Corruption and anti-corruption: a folklore problem?

Bautista‐Beauchesne, Nicholas

doi:10.1007/s10611-019-09856-3

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“…The narrative analysis was conducted following two major phases [1]. The first phase consisted in building an initial narrative with the totality of the commissioner's hearings, amounting to under 30 h' worth of video recording, transcripts and secondary literature (2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018).…”

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Crafting anti-corruption agencies’ bureaucratic reputation: an uphill battle

Bautista‐Beauchesne

2021

Crime Law Soc Change

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The widespread implementation of anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) has been an important public administration trend of the past decades. Considering the multifaceted challenges they face, much attention has been afforded to the legal structures which condition their bureaucratic autonomy. Little is known, however, about the reputational dimension of the autonomy of ACAs. This paper contributes a theoretical bridge between bureaucratic reputation theory and the anti-corruption literature, by studying how these agencies construct and manage their reputations over time. Using a mixedmethods research design, this paper employs a narrative analysis of commission hearings and semi-structured interviews, paired with quantitative content analysis of media articles and agency web-communications. The case of Quebec's (Canada) ACA shows the inherent challenges, strategies and non-linearity of reputation building, which enriches our understanding of the difficulty of crafting an agency's de facto bureaucratic autonomy.

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Crafting anti-corruption agencies’ bureaucratic reputation: an uphill battle

Bautista‐Beauchesne

2021

Crime Law Soc Change

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A free lunch from the EU? Public perceptions of corruption in cohesion policy expenditure in post-communist EU member states

Batory

2020

Journal of European Integration

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Under the EU's cohesion policy, post-communist member states in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are amongst the largest recipients of European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds. This article focuses on popular narratives of corruption and abuse in the allocation of the funds in the 'new' member states. Specifically, it aims to investigate how citizens perceive and evaluate the origins and motivations of the EU for providing the funds, the abuse affecting these resources, and who they blame for the misuse, relying on focus group discussions in Hungary, Romania and Slovenia. Popular narratives indicate that citizens perceive cohesion policy implementation as intertwined with grand corruption. While national political elites are considered as the main culprit, EU institutions are also seen as failing in their duties. These findings are significant because perceived EU inaction against grand corruption undermines notions of European solidarity and damages the EU's credibility and legitimacy.

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Korupcja naruszeniem konstytucyjnych wartości i praw obywateli

Walczak

2020

10.14746/spp

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The article presents multifaceted considerations and results of analyses concerning the necessity to perceive the phenomenon of corruption through the prism of a gross violation of constitutional values, the principles of the rule of law and social justice. The main focus is on discussing civic rights that are effectively eradicated by corruption, at the same time emphasizing a holistic and systemic approach to understanding and interpreting specific processes and decisions confirmed in practice. At the beginning, it is explained why a broad research perspective should be adopted to understand the essence of corruption. An important argument supporting the correctness of the adopted approach are statements contained in the Government Program for Counteracting Corruption 2018–2020. Next, the most important constitutional values and civil rights are indicated, which are not respected and remain only in the declarative sphere as a result of corrupt practices. In order to prove the illusory nature and facade of certain provisions of the Polish Constitution, important statements contained in the judgments of the Constitutional Tribunal are quoted, and then these interpretations are analyzed in relation to real situations occurring in everyday reality. These problem issues are presented from the perspective of the constitutional principle of equality before the law, social justice and non discrimination. It is also noted in this regard that corruption activities are precisely the main factor leading to the division of citizens into two separate categories according to the way they are treated. Finally, it is mentioned that in the European Union ever greater emphasis is currently being placed on compliance with the rule of law. This problem is closely related to the need to understand the negative consequences of corruption as an element that undermines trust in the state, constitutional order and the rule of law.

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Corruption and anti-corruption: a folklore problem?

Cited by 3 publications

References 33 publications

Crafting anti-corruption agencies’ bureaucratic reputation: an uphill battle

Crafting anti-corruption agencies’ bureaucratic reputation: an uphill battle

A free lunch from the EU? Public perceptions of corruption in cohesion policy expenditure in post-communist EU member states

Korupcja naruszeniem konstytucyjnych wartości i praw obywateli

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