Corruption and Norms Why Informal Rules Matter [Hardcover]

This book focuses on the role of norms in the description, explanation, prediction and combat of corruption. It conceives corruption as a ubiquitous problem, constructed by specific traditions, values, norms and institutions. The chapters concentrate on the relationship between corruption and social as well as legal norms, providing comparative perspectives from different academic disciplines, theoretical and methodological backgrounds, and various country-studies. Due to the nature of social norms that are embedded in personal, local, and organizational contexts, the contributions in the volume focus in particular on the individual and institutional level of analysis (micro and meso-mechanisms). The book will be of interest to students and scholars across the fields of political science, public administration, socio-legal studies and psychology.

Introduction; Ina Kubbe, Annika Engelbert.- Part I: How Social Norms Shape Our Understanding of Corruption.- 1. Political Fairness and Legal Corruption; Michael Johnston.- 2. The Social Psychology of Corruption Norms; Nils K?bis, Daniel Iguarri Carter, Christopher Starke.- 3. Micro-Perspectives on the Gender/Corruption Link; Amy Alexander.- 4. Religiosity and Tolerance for Corruption; Patty Zakaria.- 5. The Role of Mediated Scandals in the Definition of Norms; Sofia Wickberg.- Part II: Norms and Corruption from Country-Specific Perspectives; 6.  Caught between Liberation and Liberalism: corruption in post-apartheid South Africa; Thomas Koelble.- 7. Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes and Vote-buying Strategies in Brazil; Fl?vio Eir?.- 8. Lets Play: Bribery Games in the U.S. and Germany; Ina Kubbe.- 9.  Corruption, Social Norms and Everyday Life in ló‡