POLn4053 Political Corruption, Clientelism and Nepotism

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2019
Rozsah
1/1/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Aneta Pinková, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Mgr. Aneta Pinková, Ph.D.
Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Po 7. 10. 10:00–13:40 P22, Po 14. 10. 10:00–13:40 P22, Po 21. 10. 10:00–13:40 P22, Po 4. 11. 10:00–13:40 P22, Po 9. 12. 10:00–13:40 P22
Předpoklady
!NOW( BSS465 Politická korupce ) && ! BSS465 Politická korupce && !NOW( POL618 Political Corruption ) && ! POL618 Political Corruption
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course offers the possibility of more profound understanding of political corruption, its causes and consequences. It will deal both with theoretical and methodological issues related to the study of corruption (such as definition, operationalization, measurement, etc.) and practical/empirical problems such as anti-corruption policies, corruption in legislation, etc.
Výstupy z učení
Students will be able to:
– explain advantages and weaknesses of various definitions of corruption;
– describe and compare different forms of clientelism;
– describe and assess various anti-corruption strategies;
– describe possible impacts of corruption on the quality of democracy and the political system;
Osnova
  • 1. Defining and measuring corruption;
  • 2. Clientelism and Nepotism; Social Organization of Corruption;
  • 3. Corruption and Political Parties, Corruption in Legislation;
  • 4. Anti-Corruption Strategies, Investigating Corruption;
  • 5. Corruption and Democracy, Consequences of Corruption;
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • • Gardiner, John A. 2001. Defining Corruption, in: Heidenheimer, Arnold J. – Johnston, M. (eds.): Political Corruption, Concepts & Contexts. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, pp. 25-40.
  • • Miller, Nicholas R. 1999. Logrolling. An entry in The Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought (Routledge) edited by Paul Barry Clarke and Joe Foweraker. (https://userpages.umbc.edu/~nmiller/RESEARCH/LOGROLLING.pdf)
  • • Muno, Wolfgang. 2013. Clientelist corruption networks: conceptual and empirical approaches, in: Debiel, T. – Gawrich, A. (eds.): (Dys-)Functionalities of Corruption: Comparative Perspectives and Methodological Pluralism. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 33-
  • • Kurer, Oskar. 2001. Why do Voters Support Corrupt Politicians? In Arvind K. Jain (ed). The Political Economy of Corruption. London: Routledge. pp. 63-86. (http://www.untag-smd.ac.id/files/Perpustakaan_Digital_1/CORRUPTION%20The%20political%20economy%20
    neurčeno
  • • Magrath, William B. 2011. Corruption and crime in forestry. IN: Graycar. A. and Smith, R. G. (eds.) Handbook of Global Research and Practice in Corruption. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, pp. 170-179.
  • • United Nations. 2005. Draft: United Nations Handbook on Practical Anti-Corruption Measures for Prosecutors and Investigators (https://www.unodc.org/pdf/corruption/publications_handbook_prosecutors.pdf), pp. 49-50 + 67-68 (excluding section B) + 73-74 (
  • • Heywood P. M . and Rose J. (2014). “Close but no Cigar”: the measurement of corruption. Journal of Public Policy, 34(3), pp. 507-529. (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13876988.2013.870115).
  • • Hilgers, Tina (ed). 2012. Clientelism In Everyday Latin American Politics, pp. 4-22.
  • • Mungiu-Pippidi, Alina. 2013. Controlling Corruption Through Collective Action. Journal of Democracy, 24(1), pp. 86–99.
  • • Rose-Ackerman, Susan. 1999. Corruption and Government: Causes, Consequences, and Reform. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 113-126.
  • • Otaluka, Wisdom Okwuoma. 2017. The Cultural Roots of Corruption: An Ethical Investigation with Particular Reference to Nepotism. Thesis. University of Kwazulu-Natal, pp. 74-76 (chapter 3.1.3) + 89-115. (https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/bitstream/handle
  • • Philp, M. 2018. The Definition of Political Corruption. IN P. M. Heywood (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Political Corruption. Abingdon, New York, NY: Routledge, pp. 17-29.
  • • Kobis, Nils, C. – Iragorri-Carter, Daniel – Starke, Christopher. A Social Psychological View on the Social Norms of Corruption. In. Kubbe, Ina and Engelbert Annika (eds.) Corruption and Norms: Why Informal Rules Matter. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 31
Výukové metody
Lectures, class discussion, reading, presentations of written assignments by students.
Metody hodnocení
Maximum of 100 points can be received during the course: Max. 40 points for the written assignment Max. 60 points for the written exam. A minimum of 36 points from the exam is required to pass the course). Obligatory participation in at least four sessions.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
For more detailed instructions please see the Syllabus in the in "Course-Related Instruction" in "Study Materials" in the online Information System.
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