The politics of survival or business as usual? Exploring the effects of armed conflict on corruption
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Ongoing armed conflict inspires more stringent central rule, epitomized by implementation of an indefinite state of emergency and restrictions on media freedom and civil liberties, as well as more covert aspects of repression, discrimination, and exclusion.
“Oftentimes, ongoing armed conflict inspires more stringent central rule, epitomized by implementation of an indefinite state of emergency and restrictions on, e.g., media freedom and civil liberties, as well as more covert aspects of repression, discrimination, and exclusion (143-146).”
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- Authors
- Lohaus, M., & Bussmann, M.
- Affiliations
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Universität Greifswald (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Lohaus, Mathis
- Venue
- Journal of International Relations and Development
- Published
- 2020-02-17
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 149-170
- ISSN
- 1408-6980 (ISSN-L)
- 1581-1980
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- W3008180673
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- 6
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- 89
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Corruption and Economic Development
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Keywords
- corruption, armed conflict, post-conflict states, conflict duration, conflict intensity, good governance, rule of law, informal networks, state capacity, peacebuilding, post-conflict reconstruction
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