ABSTRACT
All science, including political science, is increasingly subject to the influence of uncontrollable forces emanating from the political and ethical environments. Government legislators and administrators, the popular press, the general public and a growing number of crusading social scientists are alike in their increasingly justified calls for moral reform in research, passage of ethics laws and codes, and for greater education and training in ethical behavior for scientists working in all disciplines. Calls for ethics reform have been directed at every level of government, from the Office of the President of the United States to the smallest local special service district. This chapter explains the need for researchers to always follow an honest and ethical approach and to “do good science.”
