"We'll See Who's Powerless Now!" Using WALL-E to Teach Administrative Ethics. (30th November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zavattaro, Staci M.
• Is Part Of: Public integrity. Volume 24:Number 7(2022)
• Page Start: 702
• Page End: 716
• Publication Date: 2022-11-30
• Subjects: Technology ethics -- administrative ethics -- pop culture; Civil service ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics; Political ethics; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects; United States; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; CIVIL SERVICE; MORAL ASPECTS; POLITICAL ETHICS; Periodicals; 172
• DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2021.1985344
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1099-9922

Abstract

Abstract: Using fiction is a popular way to communicate sometimes-complex administrative practices. This paper uses Disney Pixar's WALL-E to examine the movie's ethical dilemmas and how to communicate those in the public management classroom. Through a content analysis of the movie, several overall ethical themes emerged: ethical use of technology, environmental ethics, and consumerism as administrative dilemma. Each is explained using exemplar stories from the film. The research builds on the growing realization that popular culture is relevant to understand governance practices and vice versa.