Full Description
The second edition of The Routledge Handbook of Political Corruption showcases the most innovative research being conducted globally in the field of political corruption and provides a new point of reference for all interested in the topic.
In presenting current research trends, the handbook addresses the pressing need for more detailed understanding of the intricacies of political corruption, including the need to adapt to emerging challenges and devise more effective strategies to curb its impact on societies. The handbook provides a balance between reviewing the 'state of the art' within different disciplines and subdisciplines and offering in-depth insights into the most recent developments in the field. Alongside some updated chapters, it also covers new topics, including democratic backsliding and populism, media capture and digital journalism, illicit financial flows and money laundering, corruption in contexts of conflict and migration, and the growing use of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies in anti-corruption efforts. Its structure, themes, and direction underscore the interdisciplinary nature of corruption research, bridging disciplines such as economics, psychology, political science, and law.
The Routledge Handbook of Political Corruption is an essential reference for scholars and students within comparative politics, global governance, economics, development studies, criminology and criminal justice, sociology, anthropology, psychology, law, and international relations. More broadly, it will appeal to policymakers, activists, journalists, and practitioners in civil society organisations, focusing on transparency and accountability.
Contents
1. Introduction: The politics of naming, knowing, and governing corruption Part 1: Understanding corruption 2. Defining corruption 3. The meaning of corruption in democracies 4. The historical roots of understandings of political corruption 5. Power-sensitive anti-corruption: Reconstructing the principal-agent theory with Global South insights 6. Political corruption in the East African region: Bureaucratic discretion, shadow politics, state policy, and vote-buying amidst security challenges 7. The ethics of corruption 8. Media capture in Africa: A case study on Tanzania Part 2: Causes 9. The causes of (political) corruption: Toward a multidisciplinary theoretical and empirical understanding 10. Bureaucracy and corruption 11. Corruption, norms and institutions: A synthesized framework for understanding systemic illicit behavior 12. Religious affiliation, practice, belief intensity, and corruption 13. Informality and corruption Part 3: Measurement 14. Approaches to measuring corruption: Research traditions, indicators and practices 15. Understanding and measuring political corruption 16. Citizen-led measures of corruption 17. Making democracy work to reduce corruption 18. Measuring corruption in non-democracies 19. The ethnographic study of corruption: Methodology and research focus Part 4: The Changing Shape and Scope of Corruption 20. The consequences of corruption 21. Conflicts of Interest and Corruption: Blurring Boundaries in Modern States 22. Cross-border corruption, money laundering and tax crimes: The global fight against illicit financial flows 23. Reframing Corruption Through the Lens of International Human Rights Law: Turning the Soil 24. Navigating corruption and conflict: International responses and emerging research pathways 25. Migration and corruption: A changing relationship 26. Prison corruption: Locked away from public sight 27. Corruption and integrity in sport: Frameworks, forms, and national responses Part 5: Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion 28. The role of international organisations in the fight against corruption 29. Legislative approaches to addressing political corruption 30. Deterrence and corruption: A criminological perspective 31. Civil society efforts and actions against corruption in the digital age 32. Media and corruption 33. Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies for anti-corruption 34. Gender and corruption 35. Public Integrity: from anti-corruption rhetoric to substantive moral ideal 36. Sectoral and geographical anti-corruption initiatives: A practitioner's perspective Part 6: The Current and Emerging Landscape for (Anti-)Corruption 37. The emerging agenda of corruption research: Reflection and reassessment 38. Anti-corruption as policy failure 39. Corruption and populism: A contested relationship? 40. Toward a unified theory of corruption
