The Anti-Corruption Industry: From Movement to Institution
(2010)- Abstract
- This paper describes takes the concept of ‘industry’, often used pejoratively in critiques of international development, and applies it to the field of anti-corruption. The characteristics of the anti-corruption industry, including anti-corruptionist discourse, resemble that which has taken place in development aid, human rights, civil society and gender equality. The anti-corruption industry thus includes key global actors, secondary actors who look for ‘signals’, and an apparatus of understandings, knowledge, statistics and measures, all of which tend to prioritize anti-corruption institutions over anti-corruption activism. It is argued that the questionable impact of anti-corruption programs enables the anti-corruption industry to... (More)
- This paper describes takes the concept of ‘industry’, often used pejoratively in critiques of international development, and applies it to the field of anti-corruption. The characteristics of the anti-corruption industry, including anti-corruptionist discourse, resemble that which has taken place in development aid, human rights, civil society and gender equality. The anti-corruption industry thus includes key global actors, secondary actors who look for ‘signals’, and an apparatus of understandings, knowledge, statistics and measures, all of which tend to prioritize anti-corruption institutions over anti-corruption activism. It is argued that the questionable impact of anti-corruption programs enables the anti-corruption industry to coexist along with the corruption it ostensibly is combating. Instead of viewing anti-corruption as hegemonic, we need to critically examine the consequences of the global institutionalization of anti-corruptionist discourse and anti-corruption practice. (Less)
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- author
- Sampson, Steven LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2010
- type
- Working paper/Preprint
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- anti-corruption, anti-coruption industry, Social anthropology, development industry, socialantropologi, anti-corruptionism, corruption
- pages
- 20 pages
- external identifiers
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- scopus:77951753319
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- This paper will appear in revised form a future issue of the journal Global Crime as part of a special issue on anti-corruption edited by Diana Schmidt-Pfister and Holger Moroff. comments to steven.sampson@soc.lu.se
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abstract = {{This paper describes takes the concept of ‘industry’, often used pejoratively in critiques of international development, and applies it to the field of anti-corruption. The characteristics of the anti-corruption industry, including anti-corruptionist discourse, resemble that which has taken place in development aid, human rights, civil society and gender equality. The anti-corruption industry thus includes key global actors, secondary actors who look for ‘signals’, and an apparatus of understandings, knowledge, statistics and measures, all of which tend to prioritize anti-corruption institutions over anti-corruption activism. It is argued that the questionable impact of anti-corruption programs enables the anti-corruption industry to coexist along with the corruption it ostensibly is combating. Instead of viewing anti-corruption as hegemonic, we need to critically examine the consequences of the global institutionalization of anti-corruptionist discourse and anti-corruption practice.}},
author = {{Sampson, Steven}},
keywords = {{anti-corruption; anti-coruption industry; Social anthropology; development industry; socialantropologi; anti-corruptionism; corruption}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Working Paper}},
title = {{The Anti-Corruption Industry: From Movement to Institution}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/6150203/1542876.doc}},
year = {{2010}},
}