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Leaders of hybrid regimes in pursuit of political domination and material gain instrumentalize both hidden forms of corruption and public anti-corruption policies. Corruption is pursued for different purposes including cooperation with strategic partners and exclusion of opponents. Presidents use anti-corruption policies to legitimize and institutionalize political domination. Corrupt practices and anti-corruption policies become two sides of the same coin and are exercised to maintain an uneven political playing field. This study combines empirical analysis and social constructivism for an investigation into the presidencies of Leonid Kuchma (1994-2005), Viktor Yushchenko (2005-2010), and Viktor Yanukovych (2010-2014). Explorative expert interviews, press surveys, content analysis of presidential speeches, as well as critical assessment of anti-corruption legislation are used for comparison and process tracing of the utilization of corruption under three Ukrainian presidents.
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Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Abstract
- List of Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Conceptualizing corruption: Definitions, typologies and explanatory approaches
- 3. Combining constructivist and empirical-analytical perspectives on corruption
- 4. Conceptualizing hybrid regimes and the role of corruption in them
- 5. The system of corruption in Ukraine and its role in sustaining regime hybridity
- 6. Case study of the political domination of Leonid Kuchma: Functions and implications of the centralized system of corruption
- 7. Case study of the political domination of Viktor Yushchenko: Functions and implications of the decentralized system of corruption
- 8. Case study of the political domination of Viktor Yanukovych: Functions and implications of the monopolized system of corruption
- 9. Conclusion
- References
- Annex 1: Overview of the expert interview partners
- Annex 2: List of online media for the search inquiry
- Annex 3: MaxQDA code book
- Annex 4: Anti-corruption legislation