Does hypocrisy matter?: national reputational damage and British anti-corruption mentoring in the Balkans

In the late 2000s, numerous prominent public commentators raised concerns that corruption scandals were harming Britain’s ability to play a leadership role in anti-corruption initiatives abroad. With a view to contributing to critical criminological scholarship on international policy transfer and d...

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VerfasserInnen: Xenakis, Sappho (Verfasst von) ; Ivanov, Kalin (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
In: Critical criminology
Jahr: 2017, Band: 25, Heft: 3, Seiten: 433-452
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Criminal Justice Policy
Double Standard
International Olympic Committee
Policy Transfer
State Elite
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Zusammenfassung:In the late 2000s, numerous prominent public commentators raised concerns that corruption scandals were harming Britain’s ability to play a leadership role in anti-corruption initiatives abroad. With a view to contributing to critical criminological scholarship on international policy transfer and double standards in criminal justice policy and practice, this article explores the extent to which reputational damage curtailed Britain’s appeal as an anti-corruption mentor in South-East Europe during the 2000s. Challenging the common presumption that stronger states tarnished by corruption scandals will face ‘hypocricy costs’ abroad, this article finds that a range of factors work to insulate stronger states from the potential ramifications of reputational decline.
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 449-452
ISSN:1572-9877
DOI:10.1007/s10612-016-9345-4