(Dys-)Functionalities of Corruption [electronic resource] : Comparative Perspectives and Methodological Pluralism. /
Debiel, Tobias.editor.
Gawrich, Andrea.editor.
Corruption is usually understood as hampering political development, economic growth and democratic participation of citizens, but comparing the effects of corruption for different political regimes presents astonishingly complex findings. The ongoing persistence of corruption underlines that it is not only dysfunctional, but can be highly functional as well. This special issue brings together contributions from comparative politics, political science and economics which precisely focus on these (dys)functionalities of corruption in political regimes across various world regions. The question of methodological pluralism is especially important for studying corruption comparatively. While on an international level a trend towards an increased use of quantitative methods in political science as well as in economics can be observed, the special issue underlines the importance of having a pluralistic approach for grasping the complex and multi-layered effects of the phenomenon. Of similar importance is the adoption of a comparative perspective that includes different world regions in order to understand the different roles of corruption in developing, transforming and developed countries alike. Dr. Tobias Debiel is Director of the Centre for Global Cooperation Research and of the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF). Since 2006, he is also Professor in International Relations and Development Policy, Institute of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen. Dr. Andrea Gawrich is Professor for International Integration at the University of Gießen.
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Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft; (Dys-)Functionalities of corruption: comparative perspectives and methodological pluralism; References; Corruption, method choice, and constraints- exploring methodological pluralism in corruption research; Korruption, die Wahl von Forschungsmethoden und ihre Grenzen. Eine Untersuchung des methodologischen Pluralismus in der Korrupti; 1 Introduction; 2 The quest for methodological pluralism in researching corruption; 3 Content analysis of journal articles; 4 Results; 5 Conclusion; References
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2 Guanxi networks and the facilitation of 'corrupt cooperation' 3 Motivation and 'functionality' of corruption in China's transforming economy; 4 Concluding remarks: the changing impact of corruption on economic development and growth in China; References; Corruption and trust: a model design; Korruption und Vertrauen - Ein Modellentwurf; 1 Introduction; 2 Trust and Corruption; 3 Hypotheses; 4 Data and Measures; 5 Analysis and Results; 6 Discussion and Conclusion; References; Corruption and citizens' satisfaction with democracy in Europe: what is the empirical linkage?
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Anti-corruption revisited: the case of the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Corruption is usually understood as hampering political development, economic growth and democratic participation of citizens, but comparing the effects of corruption for different political regimes presents astonishingly complex findings. The ongoing persistence of corruption underlines that it is not only dysfunctional, but can be highly functional as well. This special issue brings together contributions from comparative politics, political science and economics which precisely focus on these (dys)functionalities of corruption in political regimes across various world regions. The question of methodological pluralism is especially important for studying corruption comparatively. While on an international level a trend towards an increased use of quantitative methods in political science as well as in economics can be observed, the special issue underlines the importance of having a pluralistic approach for grasping the complex and multi-layered effects of the phenomenon. Of similar importance is the adoption of a comparative perspective that includes different world regions in order to understand the different roles of corruption in developing, transforming and developed countries alike. Dr. Tobias Debiel is Director of the Centre for Global Cooperation Research and of the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF). Since 2006, he is also Professor in International Relations and Development Policy, Institute of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen. Dr. Andrea Gawrich is Professor for International Integration at the University of Gießen.
Comparative politics.
International relations.
Social sciences.
Political economy.
Comparative Politics.
International Relations.
Social Sciences, general.
International Political Economy.