Anti-corruption and compliance in contemporary public policy

Master 2024/2025

Type: Elective course (Politics. Economics. Philosophy)

Area of studies: Political Science

Delivered by: School of Politics and Governance

Where: Faculty of Social Sciences

When: 2 year, 1, 2 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of all HSE University campuses

Instructors: Sergey Parkhomenko

Master’s programme: Политика. Экономика. Философия

Language: English

ECTS credits: 6

Contact hours: 40

Full Syllabus

Abstract

Corruption is one of the most disturbing issues of contemporary social development. Administrative corruption questions the capability of a state to deal efficiently with the challenges it is facing. Political corruption makes the democratic process vulnerable to manipulation and abuse. Business corruption threatens competitiveness and undermines efficiency of the national economy. Overall, the states having high level of corruption are less competitive in the international arena. This course is devoted to the in-depth interdisciplinary analysis of corruption phenomenon and anti-corruption policy making and implementation. It provides both theoretical and practical perspectives on anti-corruption policy. It covers the perspectives of the society, the state, and the business; compares and contrasts the western and non-western cultural perspectives; and critically evaluates the experience from different parts of the world to demonstrate the complexity and the main anti-corruption policy challenges. The course is based on interactive teaching and groupwork case study.

Learning Objectives

To provide the students with thorough understanding of the corruption phenomenon in all its complexity
To inform the students of the contemporary anti-corruption regulation and policy at different levels and in spheres of life
To provide the students with the guidelines for opposing corruption in various real-life situations.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Analyzes anti-corruption initiatives, instruments, policies on the basis of Russian and international anti-corruption experience
Prioritizes anti-corruption measures and plans anti-corruption efforts according to the specific environment
Identifies corruption and corrupt behaviour in different contexts
Formulates personal attitude towards corruption and identifies the proper ways to confront corruption

Course Contents

Introduction to the course. Theoretical basis of anti-corruption studies
Measuring corruption: the main approaches and their limitations
Public processes and corruption diversity
Informal (shadow) economy and corruption
International anticorruption regulation
Business and anticorruption compliance
Public administration, civil service, and corruption
Anti-corruption policy for the state
The state and the society against corruption
Anti-corruption projects

Assessment Elements

Class participation
Each class is followed by a mini-test on the discussed material. The test questions will be in "yes/no", "give the right answer (or answers)", "identify the wrong statement", etc. formats.
Final test
The final test is offered at the last class of the course and reviews all the discussed materials.
Research project defense (offline and online)
Students are defend the results of their research projects during the classes at the end of the course. Students from Moscow are expected to participate offline, students from other campuses - online. The research is to be related to anti-corruption policy making and implementation in different spheres of public life. The topics are proposed by the students and approved by the lecturer. Changing the topic is possible on prior request, but not later than 2 weeks prior to the presentation date. The range of the topics is set by the syllabus, but is not limited to the topics explicitly mentioned there. The defense of the research results in offline/online format is arranged at the end of the course and includes (1) presentation of the key findings, extensive bibliography, and mandatory detailed slides (in ppt, pptx, pdf format); (2) collective discussion at the class. The format includes 10 minutes presentation and up to 10 minutes discussion.

Interim Assessment

2024/2025 2nd module
0.3 * Class participation + 0.2 * Final test + 0.5 * Research project defense (offline and online)

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

J. Edgardo Campos, & Sanjay Pradhan. (2007). The Many Faces of Corruption : Tracking Vulnerabilities at the Sector Level. The World Bank. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.b.wbk.wbpubs.6848
United Nations Convention Against Corruption (Treaty doc. 109-6) : report (to accompany Treaty doc. 109-6). (2006). [Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 2006.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Babbie, E. R. (2016). The Practice of Social Research: Vol. Fourteenth editon. Cengage Learning.
Editor-in-Chief Tiunov О. I., Executive editor Kapustin A. Y. - Legal Framework for Implementation of Anti-Corruption Conventions. 2nd ed., revised. Monograph - 978-5-392-32082-0 - Проспект - 2020 - http://ebs.prospekt.org/book/43451 - 43451 - PROSPECT
Field, A. (2017). ISO 37001 : An Introduction to Anti-Bribery Management Systems. ITGP.
Haney, B. S. (2019). Calculating Corporate Compliance & The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. https://doi.org/10.5195/tlp.2019.225
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept, & International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept. (2016). Corruption. [N.p.]: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1286650
Rose-Ackerman, S. (2013). Corruption : A Study in Political Economy. Academic Press.
Trapnell, S. E. (2015). User’s guide to measuring corruption and anti-corruption [Elektronische Ressource] / Stephanie E. Trapnell. New York/N.Y: UNDP Global Anti-corruption Initiative (GAIN). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.454716257
Yin, R. K. . (DE-588)136005616, (DE-576)163641544. (2014). Case study research : design and methods / Robert K. Yin. Los Angeles, Calif. [u.a.]: Sage. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.380931494

Authors

PARKHOMENKO SERGEY ANATOLEVICH

Course Syllabus