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 and Term Research Paper
Schedule
Monday 29 October till 17 December, 15.00 – 17.00 hrs, in 1A24 (except 19 and 26 November in 1A12)
Wednesday 31 October till 19 December, 11.00 – 13.00 hrs, in 6C03 (except 31 October in 1A01, 14 November in SB11, 28 November no class)
Friday 30 November, 13.00-15.00 hrs, in 1A15