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Improving state legitimacy? The role of anti-corruption agencies in fragile and conflict-affected states

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  • Sergio Marco Gemperle

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Anti-corruption reforms in fragile and conflict-affected states are considered as a policy imperative by international actors engaged in statebuilding. The establishment of anti-corruption agencies is often the preferred implementation strategy. The main rationale is that anti-corruption agencies demonstrate a government’s commitment to fight corruption, and should thus improve state legitimacy within a context of weak governance. In practice, several intervening factors condition the legitimacy effect of anti-corruption agencies, including the types and systems of corruption prevalent in a specific context, the perceptions of corruption towards specific parts of government, and how citizens attribute the successes or failures of these agencies to the state. More broadly, these intervening factors also challenge the predominant assumption of a positive linear relationship between anti-corruption reforms, increased state legitimacy, and greater stability in fragile and conflict-affected states.

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  • Sergio Marco Gemperle, 2018. "Improving state legitimacy? The role of anti-corruption agencies in fragile and conflict-affected states," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(1), pages 22-41, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:19:y:2018:i:1:p:22-41
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2017.1411806
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