Bratu, Roxana, Sotiropoulos, Dimitri A and Stoyanova, Maya (2017) Through the lens of social constructionism: the development of innovative anti-corruption policies and practices in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania, 2000–2015. Slavonic and East European Review, 95 (1). pp. 117-150. ISSN 0037-6795
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Abstract
The past decade has witnessed two distinct yet interconnected developments in the understanding, policy and practice of corruption studies. On the one hand, corruption has progressively been constructed as a major threat to economic and social development through the use of deceivingly simplistic Western-centric definitions,1
awareness campaigns and international perception-indexes that create the illusion of measuring real levels of corruption. Such developments have recently been criticized by academic observers and activists alike for presenting corruption as a country-specific issue, closely linked to the public sector. On the other hand, and perhaps counterintuitively, anti-corruption efforts have been decontextualized, focusing on generic fixes that typically involve the public sector. This one-size-fits-all approach has not produced impressive results, and has come under attack for ignoring the historical context and function of contemporary states.
Item Type: | Article |
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Schools and Departments: | School of Law, Politics and Sociology > Politics |
Subjects: | J Political Science J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) |
Depositing User: | Roxana Bratu |
Date Deposited: | 05 Feb 2019 16:52 |
Last Modified: | 18 Feb 2021 15:48 |
URI: | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/81775 |
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