It's not just populism! Politicising corruption in election campaigns

Only populist parties fight elections using anti-corruption slogans, right? Wrong. Sarah Engler finds that other parties too, sloganeer in this way.

Moralism without populism? The salience of corruption in the ...

Abstract. Corruption remains a significant political issue in Central Europe. This article examines its salience in political discourse in ...

Opening the door to anti‐system leaders? Anti‐corruption ...

Corruption scandals have played a prominent role in the rise of many populist leaders, who claim to challenge 'the corrupt status quo'. We test ...

Anti-Corruption Populism - ECPS

... corruption rhetoric in populist electoral campaigns ... corruption and simply replace those political figures who reap the spoils of corrupt politics.

“Fighting corruption” or “fighting the corrupt elite”? Politicizing ...

Populists praise “the good people” and demonize the “corrupt elite”. As a result, anti-corruption claims are often only seen as a substitute of ...

Moralism without populism? The salience of corruption in the ...

This article examines its salience in political discourse in Czechia and Slovakia, where recent anti-corruption campaigns have seen considerable ...

Accountability deficit: Why do citizens vote for corrupt politicians?

Following flawed elections in Gabon and Zimbabwe – and as election campaigning hots up in the United States – corruption is increasingly in the ...

Campaign Finance and Corruption: Examining America's Electoral ...

In his eyes, while America is a major success in ferreting out conventional corruption through separation of powers, it remains a “very corrupt” ...

Politicizing Corruption

On the other hand, if political corruption is to be rooted out, corrupt politicians must be exposed and face the judicial consequences. Concepts. Corruption can ...

Do populist governments reduce corruption? - Taylor & Francis Online

On all corruption measures, Slovenia scores as the least corrupt over the period under investigation, and the scores for most corrupt were given to Croatia in ...

The 'Will of the People': The Populist Challenge to Democracy in the ...

... corruption) appear prominently in the AfD's anti-EU narrative. The overall frame is one of the European Union destroying the foundations of the political ...

Populism and corruption - Transparency International Knowledge Hub

political figures who reap the spoils of corrupt politics ... Corruption, Ideology, and. Populism: The Rise of Valence Political. Campaigning.

Political Corruption in the 2024 Elections - Rumah Pemilu

The term “political corruption” refers to the activities directed by politicians towards the public, utilizing public funds with the aim that the public will ...

The populist paradox - Brookings Institution

... corruption rhetoric in their campaigns. ... political establishment as irredeemably corrupt, famously adopting the slogan “drain the swamp.

'Fighting corruption' or 'fighting the corrupt elite'? - Zora.uzh.ch

On the one hand, anti-corruption claims clearly complement the populist narrative that criticizes the 'corrupt elite.' Parties verbally attacking the ...

Populist threats to electoral integrity

In the worst cases, populist authoritarians reinforce their power through fraud and corruption, undermine human rights, and restrict the playing ...

Why populism is a threat to electoral integrity | USAPP - LSE Blogs

Even in Western democracies, several populist leaders have violated specific electoral and anti-corruption laws when campaigning. Systemic ...

When Does Populism Become a Threat to Democracy?

Extend political control over the state bureaucracy and security apparatus to purge the “deep state” of “corrupt elites disloyal to the nation,” which is to say ...

How Does Business Fare Under Populism?

... corruption score has worsened more than any other country in the decade since 2013. It is now the most corrupt country in the EU, with rates ...

Corruption scandals: A rather narrow window of opportunity for ...

In populist rhetoric, corruption is an obvious indication of institutional decay generated by the 'corrupt elites' and affecting the ...