Introduction; Ina Kubbe, Annika Engelbert.- Part I: How Social Norms Shape Our Understanding of Corruption.- 1. Political Fairness and Legal Corruption; Michael Johnston.- 2. The Social Psychology of Corruption Norms; Nils Köbis, Daniel Iguarri Carter, Christopher Starke.- 3. Micro-Perspectives on the Gender/Corruption Link; Amy Alexander.- 4. Religiosity and Tolerance for Corruption; Patty Zakaria.- 5. The Role of Mediated Scandals in the Definition of Norms; Sofia Wickberg.- Part II: Norms and Corruption from Country-Specific Perspectives; 6.  Caught between Liberation and Liberalism: corruption in post-apartheid South Africa; Thomas Koelble.- 7. Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes and Vote-buying Strategies in Brazil; Flávio Eiró.- 8. Let’s Play: Bribery Games in the U.S. and Germany; Ina Kubbe.- 9.  Corruption, Social Norms and Everyday Life in Clientalistic Uzbekistan; Rustamjon Urinboyev, Måns Svenson.- 10.   Informal Institutions and Norms in Kosovo’s Municipalities; David Jackson.- Part III: Norms and the Global Anti-Corruption Framework.- 11.  Norm Robustness and Contestation: What Does “Anti-Corruption” Mean in Global Politics?; Ellen Gutterman, Mathis Lohaus; 12.   The Strengths and Weaknesses of Political Funding Regulations; Vit Simral.- 13. The Culture Variable vis-à-vis Anti-Bribery Law; Qingxiu Bu.- 14. The Art of Missing the Point: FIFA and the Control of Corruption; Dan Hough.- 15.   A Case Study of an EU Procurement Process in Somalia; Peter Stiernstedt, Mark Button.

This book focuses on the role of norms in the description, explanation, prediction and combat of corruption. It conceives corruption as a ubiquitous problem, constructed by specific traditions, values, norms and institutions. The chapters concentrate on the relationship between corruption and social as well as legal norms, providing comparative perspectives from different academic disciplines, theoretical and methodological backgrounds, and various country-studies. Due to the nature of social norms that are embedded in personal, local, and organizational contexts, the contributions in the volume focus in particular on the individual and institutional level of analysis (micro and meso-mechanisms). The book will be of interest to students and scholars across the fields of political science, public administration, socio-legal studies and psychology.

“The edited volume offers an instructive view of corruption in its many forms, as well as an illustration of informal norms as challenges to anti-corruption. … Its depiction of how informal norms continue to shape individuals and institutional actors alike is an important contribution to literature, which should be further pursued not just as an academic exercise but with a view to promote change and the progressive development of anti-corruption norms.” (Inês Sofia de Oliveira, Interdisciplinary Political Studies, Vol. 4 (2), 2018)

“Kubbe and Engelbert have put together a fascinating volume on a very timely and important topic. Analysing corruption from a social norms perspective turns out to be both very innovative and productive in terms of substantial research results. This is a stellar book, simply a ‘must read’ for everyone interested in the complex issue of corruption.” (Professor Bo Rothstein, University of Oxford, UK) “A ‘must read’ for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of what we characterise as ‘corruption’ and why. This book exposes the many interests, norms, and values that informally support corruption and opens up discussion on what needs to change for anti-corruption initiatives to work. Interdisciplinary, insightful and scholarly!” (Associate Professor Kath Hall, Australian National University)

Presents theoretical-conceptual, empirical cross-country and experimental findings on the influence of social norms on the occurrence of corruption Addresses the role of norms by examining the specific (regional) conditions affecting when, how, and why these come into play Looks at how global anti-corruption norms are constructed, interpreted and transformed