of change
2.3.1. Public scrutiny and ethics scandals
2.3.2. Ethics as a political liability
2.4. Conclusion
3. "You are the Human Face of the Commission": Ethics Translated in
Internal Administrative Practice
3.1. Ethics in internal communication: rules and the public image of the
European Commission
3.2. Ethics "hot spots" in the European Commission
3.2.1. Types of ethical dilemmas
3.2.2. Type 1 issues: conflict of interests, outside activities and the
limits of individual freedom of expression
3.2.3. Type 2 issues: whistleblowing
3.2.4. Type 3 issues: exchanges with private interests
3.3. Conclusion
4. Individual Views towards Ethics in the European Commission
4.1. Methodological observations
4.1.1. General observations on the vignette technique
4.1.2. The use of vignettes in this research project
4.2. Individual positions on public ethics
4.2.1. Vignette 1: The organization and the individual
4.2.2. Vignette 2: Officials within the organization
4.2.3. Vignette 3: The official, the organization, and external actors
4.3. Ethics on the work-floor: commonalities, divergence, and determinants
4.3.1. Commonalities and divergence
4.3.2. Exploring the divergence
4.3.2.1. Nationality
4.3.2.2. Organizational position
4.4. Conclusion
5. Discussing "Common Sense" - How Ethics Management Shapes Individual
Views to Ethics
5.1. Official communication and views from the work-floor
5.2. Ethics as "common sense"
5.3. Discussing about ethics
5.4. Conclusion
Conclusion
Summary of findings
The limits of ethics management
The European Commission after ethics reforms
Outlook
Final remarks
Ethics management and corruption world-wide
Central concepts, limitations and some finer points
The analytical contribution of this book
The European Commission as a case study in ethics management
Research approach
Plan of the book
1. Public Ethics, Socialization and the Organizational Profile of the
European Commission
1.1. A conceptual framework for addressing public ethics
1.1.1. Ethical dilemmas and views towards public ethics
1.1.2. Ethics management in public organizations
1.2. Organizational socialization: learning ethics on the job
1.2.1. Formal and informal learning sources
1.2.2. Socialization as acquiring role knowledge
1.3. The officials of the European Commission and their organizational
socialization
1.3.1. Choosing a significant group of officials
1.3.2. Characteristics of the sample
1.3.3. Gaining access and recruiting participants
1.4. Conclusion
2. Change, Continuity and the Politics of Ethics Reforms
2.1. The compliance-integrity continuum
2.2. The development of ethics management in the European Commission
services
2.2.1. The Kinnock reforms: a rule-based ethics system
2.2.2. The Kallas package: moving to a trust-based ethics system
2.2.3. The Kallas package after 2010
2.3. The Ethics Communication and the delivery of change
2.3.1. Public scrutiny and ethics scandals
2.3.2. Ethics as a political liability
2.4. Conclusion
3. "You are the Human Face of the Commission": Ethics Translated in
Internal Administrative Practice
3.1. Ethics in internal communication: rules and the public image of the
European Commission
3.2. Ethics "hot spots" in the European Commission
3.2.1. Types of ethical dilemmas
3.2.2. Type 1 issues: conflict of interests, outside activities and the
limits of individual freedom of expression
3.2.3. Type 2 issues: whistleblowing
3.2.4. Type 3 issues: exchanges with private interests
3.3. Conclusion
4. Individual Views towards Ethics in the European Commission
4.1. Methodological observations
4.1.1. General observations on the vignette technique
4.1.2. The use of vignettes in this research project
4.2. Individual positions on public ethics
4.2.1. Vignette 1: The organization and the individual
4.2.2. Vignette 2: Officials within the organization
4.2.3. Vignette 3: The official, the organization, and external actors
4.3. Ethics on the work-floor: commonalities, divergence, and determinants
4.3.1. Commonalities and divergence
4.3.2. Exploring the divergence
4.3.2.1. Nationality
4.3.2.2. Organizational position
4.4. Conclusion
5. Discussing "Common Sense" - How Ethics Management Shapes Individual
Views to Ethics
5.1. Official communication and views from the work-floor
5.2. Ethics as "common sense"
5.3. Discussing about ethics
5.4. Conclusion
Conclusion
Summary of findings
The limits of ethics management
The European Commission after ethics reforms
Outlook
Final remarks
Introduction
Ethics management and corruption world-wide
Central concepts, limitations and some finer points
The analytical contribution of this book
The European Commission as a case study in ethics management
Research approach
Plan of the book
1. Public Ethics, Socialization and the Organizational Profile of the
European Commission
1.1. A conceptual framework for addressing public ethics
1.1.1. Ethical dilemmas and views towards public ethics
1.1.2. Ethics management in public organizations
1.2. Organizational socialization: learning ethics on the job
1.2.1. Formal and informal learning sources
1.2.2. Socialization as acquiring role knowledge
1.3. The officials of the European Commission and their organizational
socialization
1.3.1. Choosing a significant group of officials
1.3.2. Characteristics of the sample
1.3.3. Gaining access and recruiting participants
1.4. Conclusion
2. Change, Continuity and the Politics of Ethics Reforms
2.1. The compliance-integrity continuum
2.2. The development of ethics management in the European Commission
services
2.2.1. The Kinnock reforms: a rule-based ethics system
2.2.2. The Kallas package: moving to a trust-based ethics system
2.2.3. The Kallas package after 2010
2.3. The Ethics Communication and the delivery of change
2.3.1. Public scrutiny and ethics scandals
2.3.2. Ethics as a political liability
2.4. Conclusion
3. "You are the Human Face of the Commission": Ethics Translated in
Internal Administrative Practice
3.1. Ethics in internal communication: rules and the public image of the
European Commission
3.2. Ethics "hot spots" in the European Commission
3.2.1. Types of ethical dilemmas
3.2.2. Type 1 issues: conflict of interests, outside activities and the
limits of individual freedom of expression
3.2.3. Type 2 issues: whistleblowing
3.2.4. Type 3 issues: exchanges with private interests
3.3. Conclusion
4. Individual Views towards Ethics in the European Commission
4.1. Methodological observations
4.1.1. General observations on the vignette technique
4.1.2. The use of vignettes in this research project
4.2. Individual positions on public ethics
4.2.1. Vignette 1: The organization and the individual
4.2.2. Vignette 2: Officials within the organization
4.2.3. Vignette 3: The official, the organization, and external actors
4.3. Ethics on the work-floor: commonalities, divergence, and determinants
4.3.1. Commonalities and divergence
4.3.2. Exploring the divergence
4.3.2.1. Nationality
4.3.2.2. Organizational position
4.4. Conclusion
5. Discussing "Common Sense" - How Ethics Management Shapes Individual
Views to Ethics
5.1. Official communication and views from the work-floor
5.2. Ethics as "common sense"
5.3. Discussing about ethics
5.4. Conclusion
Conclusion
Summary of findings
The limits of ethics management
The European Commission after ethics reforms
Outlook
Final remarks
Ethics management and corruption world-wide
Central concepts, limitations and some finer points
The analytical contribution of this book
The European Commission as a case study in ethics management
Research approach
Plan of the book
1. Public Ethics, Socialization and the Organizational Profile of the
European Commission
1.1. A conceptual framework for addressing public ethics
1.1.1. Ethical dilemmas and views towards public ethics
1.1.2. Ethics management in public organizations
1.2. Organizational socialization: learning ethics on the job
1.2.1. Formal and informal learning sources
1.2.2. Socialization as acquiring role knowledge
1.3. The officials of the European Commission and their organizational
socialization
1.3.1. Choosing a significant group of officials
1.3.2. Characteristics of the sample
1.3.3. Gaining access and recruiting participants
1.4. Conclusion
2. Change, Continuity and the Politics of Ethics Reforms
2.1. The compliance-integrity continuum
2.2. The development of ethics management in the European Commission
services
2.2.1. The Kinnock reforms: a rule-based ethics system
2.2.2. The Kallas package: moving to a trust-based ethics system
2.2.3. The Kallas package after 2010
2.3. The Ethics Communication and the delivery of change
2.3.1. Public scrutiny and ethics scandals
2.3.2. Ethics as a political liability
2.4. Conclusion
3. "You are the Human Face of the Commission": Ethics Translated in
Internal Administrative Practice
3.1. Ethics in internal communication: rules and the public image of the
European Commission
3.2. Ethics "hot spots" in the European Commission
3.2.1. Types of ethical dilemmas
3.2.2. Type 1 issues: conflict of interests, outside activities and the
limits of individual freedom of expression
3.2.3. Type 2 issues: whistleblowing
3.2.4. Type 3 issues: exchanges with private interests
3.3. Conclusion
4. Individual Views towards Ethics in the European Commission
4.1. Methodological observations
4.1.1. General observations on the vignette technique
4.1.2. The use of vignettes in this research project
4.2. Individual positions on public ethics
4.2.1. Vignette 1: The organization and the individual
4.2.2. Vignette 2: Officials within the organization
4.2.3. Vignette 3: The official, the organization, and external actors
4.3. Ethics on the work-floor: commonalities, divergence, and determinants
4.3.1. Commonalities and divergence
4.3.2. Exploring the divergence
4.3.2.1. Nationality
4.3.2.2. Organizational position
4.4. Conclusion
5. Discussing "Common Sense" - How Ethics Management Shapes Individual
Views to Ethics
5.1. Official communication and views from the work-floor
5.2. Ethics as "common sense"
5.3. Discussing about ethics
5.4. Conclusion
Conclusion
Summary of findings
The limits of ethics management
The European Commission after ethics reforms
Outlook
Final remarks