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Keyword of the Day | Moral Disengagement
It refers to the psychological process through which individuals justify unethical behaviour by disconnecting their actions from their moral standards.
The concept was developed by Albert Bandura and is highly useful for understanding ethical failure in bureaucracy for e.g. official denying a legitimate welfare benefit may blame the rules even when discretionary space exists to resolve the genuine hardship.
Thinker of the Day | Carol Gilligan
Work – In a Different Voice – Psychological Theory and Women’s Development Views
- Ethics of Care – Decisions in organisation should consider human relationships vulnerability and the consequences for others rather than relying exclusively on abstract classical principles.
Principles like empathy, relationships, responsibility, context are more important in organisation.
A morally appropriate decision may depend on the specific circumstances and needs of people involved.
Administrator frequently face situations where balance needed between Rule compliance
Human consequences.Gender-sensitive administration – designing institutions around lived experiences rather than assuming that formal equality automatically produces substantive equality.
Gilligan reminds the administrator that ethical governance requires not only applying the right rule, but also understanding the human vulnerability behind the case.
Pub Ad PYQ Vault | Day 41 | PYQ (2026)
Rationality in policy-making is a challenge, and its absence is a predicament for the policy process. Examine.
