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There has been an increased interest in both intercultural and international communication, as well as ethical aspects of such interactions. This book intends to engage readers rather than attempting to teach them about ethics or how to be ethical. It is questionable that ethics can be taught as an academic subject matter, or that such instructions will result in meaningful applications in the daily lives of students. This volume includes discussions dealing with the evolution and the role of ethics from the standpoint of communication scholars employing a process orientation, and the resulting conclusions concerning the significant roles of ethics in dialogic, mutually enhancing, constructive interactions. Development of conceptual bases for the consideration of ethics in intercultural and international communication and specific case studies or examples illustrating the significance of ethics in intercultural and international interactions are also included. As such, the authors seek to create an atmosphere of involvement and discussion which should lead researchers to consider the ethics of their own lives, as well as resulting ethical or unethical practices.