Integrity and Integritism

Abstract

Any attempt to describe a multidisciplinary field of study on the integrity and ethics of governance tends to end in a squelchy marsh of complexity and confusion. The interesting and inspiring theories and approaches from which one can profit are not only numerous but often incomparable and contradictory, so it becomes difficult to grasp those elements that will most contribute to an approach and framework that can facilitate movement into a next phase. This task, however—the drawing on what has been thought and researched to develop a conceptual and theoretical framework that may guide future research—is exactly the ambition of this book.