Introduction : political corruption in a world in transition / Jonathan Mendilow, Eric Phélippeau -- Fixed legalistic definitions of corruption in shifting realities : some implications from Brazil / Ezequiel Martins Paz -- Corruption perceptions and transitions : balancing the needs of NGO clients and organizational sustainability / Paulina Alvarado-Goldman -- Fetishizing altruism : corruption in the international aid context and the resumption of doing no wrong / Maria D. Bermudez -- Persuasive corrupters : arguments made to corrupt public officials / Mónica Garcia Quesada, Fernando Jiménez Sánchez -- Local corruption in the Czech Republic : does size matter? / Stanislav Balilk -- Political corruption in a world in transition : the fluctuating boundaries of corruption / Sofia Wickberg -- Civilizing French politics : illegality, playing with the rules, offenses and public probity -- Alix Meyer, Eric Phélippeau -- The untimely disappearance of the "appearance of influence" in American politics / Olivia Newman -- Parties of politiccal entrepreneurs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia : unfolding tale of multifaceted actors / Roman Chytilek, Petra Svačinová -- Machiavelli, elite theory, and the state of exception : the corruption of populism / frank rusciano -- Light onto Europe or darkness at noon? corruption, civil society, populism and manipulation in Romania / Michael Shafir -- What we talk about when we talk about corruption / Robert G. Boatright, Molly Brigid McGrath. |