What does she mean by Guerilla Government?

The ethics of dissent can’t be discussed without introducing you to Rosemary O’Leary. She wrote the book “The Ethics of Dissent: Managing Guerilla Government.” Please view her presentation at Florida State University in 2015. What does she mean by Guerilla Government? Is that behavior ethical or insubordinate between civil servants and political appointees? Can you think of a current situation that exemplifies this concept?

Week Eight Ethics of Dissent

Phillips, C. J. C., & Petherick, J. C. (2015). The ethics of a co-regulatory model for farm animal welfare research. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 28(1), 127-142. doi:10.1007/s10806-014-9524-9

Dey, P., & Steyaert, C. (2016; 2014). Rethinking the space of ethics in social entrepreneurship: Power, subjectivity, and practices of freedom. Journal of Business Ethics, 133(4), 627-641. doi:10.1007/s10551-014-2450-y

Dahan, N. M., Doh, J. P., & Raelin, J. D. (2015). Pivoting the role of government in the business and society interface: A stakeholder perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, 131(3), 665-680. doi:10.1007/s10551-014-2297-2

Newswander, C. B. (2015). Guerrilla statesmanship: Constitutionalizing an ethic of dissent. Public Administration Review, 75(1), 126-134. doi:10.1111/puar.12293

Snider, D. M. (2017). Dissent, resignation, and the moral agency of senior military professionals. Armed Forces & Society, 43(1), 5-16. doi:10.1177/0095327X16657322

Mampuys, R., & Brom, F. W. A. (2015). Ethics of dissent: A plea for restraint in the scientific debate about the safety of GM crops. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 28(5), 903-924. doi:10.1007/s10806-015-9564-9

Alford, C. F. (2016). What makes whistleblowers so threatening?: Comment on “cultures of silence and cultures of voice: The role of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations”. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 5(1), 71-73. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.183

Cho, Y. J., & Song, H. J. (2015). Determinants of whistleblowing within government agencies. Public Personnel Management, 44(4), 450-472. doi:10.1177/0091026015603206

Perego, M. (2015). Celebrate ethical conduct: Do it with positive stories. Public Management, 97(2), 2-3.

Reed, G. E. (2014). Expressing loyal dissent: Moral considerations from literature on followership. Public Integrity, 17(1), 5 -18. doi:10.2753/PIN1099-9922170101