The Handbook of Communication Ethics
London; New York: Routledge (2011), xix, 530 pp.
Contains illustrations, index
Series: ICA Handbook Series
ISBN 9780415994651 (pbk); 9780203890400 (online)
Signature commbox: 10-Ethics-E 2011
"The Handbook of Communication Ethics serves as a comprehensive guide to the study of communication and ethics. It brings together analyses and applications based on recognized ethical theories as well as those outside the traditional domain of ethics but which engage important questions of power, equality, and justice. The work herein encourages readers to make important connections between matters of social justice and ethical theory. This volume makes an unparalleled contribution to the literature of communication studies, through consolidating knowledge about the multiple relationships between communication and ethics; by systematically treating areas of application; and by introducing explicit and implicit examinations of communication ethics to one another. The Handbook takes an international approach, analyzing diverse cultural contexts and comparative assessments. The chapters in this volume cover a wide range of theoretical perspectives on communication and ethics, including feminist, postmodern and postcolonial; engage with communication contexts such as interpersonal and small group communication, journalism, new media, visual communication, public relations, and marketing; and explore contemporary issues such as democracy, religion, secularism, the environment, trade, law, and economics. The chapters also consider the dialectical tensions between theory and practice; academic and popular discourses; universalism and particularism; the global and the local; and rationality and emotion." (Publisher description)
1 Encountering Communication Ethics in the Contemporary World: Principles, People, and Contexts / George Cheney, Debashish Munshi, Steve May, Erin Ortiz, 1
UNIT I: THEORY OLD AND NEW
2 A Contribution to Ethical Theory and Praxis / John Stewart, 15
3 Ethics, Rhetoric, and Discourse / Michael J. Hyde, 31
4 Situating a Dialogic Ethics: A Dialogic Confession / Ronald C. Arnett, 45
5 Feminist Discursive Ethics / Patrice M. Buzzanell, 64
6 Power and Ethics / Dennis K. Mumby, 84
7 What Are We, Then? Postmodernism, Globalization, and the Meta-Ethics of Contemporary Communication / Bryan C. Taylor and Leonard C. Hawes, 99
8 Decolonizing Communication Ethics: A Framework for Communicating Otherwise / Debashish Munshi, Kirsten J. Broadfoot, and Linda Tuhiwai Smith, 119
UNIT II: CONTEXTS OF APPLICATION AND THEORY DEVELOPMENT
9 Interpersonal Communication Ethics / Sally Planalp and Julie Fitness, 135
10 Ethical Challenges in Small Group Communication / John Gastil and Leah Sprain, 148
11 Communication Ethics and Organizational Contexts: Divergent Values and Moral Puzzles / Matthew W. Seeger and Timothy Kuhn, 166
12 Journalism Ethics in Theory and Practice / Clifford G. Christians, 190
13 Ethical Dimensions of New Technology/Media / Charles Ess, 204
14 Public Relations and Marketing: Ethical Issues and Professional Practice in Society / Jacquie L’Etang, 221
15 Visual Communication in Traditional and Digital Contexts / Sean Cubitt and Violeta Politoff, 241
16 The Search for Social Justice and the Presumption of Innocence in the Duke University (USA) Lacrosse Case of 2006–2007: Implications for Contemporary Legal and Ethical Communication / Glen Feighery, Marouf Hasian, Jr., and Richard Rieke, 258
17 Political Communication Ethics: Postmodern Opportunities and Challenges / Steven R. Goldzwig and Patricia A. Sullivan, 273
18 Ethics in Health Communication / Nurit Guttman and Teresa L. Thompson, 293
19 Science, Democracy, and the Prospect for Deliberation / Keith R. Benson and John Angus Campbell, 309
20 Intercultural Communication Ethics: Multiple Layered Issues / Stella Ting-Toomey, 335
UNIT III: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
21 Diversity, Identity, and Multiculturalism in the Media: The Case of Muslims in the British Press / Nasar Meer and Tariq Modood, 355
22 Hierarchies of Equality: Positive Peace in a Democratic Idiom / Robert L. Ivie, 374
23 Democracy, Publicness, and Global Governance / Slavko Splichal, 387
24 Religion, State, and Secularism: How Should States Deal with Deep Religious Diversity? / Rajeev Bhargava, 401
25 Truth, Evils, Justice, and the Event of Wild(er)ness: Using Badiou to Think the Ethics of Environmentalism / Kevin Michael DeLuca, 414
26 Economic Justice and Communication Ethics: Considering Multiple Points of Intersection / Zachary A. Schaefer, Charles Conrad, George Cheney, Steve May, and Shiv Ganesh, 436
27 The Polyphony of Corporate Social Responsibility: Deconstructing Accountability and Transparency in the Context of Identity and Hypocrisy / Lars Thøger Christensen, Mette Morsing, and Ole Thyssen, 457
28 When Unreason Masquerades as Reason: Can Law Regulate Trade and Networked Communication Ethically? / Radha D’Souza, 475
29 Response and Conclusion: A Vision of Applied Ethics for Communication Studies / Josina M. Makau, 494
UNIT I: THEORY OLD AND NEW
2 A Contribution to Ethical Theory and Praxis / John Stewart, 15
3 Ethics, Rhetoric, and Discourse / Michael J. Hyde, 31
4 Situating a Dialogic Ethics: A Dialogic Confession / Ronald C. Arnett, 45
5 Feminist Discursive Ethics / Patrice M. Buzzanell, 64
6 Power and Ethics / Dennis K. Mumby, 84
7 What Are We, Then? Postmodernism, Globalization, and the Meta-Ethics of Contemporary Communication / Bryan C. Taylor and Leonard C. Hawes, 99
8 Decolonizing Communication Ethics: A Framework for Communicating Otherwise / Debashish Munshi, Kirsten J. Broadfoot, and Linda Tuhiwai Smith, 119
UNIT II: CONTEXTS OF APPLICATION AND THEORY DEVELOPMENT
9 Interpersonal Communication Ethics / Sally Planalp and Julie Fitness, 135
10 Ethical Challenges in Small Group Communication / John Gastil and Leah Sprain, 148
11 Communication Ethics and Organizational Contexts: Divergent Values and Moral Puzzles / Matthew W. Seeger and Timothy Kuhn, 166
12 Journalism Ethics in Theory and Practice / Clifford G. Christians, 190
13 Ethical Dimensions of New Technology/Media / Charles Ess, 204
14 Public Relations and Marketing: Ethical Issues and Professional Practice in Society / Jacquie L’Etang, 221
15 Visual Communication in Traditional and Digital Contexts / Sean Cubitt and Violeta Politoff, 241
16 The Search for Social Justice and the Presumption of Innocence in the Duke University (USA) Lacrosse Case of 2006–2007: Implications for Contemporary Legal and Ethical Communication / Glen Feighery, Marouf Hasian, Jr., and Richard Rieke, 258
17 Political Communication Ethics: Postmodern Opportunities and Challenges / Steven R. Goldzwig and Patricia A. Sullivan, 273
18 Ethics in Health Communication / Nurit Guttman and Teresa L. Thompson, 293
19 Science, Democracy, and the Prospect for Deliberation / Keith R. Benson and John Angus Campbell, 309
20 Intercultural Communication Ethics: Multiple Layered Issues / Stella Ting-Toomey, 335
UNIT III: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
21 Diversity, Identity, and Multiculturalism in the Media: The Case of Muslims in the British Press / Nasar Meer and Tariq Modood, 355
22 Hierarchies of Equality: Positive Peace in a Democratic Idiom / Robert L. Ivie, 374
23 Democracy, Publicness, and Global Governance / Slavko Splichal, 387
24 Religion, State, and Secularism: How Should States Deal with Deep Religious Diversity? / Rajeev Bhargava, 401
25 Truth, Evils, Justice, and the Event of Wild(er)ness: Using Badiou to Think the Ethics of Environmentalism / Kevin Michael DeLuca, 414
26 Economic Justice and Communication Ethics: Considering Multiple Points of Intersection / Zachary A. Schaefer, Charles Conrad, George Cheney, Steve May, and Shiv Ganesh, 436
27 The Polyphony of Corporate Social Responsibility: Deconstructing Accountability and Transparency in the Context of Identity and Hypocrisy / Lars Thøger Christensen, Mette Morsing, and Ole Thyssen, 457
28 When Unreason Masquerades as Reason: Can Law Regulate Trade and Networked Communication Ethically? / Radha D’Souza, 475
29 Response and Conclusion: A Vision of Applied Ethics for Communication Studies / Josina M. Makau, 494
