Synopses & Reviews
The mission of the International Journal of Ethical Leadership is to spread awareness of the fact that every worthwhile human endeavor requires the application and embodiment of ethical leadership in order to succeed, endure, and produce positive outcomes for present and future generations. Our aim is to expand the transdisciplinary, international conversation that is ongoing around the question of what ethical leadership requires. We hope, with each issue of this journal, to highlight a wide range of perspectives on ethical leadership in theory and action around the globe. Our intention is not to endorse particular opinions, but to host a trusted forum for readers to explore a diversity of views.
About the Author
Shannon E. French is the Inamori Professor of Ethics, Director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, and a tenured member of the Philosophy Department at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to starting at CWRU in July 2008, she taught for eleven years as an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Associate Chair of the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. French received her B.A. in philosophy, classical studies, and history from Trinity University in 1990 and her Ph.D. in philosophy from Brown University in 1997. Her main area of research is military ethics, and she is widely published in this field, including the book, The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values, Past and Present. Her scholarly interests also include leadership ethics, organizational ethics, moral psychology, bioethics, and environmental ethics. She has been a featured speaker at professional gatherings in the US and in France, England, Italy, Norway, Canada, Japan, Australia and the Netherlands.Michael Scharf is the John Deaver Drinko-Baker and Hostetler Professor of Law and the Associate Dean for Global Legal Studies, with supervisory responsibility over the international law centers, institutes, and programs at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Scharf is also the host of "Talking Foreign Policy," a radio program broadcast on WCPN 90.3 FM (Cleveland's NPR station). In addition, he serves as President of the International Criminal Law Network and Managing Director of the Public International Law and Policy Group, a Nobel Peace Prize-nominated NGO. During a sabbatical in 2008, Scharf served as Special Assistant to the Prosecutor of the Cambodia Genocide Tribunal. During the elder Bush and Clinton Administrations, Scharf served in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State, where he held the pos