Description:
This seminar introduces students to the issue of political corruption and the ways it is related to contemporary politics. During the first part of the seminar (weeks 1-4) we will investigate some of the conceptual and theoretical issues 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 various institutional and social factors and corruption, and ways of curbing the corrupt practices of political actors. In the second part of the course we will use the experience of several old and new 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
Schedule
woensdag 31 maart t/m 26 mei, 13.00-15.00 uur, 1A33 (behalve 14 april 5B04, 5 mei: Bevrijdingsdag, 12 mei 5A37)
vrijdag 9 april t/m 28 mei, 13.00-15.00 uur, 1A15 (behalve 16 april: SA37, 23 april: geen bijeenkomst, 30 april: Koninginnedag en 14 mei: sluitingsdag)