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The Ethical Paradox of Democratic Leadership

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Title The Ethical Paradox of Democratic Leadership
Author Kane, John
Journal Name Taiwan Journal of Democracy
Year Published 2007
Place of publication Taipei
Publisher Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
Abstract Democracy is arguably ethically superior because democratic openness fosters truth-telling as a public value, yet democratic citizens typically distrust their representatives and suspect them of peddling lies or half-truths. This paradox arises because democratic rulers are conceived as servants of a sovereign people who may electorally replace them. Servants must often expediently and hypocritically tell the sovereign what it wants to hear rather than unpalatable truths. Yet popular sovereignty provides a key to distinguishing those lies that democrats will tolerate and those they will not, namely any whose tendency or intention is to usurp the sovereignty of the people.
Peer Reviewed Yes
Published Yes
Publisher URI http://www.ceps.com.tw/ec/ecJnlIntro.aspx?jnlcattype=0&jnlptype=0&jnltype=0&Jnliid=2887&newIssueiid=62662
Copyright Statement Copyright 2007 Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
Volume 3
Issue Number 2
Page from 33
Page to 52
ISSN 1815-7238
Date Accessioned 2008-02-21
Date Available 2008-05-01T02:51:13Z
Language en_AU
Research Centre Centre for Governance and Public Policy
Faculty Griffith Business School
Subject Political Theory and Political Philosophy
URI http://hdl.handle.net/10072/18010
Publication Type Journal Articles (Refereed Article)
Publication Type Code c1

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