Ethics and Crisis Management

The daily process of public service provision and administration is filled with value judgments and value trade—offs, and the safeguarding of just and fair processes is key to the public’s trust in governing institutions. In crises, public decision—makers face complex ethical judgments under great uncertainty, timepressure, and heightened public scrutiny. A lack of attention to the ethical dimensions of crises has lead decision—makers to long—shadow crises that never reach closure. Furtherm...