Corruption, Social Norms and Everyday Life in Uzbekistan

Summary, in English

In this chapter, we explore the multifaceted role, logic and morality of informal transactions in order to better understand the socio-legal context informing the meaning of corruption. Our aim is to show how informal or illegal practices (‘corruption’ from a legal standpoint) not only mirror kleptocracy, individual greed, economic interests or survival strategies, but also re ect social norms generated through kinship, social status, hierarchies, affection, reciprocity and reputation. We argue that any anti-corruption strategies should be built on a deep knowledge of social norms and local context that determine the ‘rights’ and ‘wrongs’ of everyday social behavior. Our chapter is based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork between 2009 and 2016 in Uzbekistan.

• Författare: Rustam Urinboyev; Måns Svensson
• Redaktör: Ina Kubbe; Annika Engelbert
• Avdelning/ar: Rättssociologiska institutionen; Lund University Internet Institute (LUii)
• Publiceringsår: 2017-12-23
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 187-210
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Political Corruption and Governance
• Länkar: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66254-1
• Dokumenttyp: Del av eller Kapitel i bok
• Förlag: Palgrave Macmillan
• Ämne: Law and Society
• Status: Published
• Projekt: Migration and Legal Cultures in Post-Soviet Societies: Ethnographic Study of Uzbek Migrant Workers and Their Families
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISBN: 978-3-319-66254-1; ISBN: 978-3-319-66253-4