This book investigates the ideological conditions inducing political actors to highlight
corruption issues through valence campaigns. Using case studies and comparative …

Corruption is a phenomenon with significant effects–economically, politi‑cally and culturally.
Corruption tends to be viewed negatively by the public. As such, anti‑corruption rhetoric may …

Populism is not a new phenomenon. It has played a role in politics for generations and is
often associated with the rise of authoritarian leaders (De La Torre, Wejnert and Woods …

Despite a growing interest in investigating the causes of political corruption, far less attention
has been devoted to analysing the conditions under which political actors have an incentive …

Corruption has become a central issue of electoral campaigns in Central and Eastern
Europe. The EU and international economic organizations first emphasized the fight against …

Acknowledging the role played by character valence issues in affecting parties' fortunes,
several recent papers have investigated the possible intentional use of such issues in …

Party politics across Central and Eastern Europe has become less structured. Many of the
divides that anchored political competition have waned in recent years, weakening the …

In this article, two unexplored trends in European electoral politics are highlighted. Using
newly collected data the article tracks the politicisation of corruption in electoral campaigns …

This article tests the impact of corruption on electoral turnout for over 200 elections from over
70 presidential systems conducted between 1990 and 2011. Differentiating among three …

Political scientists have yet to agree upon a conceptual distinction between lobbying and
corruption. Most scholars investigate these concepts separately and distinguish them by …