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Corruption in the Carbon Market? International Organisations, Transparency and the Clash of Values
(2009-06)
Are international organizations a positive force in improving good governance and reducing corruption? International organizations have traditionally been perceived as a positive force in international politics. This paper ...
Political Corruption and Social Trust: An Experimental Approach
(2005)
Few experimental studies have investigated important factors for people’s perceptions
of the trustworthiness of others. Building on theories that point at the importance of
trustworthy government institutions, an experiment ...
Party System, Electoral Systems and Constraints on Corruption
(2010-12)
This article explores the relationship between the party system, electoral formula and
corruption. Previous research has focused on the various incentives for political actors
to monitor, or engage in corruption based ...
Perceptions of Procedural Fairness and Satisfaction with Democracy in the Nordic Welfare States
(2013-01)
The Nordic countries are known for their well-functioning public administrations. In indices measuring control of corruption and the quality of the rule of law, these countries frequently occupy top
positions. This article ...
Towards Better Governments? A Theoretical Framework for the Influence of International Organizations
(2009-12)
Although international organizations are typically seen as important actors promoting
better government institutions and reducing corruption, there are few comprehensive
analysis of how they promote such changes. This ...
Necessary but not Sustainable? The Limits of Democracy in Achieving Environmental Sustainability
(2018-05-02)
The world today faces a number of environmental problems that are both severe and urgent. Finding effective solutions is one of the top priorities for the international community, with at least half of the United Nations ...
Corruption and Antibiotic Use in the European Regions
(2015-03)
Objective: To investigate the association between two measures of corruption – prevalence of
corruption in the health sector and prevalence of bribes in the society – and antibiotic consumption
in the European regions. ...
Free Media and Quality of Government: The role of media in promoting quality of government institutions in the European Union
(2012-10)
While the relationship between freedom of the media and corruption has been established, it is open whether media freedom also contributes to higher quality of government. The basic argument in this article is that previous ...
Is Corruption Understood Differently in Different Cultures? Anthropology meets Political Science
(2013-03)
This paper aims to investigate how ideas and socio-cultural preferences of “public” versus “private” account for the presence of bribery and corruption practices. Understanding corruption in terms of the differences that ...
Corruption and Political Participation
(2014-11)
Based on an understanding of political participation as key for a functioning democracy, the paper examines the relationship between corruption perceptions and political participation. Founded on previous literature on the ...