POL 456 — Ethics in Politics
BA BA Political Studies · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
The political world in recent times is concerned with the problem of unethical behavior involving public officials. Constant efforts are undertaken to control the actions and inactions of politicians that impinges on ethical issues. Recent attempts to promote political ethics center on the problem of "conflicts of interest" between elected officials' private interests and their public duties. While the focus of conflict of interest has been on the issues corruptions, and embezzlement / misappropriation of funds in the developing countries, campaign finances surfaces as the central issues of concern in the developed countries. The course will examine the underlying logic for ethics in politics and the impact of unethical behavior of politicians on the masses. This course will also examine theories of political ethics and analyze measures to curtail the use of public office to advance selfish interest and the regulation of political ethics through elections and legislation.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
Other courses on this programme
- POL 455 — Public Policy
- POL 460 — Politics and the Environment
- CSM 183 — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS I (122)
- ENGL 157 — Communication Skills I
- ENGL 158 — Communication Skills II
- ENGL 263 — Literature in English I (Poetry & Drama)
- MATH 153 — STATISTICAL METHODS I
- MATH 154 — STATISTICAL METHODS II
- POL 151 — Introduction to Political Studies I
- POL 152 — Introduction to Political Studies II
- POL 253 — International Politics I
- POL 254 — International Politics II
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