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12 June
New journal article – Áron Hajnal and Attila Bartha in Political Studies Review
5 June
The study titled "Varieties of Corruption? A Typology of Country-Level Corruption Patterns Using Fuzzy-Set Ideal Type Analysis" authored by Áron Hajnal and Attila Bartha, our Institute's researchers, has been published in the journal "Political Studies Review" (Q1).
Hajnal, Áron, Bartha, Attila, & Martin, József Péter (2025). Varieties of Corruption? A Typology of Country-Level Corruption Patterns Using Fuzzy-Set Ideal Type Analysis. Political Studies Review, Online first
| Name of the journal: | Political Studies Review |
| Issuer: | Sage Journals |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): | 0.971 (Q1) |
| Impact factor: | 1.4 (2024) |
Abstract
Broadly applied unidimensional corruption indices fail to grasp important qualitative differences between various manifestations of corruption, creating substantive obstacles in corruption research. Against this background, the present article develops a typology of country-level corruption patterns comprising four Weberian ideal types (ITs) and assigns countries to ITs based on the fuzzy-set ideal type analysis (FSITA) method. The typology focuses on formal and informal institutions that influence emerging corruption patterns rather than tangible properties of corruption. The four ITs are Limited misconduct in developed countries, Partial state capture, Autocratic patrimonialism, and Dispersed and unconstrained corruption. The analysis, comprising a total of 83 countries globally, offers novel insights into corruption patterns and their underlying mechanisms, demonstrates the applicability of the FSITA method in the context of corruption research, and offers policy pointers in the field of anti-corruption.
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