Throwing the rascals out?: the electoral effects of corruption allegations and corruption scandals in Europe 1981-2011

Corrupt politicians have to a surprisingly great extent been found to go unpunished by the electorate. These findings are, however, drawn from case studies on a limited number of countries. This study, on the contrary, is based on a unique dataset from 215 parliamentary election campaigns in 32 Euro...

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Main Author: Bågenholm, Andreas 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2013, Volume: 60, Issue: 5, Pages: 595-609
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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