From “constructive contributors” to “deviant destroyers,” government guerrillas work clandestinely against the wishes of their superiors. These many public servants are dissatisfied with the actions of the organizations for which they work, but often choose not to go public with their concerns. In her second edition, Rosemary O’Leary shows that the majority of guerrilla government cases are the manifestation of inevitable tensions between bureaucracy and democracy, which yield immense ethical and organizational challenges that all public managers must learn to navigate. Alongside updates to her original cases, O’Leary offers a new case on Private Bradley Manning and the WikiLeaks scandal, as well as new mini-stories for her Interlude sections.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• A new chapter on Private Bradley Manning and the WikiLeaks scandal presents a riveting ethical dilemma that stands in sharp juxtaposition to the ethical dilemmas presented in the rest of the book. 
• Up-to-date literature and theory supplement all parts of the book. 
• Epilogues enhance each of the case studies to track what has happened in recent years.  
• New mini stories of guerrilla government have been added. 
• The analysis of the ethical challenges posed by guerrilla government has been revised to reflect the most current thinking.
• New questions for discussion are offered.

KEY FEATURES:

• With thoroughly researched in-depth case studies, fresh analysis, and great story-telling, The Ethics of Dissent provides just what your students need to understand the importance of dissent, and presents strategies public servants can use to determine whether to engage in guerrilla activity.
• As a leading scholar and thinker in the areas of public management, ethics, dispute resolution, law, and environmental management, author Rosemary O’Leary is the perfect guide for your students’ understanding of the ethical complexities in the tensions between bureaucracy and democracy.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• A new chapter on Private Bradley Manning and the WikiLeaks scandal presents a riveting ethical dilemma that stands in sharp juxtaposition to the ethical dilemmas presented in the rest of the book.
• Up-to-date literature and theory supplement all parts of the book.
• Epilogues enhance each of the case studies to track what has happened in recent years.
• New mini stories of guerrilla government have been added.
• The analysis of the ethical challenges posed by guerrilla government has been revised to reflect the most current thinking.
• New questions for discussion are offered.

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Rosemary O'Leary is the Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor at the School of Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Kansas, following a 24-year career teaching at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University -Bloomington. O'Leary is the author or editor of eleven books and more than 100 articles and book chapters on public management. She has won ten national research awards and nine teaching awards. She is the only person to win three National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration awards for Best Dissertation (1989), Excellence in Teaching (1996), and Distinguished Research (2004). An elected member of the National Academy of Public Administration, O’Leary was a senior Fulbright scholar in Malaysia and in the Philippines, as well as an Axford Fellow in New Zealand. From 2003 to 2005, O’Leary was a member of the NASA’s Return to Flight Task Group assembled in response to the Columbia space shuttle accident. She also has served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the International City/County Management Association, the National Science Foundation, and the National Academy of Sciences.