Ethical guidelines in the exercise of the political science profession

Abstract

This article exposes, in a succinct and exploratory manner, the main ethical components and orientations that political scientists should take into consideration when exercising their profession. The article shows the core purposes of Political and Administration Science, from a normative and prescriptive point of view, beyond the descriptive and explicative approach to political facts and behaviors. It emphasizes the importance of ethical standards in the evaluative objectives of the discipline, as well as the usefulness of Political and Administration Science, generating solutions to the current social and political problems.

Entorno, april 2015, issue 58: 68-72