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How corruption and anti-corruption policies sustain hybrid regimes : strategies of political domination under Ukraine's presidents in 1994-2014 / Oksana Huss ; with a foreword by Tobias Debiel and Andrea Gawrich
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Hus, Oksana
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Language
English
Published/Created
Stuttgart : ibidem-Verlag, [2020]
©2020
Description
xxiv, 371 pages ; 21 cm
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DK508.848 .H874 2020
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Subject(s)
Political corruption
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Ukraine
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Heads of state
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Ukraine
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Ukraine
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Politics and government
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1991-2014
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Writer of preface
Debiel, Tobias, 1963-
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Gawrich, Andrea
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Series
Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 218.
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Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society (SPPS), 1614-3515 ; vol. 218
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Summary note
"Leaders of hybrid regimes in pursuit of political domination and material gain instrumentalize both hidden forms of corruption and public anti-corruption policies. Corruption is pursued for different purposes including cooperation with strategic partners and exclusion of opponents. Presidents use anti-corruption policies to legitimize and institutionalize political domination. Corrupt practices and anti-corruption policies become two sides of the same coin and are exercised to maintain an uneven political playing field. This study combines empirical analysis and social constructivism for an investigation into the presidencies of Leonid Kuchma (1994-2005), Viktor Yushchenko (2005-2010), and Viktor Yanukovych (2010-2014). Explorative expert interviews, press surveys, content analysis of presidential speeches, as well as critical assessment of anti-corruption legislation are used for comparison and process tracing of the utilization of corruption under three Ukrainian presidents" -- Back cover.
Notes
Dissertation.
Dissertation note
Ph. D., Universität Duisburg-Essen, 2018
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-356).
Contents
Abstract
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Tobias Debiel and Andrea Gawrich
Introduction
The research puzzle
The research question
The central argument
Methods of data collection and analysis
The structure of this study
Conceptualizing corruption : Definitions, typologies and explanatory approaches
From worldview to the concept
Core characteristics of corruption
Varieties of corruption
Distinguishing context : Corruption as an exception vs. corruption as the norm
Distinguishing relevant forms of corruption
Corruption as an umbrella concept
Particularism and conflict of interest
Clientelism
Patronage
Control in clientelistic and patronage networks
Patrimonialism
State capture
System as an analytical concept for corruption clusters in hybrid regimes
Defining the system of corruption
Typology of the system of corruption
Combining constructivist and empirical-analytical perspectives on corruption
Constructivist perspective
Corruption as an empty signifier
From articulation to construction of social identities and institutions
Framing corruption as a tool in political tactics
The role of corruption and anti-corruption in hegemonic struggle
Theoretical explanatory approaches to corruption : Agency vs. institutions
Agency-centered micro-perspective
Institution-centered macro-perspective
Synthesis : Variety of corruption meanings as framing options
Conceptualizing hybrid regimes and the role of corruption in them
Hybrid regime concepts at a glance
Characteristics of hybrid regimes
Distinguishing hybrid regimes from democracy and authoritarianism
Uneven playing field
Power asymmetries in semi-presidentialism
The interplay of formal and informal institutions in hybrid regimes
Dynamic of hybrid regimes and the role of corruption
Scenarios of elite interaction and corresponding type of corruption systems
Operationalizing regime dynamics
Operationalizing actors' action : political strategy and tactics in hybrid regimes
The interplay of structural context and individual actors' action
Defining strategy and tactics
Actors' strategic calculations in hybrid regimes : Goals, resources, environment
The system of corruption in Ukraine and its role in sustaining regime hybridity
The role of the oligarchs
A system of corruption model
Political parties
Elections
Political influence
Political outcome side
Synthesis : An uneven playing field as a result of corruption practices
Case study of the political domination of Leonid Kuchma : Functions and implications of the centralized system of corruption
Outset : Regime trajectory, power resources and constellation of actors
Fragmentation of power : Institutional and political competition
Points of reference for strategic interaction
Synthesis
Corrupt practices as tactics for political domination
Neo-patiimonial decision-making between 1994 and 1998
Change of the political domination strategy : From exclusion to co-optation
Non-coercive control : Corruption-based kompromat and blackmail
Corruption framing as a tactic for political domination
Antagonism of strong principal and "invisible enemy"
Framing of corruption as a principal-agent problem
Suggested remedies
Crisis and change : Framing shift toward perpetual corruption in society
Popular attitudes
Assessment of the anti-corruption policies
Constellation of actors and control of corruption in early 1990s
Political domination by means of anti-corruption institutions
Conceptualization of corruption in legislation
Conclusion
Case study of the political domination of Viktor Yushchenko : Functions and implications of the decentralized system of corruption
Renewal of the elite
Shifting towards a gray zone of governance
Favoritism under Yushchenko : Bargaining in patron-client networks
Antagonism of democracy and authoritarianism
Framing of corruption as a system
Crisis and change : Framing shift toward the concept of "political corruption"
Constellation of actors and control of corruption
Case study of the political domination of Viktor Yanukovych : Functions and implications of the monopolized system of corruption
Subordination of state institutions
Particularism under Yanukovych
Monetary corruption : An instrument of exclusion and monopolization of power
Raising the "Family"
Antagonism of chaos and order
Functions of the empty meaning of "corruption"
Framing corruption as a principal-agent problem
Conceptualization of corruption in the legislation
Synopsis
Comparative analysis
Assessment of the strategies
Comparison of political tactics
Key findings and implications for counteracting corruption
Prospects for further research
References
Secondary sources
Primary sources for the framing analysis
International Organizations : Documents, reports, assessments
Overview of the expert interview partners
List of online media for the search inquiry
MaxQD A code book
Anti-corruption legislation.
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ISBN
3838214307
9783838214306
OCLC
1156362970
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