Why do some countries grow out of corruption while others seem to become more embroiled the more they fight it? This course focuses on how we define, measure, and fight corruption and why this is important. It describes the definitions and indicators which govern the thinking shaping anti-corruption policies. We will examine the phenomenon of corruption through various methodological lenses. Course participants will study international development, law, political science, and political sociology in order to grasp multifaceted approaches to this problem. The few successful anti-corruption campaigns from recent memory will be examined in this course, as well as many failures in policy designs, political outcomes, and European integration projects. At the end of the course, students will be able to critically analyze empirical findings and the theoretical background of legal efforts to curb corruption, grasp the role that patronism and clientelism play in the political sphere of corruption affected countries, and understand how corruption can be measured, defined and fought and why this battle is so essential and difficult. (Lecturer: Nedim Hogic)
