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Anti‐corruption: What Do We Know? Research on Preventing Corruption in the Post‐communist World

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This review assesses the anti‐corruption literature in a first attempt to identify systematically significant trends so far and challenges remaining to future political science research. Research on anti‐corruption is a young métier. While reflecting on the field at large, the review focuses on two issues that have been central to its development: the role of post‐communist Eastern Europe and of civil society involvement. Organised in a chronological way, the review distinguishes and discusses four phases, in order to trace how scholars have addressed these two issues in the context of a rapid evolution of anti‐corruption debates, ongoing transformations in Eastern Europe and increasing insight into the controversial matter of anti‐corruption efforts. It considers four crucial periods: (1) earlier scholarly debates on corruption (pre‐1990s); (2) initial anti‐corruption debates (1990s); (3) a period of reorientation (early 2000s); and (4) latest anti‐corruption debates (mid‐2000s). Changing perspectives on anti‐corruption in relation to post‐communism and civil society involvement are discussed for each of the four phases in order to delineate the different research trajectories. This leads to the conclusion that future research, while addressing the theory deficit, needs to take account of increasingly complex conceptual challenges posed by the (interrelated) changes in international and domestic governance.

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  • Diana Schmidt, 2007. "Anti‐corruption: What Do We Know? Research on Preventing Corruption in the Post‐communist World," Political Studies Review, Political Studies Association, vol. 5(2), pages 202-232, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:pstrev:v:5:y:2007:i:2:p:202-232
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-9299.2007.00129.x
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    1. Gans-Morse, Jordan & Borges, Mariana & Makarin, Alexey & Mannah-Blankson, Theresa & Nickow, Andre & Zhang, Dong, 2018. "Reducing bureaucratic corruption: Interdisciplinary perspectives on what works," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 171-188.
    2. Andris Zimelis, 2020. "Corruption research: A need for an integrated approach," International Area Studies Review, Center for International Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, vol. 23(3), pages 288-306, September.

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