New avenues in the study of political corruption

This article argues that the 1990s have witnessed a sea change in the study of political corruption, especially in political science. It explores the reasons for the relative neglect of corruption by political science in the past, and suggests that a process is underway whereby the study of corrupti...

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Published inCrime, law, and social change Vol. 27; no. 3-4; pp. 169 - 183
Main Authors Bull, Martin J., Newell, James L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht, etc Kluwer Academic Publishers 01.01.1997
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Africa
Commodities
Comparative analysis
Corruption
Debt repayment
Democracy
Developing countries
Disputes
Institutionalism
Italy
LDCs
Methodology
Networks
Political corruption
Political parties
Political science
Political science research
Politics
Post-communist societies
Private sector
Public sector
Socialist parties
Society
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ISSN0925-4994
1573-0751
DOI10.1023/A:1008232802273

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Summary:This article argues that the 1990s have witnessed a sea change in the study of political corruption, especially in political science. It explores the reasons for the relative neglect of corruption by political science in the past, and suggests that a process is underway whereby the study of corruption is becoming more integrated into the mainstream of the discipline. It explores the paradox of the co-existence of unresolved disputes about the definition of corruption with a consensus on the severity of the problem, suggesting that corruption remains a worthwhile object of investigation. Finally, it summarises how the contributions to this special issue light possible new avenues in the study of the phenomenon.
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ISSN:0925-4994
1573-0751
DOI:10.1023/A:1008232802273