Corruption is usually understood as hampering political
development, economic growth and democratic participation of
citizens, but comparing the effects of corruption for different
political regimes presents astonishingly complex findings. The
ongoing persistence of corruption underlines that it is not only
dysfunctional, but can be highly functional as well. This special
issue brings together contributions from comparative politics,
political science and economics which precisely focus on these
(dys) functionalities of corruption in political regimes across
various world regions. The question of methodological pluralism is
especially important for studying corruption comparatively. While
on an international level a trend towards an increased use of
quantitative methods in political science as well as in economics
can be observed, the special issue underlines the importance of
having a pluralistic approach for grasping the complex and
multi-layered effects of the phenomenon. Of similar importance is
the adoption of a comparative perspective that includes different
world regions in order to understand the different roles of
corruption in developing, transforming and developed countries
alike.
Dr. Tobias Debiel is Director of the Centre for Global
Cooperation Research and of the Institute for Development and Peace
(INEF). Since 2006, he is also Professor in International Relations
and Development Policy, Institute of Political Science, University
of Duisburg-Essen.
Dr. Andrea Gawrich is Professor for International Integration at
the University of Giessen."
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