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Women’s representation and varieties of corruption: why distinguishing between different forms of corruption matters

In: Handbook on Gender and Corruption in Democracies

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  • Monika Bauhr

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Despite important advances in research on gender and corruption, most studies in this field focus on the magnitude of the corruption problem, that is, how much corruption there is, rather than its different forms. This chapter suggests that distinguishing between different forms of corruption would enrich our understanding of the link between gender and corruption and help reduce the disconnect between the theoretical literature that suggests that corruption does indeed come in many different varieties and empirical research on women’s role in reducing corruption. This chapter discusses how and why distinguishing between different forms of corruption helps us understand gender differences in experiences of corruption and how it helps better explain why women in office reduce corruption levels. The chapter also points out avenues for future research on varieties of corruption and the gender-corruption nexus.

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  • Monika Bauhr, 2024. "Women’s representation and varieties of corruption: why distinguishing between different forms of corruption matters," Chapters, in: Tiffany D. Barnes & Emily Beaulieu (ed.), Handbook on Gender and Corruption in Democracies, chapter 8, pages 93-101, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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