Handbook on Gender and Corruption in Democracies (International Handbooks on Gender series)

Providing an authoritative global overview of theoretical and empirical research in the field, this Handbook explores the complex relationship between gender and corruption in democracies. Through an analysis of the gendered dynamics of corruption across institutions, it advances understanding of both its causes and consequences. Expert authors examine core concepts in the study of corruption, identifying important areas where gender is often overlooked. They investigate key issues such as anti-corruption efforts, sextortion, clientelism, and the perception of corruption. Chapters detail the relationship between gender and corruption across branches of government and in a wide range of cultural contexts, including those beyond the West. The Handbook also assesses methodological challenges and ethical considerations for researchers and outlines innovative approaches and guidelines for studying corruption. The Handbook on Gender and Corruption in Democracies is a vital read for students and scholars of political science, regulation and governance, public administration and management, and gender politics. It is also an illuminating resource for policy-makers seeking to combat corruption and advance women’s representation and access to public services. Front Matter Copyright Contents Contributors Acknowledgments 1. Introduction to the Handbook on Gender and Corruption in Democracies PART I Theoretical Perspectives and Advancements 2. Gender, accountability, and corruption: new directions 3. The women’s interest mechanism and pathways to lower levels of corruption 4. How can ethics of care theory expand and deepen our understanding of how gender is related to corruption in theory and policy praxis? 5. Can female legislators reduce corruption when corruption is self-reinforcing? 6. Gender, corruption perceptions, and political evaluations PART II Identifying and refining corruption concepts 7. Sexual forms of corruption and sextortion: how to expand research in a sensitive area 8. Women’s representation and varieties of corruption: why distinguishing between different forms of corruption matters 9. Clientelism, corruption, and gender 10. Risk averse or pro-social: sorting out why women are less corrupt than men with new experimental research PART III Research approaches and challenges 11. The changing relationship between gender and corruption1 12. Experiments on gender and corruption 13. Data sources for the study of gender and corruption 14. Ethics and the study of gender and corruption PART IV Gender and corruption across institutions 15. Corruption, gender, and elections: the presence of female candidates on party lists after corruption scandals in Chile and Uruguay 16. Altering the status quo: examining second chamber reform and anti-corruption efforts under parliamentary bicameralism 17. Gender, corruption, and presidential politics 18. Gender, cabinet ministers, and corruption 19. Gender, representation, and corruption in local governments PART V Broadening cultural contexts 20. Corruption and gendered access to public services in Global South democracies 21. The effects of gender stereotypes on citizens’ perceptions of corruption: evidence from a conjoint survey experiment in Malaysia 22. Women and corruption in South Asia 23. Gender and corruption in China: negotiating female officials’ place in a gendered dual-track system 24. Mixed-member systems, corruption, and accountability: evidence from Taiwan 25. Gender bias as a form of corruption in recourse seeking behavior: lessons from a 31-country cross-national analysis in the Africa region PART VI Research frontiers in gender and corruption 26. Behavioral consequences of corruption: protest 27. When the body is the payment: taking a closer look at sextortion 28. At the mercy of predatory corruption: women in Mexico’s prisons 29. Corruption as a male-biased institution References Index