Public Sector Ethics and Accountability
In this course, students will be exposed to the contemporary concepts of ethics and accountability, why it is fundamental for modern public administration, and how everybody who works in the public organizations be held accountable. Public values would be optimized under democratic system of governance only if all the individuals understand the equal importance of performance and accountability. Therefore, it is imperative for policy makers and bureaucrats to understand logical links among the principles of democracy, good governance, ethics and accountability and consistently apply such principles accordingly.
Various discourses of ethics and forms of accountability that are explained in literature are to be discussed with actual cases, and students are expected to individually collect relevant materials and actively participate in class discussions. Common accountability aspects, i.e. political, administrative, legal and financial, are to be discussed within a context of (especially but not limited to) developing countries. In order to understand the actual issues in Indonesia, government acts and regulations pertinent to the accountability system will be critically analyzed. Students are encouraged to comment and to examine such policy instruments. It is expected that accountability values are not only understood but also reliably applied within the public organizations at all levels.
Teacher: Wahyudi Kumorotomo