Corruption and democratic transition in Eastern Europe : the role of political scandals in post-Milošević Serbia / Marija Zurnić.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zurnić, Marija, author.

Series:

Political corruption and governance series

Political corruption and governance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--Serbia.

Political corruption.

Government accountability--Serbia.

Government accountability.

Scandals--Serbia.

Scandals.

Serbia--Politics and government--1992-2006.

Serbia.

Politics and government.

Serbia--Politics and government--2006-.

Physical Description:

xi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]

Summary:

"This book examines the relationship between corruption scandals and transitional processes in post-Milošević Serbia after 2000. The study challenges the view that corruption has always been understood as a conflict between private interests and the public good, as these concepts are defined in Western democracies, and explores how anti-corruption discourse has been used for political mobilisation. Through an examination of high-profile political scandals in Serbia, the author shows how the meaning of corruption changed over time. In the early 2000s, corruption focused on the legacy of Milošević's rule and was identified through the public's limited access to the privatisation process. By the end of the decade, conceptualisations of corruption in public debate were so diversified that each anti-corruption measure undertaken by the state was interpreted as an act of corruption by other voices in the discourse. The bopok will appeal to students and scholars interested in corruption studies, discourse analysis and Balkan politics"--Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction: political scandals and transition in Serbia

Yugoslavia from kingdom to socialist federation: political order and political corruption

Milošević's rule and corruption

Confronting corruption in post-Milošević Serbia: discourse and institutions

Money laundering and privatisation: the money in Cyprus scandal and the privatisation of Jugoremedija

State, interest and political corruption: the bankruptcy of Sartid and the privatisation of C Market

Institution-building and institutional corruption: the Port of Belgrade privatisation and swine flu scandals

Conclusions: political scandals and political action.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-253) and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Zurnić, Marija. Corruption and democratic transition in Eastern Europe.

ISBN:

3319901001

9783319901008

OCLC:

1032351448

Publisher Number:

9783319901008