Ethics and Leadership: the German Green Party
POS 345 – Ethics and leadership The German Greens Realos or Fundis?
Table of Contents:
I. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………….pg 2 II. Literature Review……………………..…………………………………………………………………….pg 4 III. Why the theory works?.....................................................................................pg 5 A. Brief analysis of Kohlbergian ethics 1. The different stages a. Pre-conventional b. Conventional c. Post-conventional 2. Why it is insufficient B. The development of Neo-Kohlbergian thought 1. How is it similar to Kohlbergian thought 2. The different elements of Neo-Kohlbergian thought a. moral sensitivity b. moral judgment c. moral motivation d. moral character 3. Why Neo-Kohlbergian thought is a more universal approach C. Why the German Greens are Neo-Kohlbergian IV. The German Greens’ dilemma…………………………………………………….……………..pg 6 A. Brief history of the Green Party 1. Political acclaim a. Gaining constituency 2. The “feed-in-law” a. Preserving the energy sector B. The “good vs. good” dilemma 1. The split a. Realos (realists) b. Fundis (fundamentalists) 2. The role of Joschka Fischer a. His brief political background b. A Neo-Kohlberian analysis ( based on Defining Issues Test) V. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………pg 10
INTRODUCTION:
The success story behind the emergence of the German Greens on the political scene is most probably accredited to their widely “diverse” ideological background as a result of the German situation post-World War II. The existence of an evidently authoritarian state structure, and culture, as well as the presence of communist Eastern Germany, inevitably resulted in a Western Germany that aimed to change this type of policy. With the West “allergic” to everything associated with left-wing ideological standards, and its manifestation into the abolition of the
Table of Contents:
I. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………….pg 2 II. Literature Review……………………..…………………………………………………………………….pg 4 III. Why the theory works?.....................................................................................pg 5 A. Brief analysis of Kohlbergian ethics 1. The different stages a. Pre-conventional b. Conventional c. Post-conventional 2. Why it is insufficient B. The development of Neo-Kohlbergian thought 1. How is it similar to Kohlbergian thought 2. The different elements of Neo-Kohlbergian thought a. moral sensitivity b. moral judgment c. moral motivation d. moral character 3. Why Neo-Kohlbergian thought is a more universal approach C. Why the German Greens are Neo-Kohlbergian IV. The German Greens’ dilemma…………………………………………………….……………..pg 6 A. Brief history of the Green Party 1. Political acclaim a. Gaining constituency 2. The “feed-in-law” a. Preserving the energy sector B. The “good vs. good” dilemma 1. The split a. Realos (realists) b. Fundis (fundamentalists) 2. The role of Joschka Fischer a. His brief political background b. A Neo-Kohlberian analysis ( based on Defining Issues Test) V. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………pg 10
INTRODUCTION:
The success story behind the emergence of the German Greens on the political scene is most probably accredited to their widely “diverse” ideological background as a result of the German situation post-World War II. The existence of an evidently authoritarian state structure, and culture, as well as the presence of communist Eastern Germany, inevitably resulted in a Western Germany that aimed to change this type of policy. With the West “allergic” to everything associated with left-wing ideological standards, and its manifestation into the abolition of the
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