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Corruption in Europe

Is it all about Democracy?
Nomos,  2015, 220 Pages

ISBN 978-3-8487-2347-8


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The work is part of the series Comparative Politics – Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft (Volume 6)
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englischInternational studies often point to Europe for low levels of corruption. However, recent scandals in nearly all European states illustrate that corruption continues to be on the rise. The author investigates the causes of corruption in Europe. The analysis indicates that a country’s contextual conditions such as the economic development, the degree and duration of democracy or historical factors like the post-communist past strongly influence Europe’s level of corruption. Furthermore, corruption is likely experienced differently depending on interpersonal trust and the justification of bribery. The findings reveal that a bundle of factors adding up to a specific “democratic culture” hinders the growth of corruption by generating strong democratic institutions and fostering citizen norms and values aimed at monitoring and sanctioning corrupt actors. As a result, democracy promotion is the best remedy against corruption spread in Europe.

»solide und überzeugend... Aus Sicht der quantitativen Sozialwissenschaft ein bemerkenswertes State of the Art-Buch, an dem sich künftige einschlägige Forschungsarbeiten orientieren sollten.«
PD Dr. Sebastian Wolf, NPL 2016, 547

»eine methodisch hervorragende Studie, die auch für weitere qualitative Untersuchungen ausgesprochen hilfreich sein dürfte.«
Dr. Sven Leunig, pw-portal.de 3/16