Description
This seminar introduces students to the issue of political corruption and the ways it is related to contemporary political parties. During the first part of the seminar (weeks 1-4) we will investigate some of the conceptual and theoretica issue involved in the study of political corruption, including the definition of corruption, the distinction between corruption and other rent-seeking behaviour such as clientelism and patronage, the relationships between party and party system characteristics and corruption, and ways of curbing the corrupt practices of political parties. In the second part of the course we will use the experience of several European democracies to illustrate this discussion.
Methods of instruction
Seminar discussions
Study material
1000 pp; Readings available through Blackboard or from the instructor
Examination
Weekly reaction papers and a final paper
Time table
Wednesday October 29, till December 17, 11.00 a.m. – 13.00 p.m. in 5B02 (except December 10) and Friday October 31 till December 19, 11.00 a.m. – 13.00 p.m., in Ch15 (except December 12). December 10, 15.00 – 19.00 p.m. in 5B04.