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"Det kräver lite ryggrad helt enkelt" - En intervjustudie om hur ett antal kommunala tjänstepersoner uppfattar och kan tänka sig att agera mot korruption

Andersson, Malin LU (2023) STVK04 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Corruption is something that can undermine both the function of the public administration and democracy itself. Furthermore, to complicate matters, the word corruption includes a variety of meanings. Consequently, this essay aims to examine corruption from the point of view of several municipal officials from three Swedish municipalities. Thus, an interview study was conducted where eleven interviewees were asked about how they apprehend, and in turn feel that they can act against potential corruption. Their answers are theoretically analysed from the concepts developed by Lundquist (1998), who perceives public officials as “guardians of the democracy”, connecting to the essay’s democratic framing of the issue. The results show that there... (More)
Corruption is something that can undermine both the function of the public administration and democracy itself. Furthermore, to complicate matters, the word corruption includes a variety of meanings. Consequently, this essay aims to examine corruption from the point of view of several municipal officials from three Swedish municipalities. Thus, an interview study was conducted where eleven interviewees were asked about how they apprehend, and in turn feel that they can act against potential corruption. Their answers are theoretically analysed from the concepts developed by Lundquist (1998), who perceives public officials as “guardians of the democracy”, connecting to the essay’s democratic framing of the issue. The results show that there has been a change in how the municipalities handle what could be attributed as forms of bribes and that the interviewees feel that corruption, in the form of bribery, is not apparent. Different forms of conflict of interest are however more problematized by several of the municipal officials. The results, in conclusion, show that the organizational culture and an open conversation about issues that can be seen as corruption are crucial for handling the complex conception of corruption. (Less)
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Andersson, Malin LU
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STVK04 20231
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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korruption, kommunal förvaltning, intervjuer, handlingsvägar, demokratins väktare
language
Swedish
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9115450
date added to LUP
2023-08-18 15:50:48
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2023-08-18 15:50:48
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  abstract     = {{Corruption is something that can undermine both the function of the public administration and democracy itself. Furthermore, to complicate matters, the word corruption includes a variety of meanings. Consequently, this essay aims to examine corruption from the point of view of several municipal officials from three Swedish municipalities. Thus, an interview study was conducted where eleven interviewees were asked about how they apprehend, and in turn feel that they can act against potential corruption. Their answers are theoretically analysed from the concepts developed by Lundquist (1998), who perceives public officials as “guardians of the democracy”, connecting to the essay’s democratic framing of the issue. The results show that there has been a change in how the municipalities handle what could be attributed as forms of bribes and that the interviewees feel that corruption, in the form of bribery, is not apparent. Different forms of conflict of interest are however more problematized by several of the municipal officials. The results, in conclusion, show that the organizational culture and an open conversation about issues that can be seen as corruption are crucial for handling the complex conception of corruption.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Malin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"Det kräver lite ryggrad helt enkelt" - En intervjustudie om hur ett antal kommunala tjänstepersoner uppfattar och kan tänka sig att agera mot korruption}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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