This chapter introduces the “players and arenas-” framework to assess corruption within political institutions. Central to the argument is acknowledging that corruption arises when actors from varied arenas exploit legal and illegal channels to influence policy and politics, often disadvantaging less powerful and influential counterparts. The chapter explores interactions among players across five key arenas– policy, law enforcement, civil society, media, and the market– to better understand the role of corruption in the nuanced interplay between power dynamics and legal/illegal practices in decision-making during different policy cycle phases. By examining practices such as lobbying, political finance, revolving doors, and media capture, the chapter discusses their links to corruption and consequences for political institutions. The “players and arenas-” framework aims to work as analytical approach, addressing the demand for empirical and conceptual insights into the corruption of politics and the multiple undue influence channels and biases in law-making, law-enforcement, and public spending.

Huss, O., Mattoni, A., Odilla, F. (2024). Political Institutions and the Corruption of Politics. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar [10.4337/9781803929095.00038].

Political Institutions and the Corruption of Politics

Huss, Oksana
Primo
;
Mattoni, Alice
Secondo
;
Odilla, Fernanda
Ultimo
2024

Abstract

This chapter introduces the “players and arenas-” framework to assess corruption within political institutions. Central to the argument is acknowledging that corruption arises when actors from varied arenas exploit legal and illegal channels to influence policy and politics, often disadvantaging less powerful and influential counterparts. The chapter explores interactions among players across five key arenas– policy, law enforcement, civil society, media, and the market– to better understand the role of corruption in the nuanced interplay between power dynamics and legal/illegal practices in decision-making during different policy cycle phases. By examining practices such as lobbying, political finance, revolving doors, and media capture, the chapter discusses their links to corruption and consequences for political institutions. The “players and arenas-” framework aims to work as analytical approach, addressing the demand for empirical and conceptual insights into the corruption of politics and the multiple undue influence channels and biases in law-making, law-enforcement, and public spending.
2024
Handbook of Comparative Political Institutions
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Huss, O., Mattoni, A., Odilla, F. (2024). Political Institutions and the Corruption of Politics. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar [10.4337/9781803929095.00038].
Huss, Oksana; Mattoni, Alice; Odilla, Fernanda
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