ETHICS AND POLITICAL ACTION – PERSPECTIVES AND APPROACHES
ETHICS AND POLITICAL ACTION – PERSPECTIVES AND APPROACHES

Summary/Abstract: The approach to political action from an ethical perspective supposes, besides defining and classifying the terms, the analysis of the action of the person politically involved, of political groups' behaviour, and also of the processes that refer to the elaboration of political strategies or to the implementation of the political parties programs etc. Political action also refers to the legislative activity, the elaboration of public policies and it implicitly includes their entire ethical jurisdiction, which is linked to the values that are the foundation of political man's action. Political action is related to the aim as well, the perspective of duty and the understanding of this perspective by political man. Political action is based or should be based on values, at least theoretically, on an ethical and moral dimension and on knowledge, education, good faith, experience etc. But between theoretical regulation and the implementation of theory at political level, there are significant differences, caused by a number of factors: the people from politics insufficiently prepared theoretically and practically for political activity, the lack of respect for valuable criteria to get into political hierarchies, the lack of honesty, of willingness, manipulation (which often damages political action), the influence of interest groups, corruption etc. This study presents the theoretical perspective on the ethics of political action at two levels: philosophical and political.

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