POL 318  Public Integrity and Political Leadership--Fall 2007
             Dr. Rick Ghere  304 Zehler  ph. 229-4220      Office hrs.: MW 10:30-11:30:
               richard.ghere@notes.udayton.edu                            Tues. 11:30-12:30 and by apt

1. First Class Meeting (Aug 21)    course requirements and grading    texts       demands on students    course goals
                                                                 first film paper     second exemplar paper

2. A Model of Public Integrity (Aug. 23) 
           Dobel Ch. 1

3. Temptation and Power (Aug. 28)
            Dobel Ch. 2

        4. Dobel Epilogue pp.212-221; Paul and Elder, A Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking (all) (Aug. 30)
              Class will not meet on this date.

        5. John Yoo. War by Other Means Intro. and Ch. 1 on e-reserve  password = integrity (Sept. 4)           

        6. Yoo Chs. 5 and 6; National Public Radio, "Justices to Hear How Israel Treats Detainees" Aug. 27, 2007 (Sept. 6)

7. Ethics in Public Service (Sept. 11)
             Carol Lewis and Stuart Gilman Ethics Challenge of Public Service Chs. 1 and 2 on e-reserve  password = integrity

        8. Moral Cognitive Development (Sept. 13)
             Laura Swisher et al., "Update on Moral Reasoning Research..."; David Brooks, "The New Culture War..."
                 NY Times, June 14, 2007; [read articles about two kinds of sheriffs]

        9. Lewis and Gilman Ch. 3 on e-reserve  password = integrity (Sept. 18)

10. Commitment and Dissent (Sept. 20)
             Dobel Ch. 5; David Brooks "The Catholic Boom" NY Times May 25, 2007  

        11. Dobel Ch. 6 (Sept. 25)       

        12.  Rosemary O'Leary The Ethics of Dissent Ch. 1 on e-reserve  password = integrity (Sept. 27)

        13. O'Leary Ch. 4 (Oct. 2)  

14. Corruption (Oct. 4) 
            Dobel Ch. 7

        15. Mike Stanton The Prince of Providence Chs. 1 and 2 on e-reserve  password = integrity (Oct. 9)

        16. Michela Wrong In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz Chs. 3, 4, and 5 (Oct. 16)
                          World Bank Governance Matters 2007  Worldwide Governance Indicators 1996-2006;  Film Papers due

        17. Wrong Chs. 6, 7, and 8 (Oct. 18)  history of Congo

        18. Wrong Chs. 9 and 14 (Oct. 23); Gjelten "Congo and China Forge Economic Partnership" NPR Radio June 27, 2007 (read and listen to
                                                                                                         audio)
          
19. Personal Morality (Oct. 25)
        Dobel Ch. 9; Stanton Ch. 4 on e-reserve  password = integrity;  Cloud, "Psychology of Hypocrisy" Time Sept. 17, 2007
                     David Brooks "A Still, Small Voice" NY Times Oct. 16 2007

20. Building the Common Amid Differences (Oct. 30)
              Dobel Ch. 8  GIVE OUT MIDTERM EXAMINATION--DUE NOV. 6

        21. Rajiv Chandrasekaran Imperal Life in the Emerald Village Prologue, Chs. 1 and 2 (Nov. 6)  EXAM DUE       

        22. Chandrasekaran Chs. 4, 5, and 6 (Nov. 8)

23. Political Prudence (Nov. 13)
                   Dobel Ch. 10; Juan Williams, 8:00 P.M. Boll Theatre (required)

        24. Chandrasekaran Chs. 7, 8, and 9 (Nov. 15) 

        25. Juan Williams Nov. 13 (see above)

        26. Chandrasekaran Chs. 10, 11, and 12 (Nov. 27) 

        27. Chandrasekaran Chs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 (Nov. 29)

28. Selected Topic: Administrative "Evil" (Dec. 4)  exemplar papers due
         Adams and Balfour "Public Service Ethics and Administrative Evil" and
           Ghere "Watching the Boundaries of Administrative Evil"--refer to this table

 29. Selected Topic: Personal Legacy (Dec. 6)
            Dobel "Managerial Leadership and the Importance of Legacy"