Critical perspectives on corruption: an overview

Abstract

Purpose

This introductory paper aims to serve a dual purpose. First, it seeks to trace some of the key elements of this emerging agenda in critical corruption studies and the major directions in which the field has moved since 2006, exploring some of the connections between dominant discourses of corruption and anti‐corruption and the upheavals which have occurred in the global economy during this period along the way. Second, this discussion also aims to serve as a contextual introduction to this special issue by embracing some of the common themes elaborated in the other papers collected here.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper presents a brief personal reflection on developments in the field of critical corruption studies.

Findings

The paper reveals some of the limitations of the mainstream approach towards corruption.

Originality/value

The paper summarises recent developments in the field and provides a context‐setting narrative within which the other papers that comprise this special issue can be situated.

Citation

Brown, E. and Cloke, J. (2011), "Critical perspectives on corruption: an overview", Critical Perspectives on International Business, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 116-124. https://doi.org/10.1108/17422041111128203