Based on student survey data from five East Asian countries, the paper contains an analysis of attitudes towards the use of personal connections in politics and towards personal morality among politicians. The first part of the analysis describes the extent and variations of these attitudes which are viewed as of particular relevance within the East Asian context. The second part of the analysi...

Civic education and its role in democracy have a new place on the agendas of many European countries. Increasing globalisation economically and politically, along with threats to the traditional bases of citizenship, increasingly complex political issues such as environmental or immigration policy, and the fading of wellaccepted narratives of country or State to which people can relate their ow...

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as one of the motivational theories which define both values and attitudes beyond personal as well as organizational benefits, public service motivation (psm) model aims to underscore the appreciation of individuals with regard to public interests. if psm pattern being optional is synchronized with civic-organizational behavior, its effectiveness is manifested in improving service quality. the ...