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Title:Vpliv institucionalne ureditve in nevladnih organizacij na politično korupcijo
Authors:ID Šumah, Štefan (Author)
ID Tomšič, Matevž (Mentor) More about this mentor... New window
ID Kolar, Janez (Comentor)
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Language:Slovenian
Work type:Doctoral dissertation
Organization:FUDS - School of advanced social studies
Abstract:Korupcija je v družbi neke vrste stalnica, saj se pojavlja skozi vso zgodovino v različnih oblikah, vendar se je začela sistematično raziskovati šele v zadnjih dvajsetih, tridesetih letih, prej je vladal do korupcije precej nevtralen odnos. Obstaja mnogo različnih pojavnih oblik korupcije, ki pa jih mnogi raziskovalci enačijo, sploh glede na to, kje se pojavlja. Korupcija ima tudi mnogo različnih učinkov, tako na gospodarstvo kot tudi na družbo širše, pri čemer pa je zanimivo, da imajo podobne vrste korupcije različne učinke glede na okolje, v katerem se prakticirajo, zato je v različnih okoljih tudi različen odnos do nje. Politična korupcija je ena od pojavnih oblik, ki pa je v svojem bistvu najbolj nevarna in najbolj škodljiva, saj se na njo vežejo vse ostale oblike korupcije, tako administrativna korupcija, korupcija v šolstvu, zdravstvu … Zgledi vlečejo. Na politično korupcijo statistično značilno vpliva institucional-na ureditev: višja kot je stopnja demokracije, manj je korupcije in obratno. Podobno velja tudi za gospodarsko svobodo; višja kot je stopnja gospodarske svobode, manj je korupcije in obratno. Seveda pa so med generatorji politične kulture tudi prevladujoča vera, zgodovinski razvoj, običaji in kultura. Vendar pa posameznih generatorjev ni nikoli mogoče obravnavati popolnoma ločeno, saj vedno delujejo v kombinaciji z drugimi. Na stopnjo politične korupcije do neke mere vplivajo tudi nevladne organizacije, vendar le v omejenem obsegu, in se jim prepogosto pripisuje v boju proti korupciji prevelik vpliv. Ne-vladne organizacije se lahko s politično korupcijo in z vsemi ostalimi vrstami korupcije na nivoju države učinkovito borijo le skupaj z vrhom države, seveda če za to obstaja politična volja. So pa lahko zelo učinkovite v boju proti korupciji na lokalnem nivoju. Vendar pa se je ponekod, tudi v Sloveniji, del nevladnih organizacij že izrodil in postajajo vse bolj neuraden podaljšek določenih strank oziroma strankarska trobila ali celo neke vrste »rjavih srajc« do-ločene politične opcije. Kako se spopasti s korupcijo? Tu ni enoznačnega odgovora. Nekaj, kar v eni državi povzroča negativne vplive, je mogoče v drugi državi generator gospodarstva, in nekaj, kar v boju proti korupciji deluje v eni državi ali v eni regiji, ne bo nujno uspešno tudi v drugi. Kar je ponekod dejanje korupcije, je mogoče nekje drugje, na geografsko gledano popolnoma drugem koncu sveta, izraz vljudnosti. Če je korupcija nekje samo orodje za pridobitev moči in vpliva, pa tudi navsezadnje širšega družbenega priznanja, je drugje sredstvo osnovnega preživetja, zato tudi splošnega recepta, kako se spopasti z korupcijo, ni.
Keywords:korupcija, politična korupcija, institucionalna ureditev, nevladne organizacije, generatorji korupcije, populizem
Year of publishing:2025
PID:20.500.12556/ReVIS-14359 New window
Publication date in ReVIS:27.07.2026
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Language:English
Title:The impact of institutional arrangements and non-governmental organizations on political corruption
Abstract:Corruption has become a pervasive aspect of any political system throughout history.b Al-though appearing in various forms, its systematic investigation has only gained momentum in the last 20 or 30 years. Prior to that, there seems to have been a kind of neutral attitude towards corruption. Regardless of where it occurs, be it the healthcare or school system, many scholars often oversee the various types of it when conducting research. The effects of corruption are far-reaching, often surpassing the mere economic ones and encompassing mo-re broad societal ones. Among the various forms, of political corruption stands out as especi-ally harmful, often representing a gateway for other forms of corruption. Political corruption is statistically significantly affected by the political institution in a country, with countries that are more democratic experiencing lower levels of corruption and vice versa. Similarly, economic freedom also plays a vital role with different studies indicating that more econo-mically free societies experience lower levels of corruption. Other factors such as dominant religion, history, customs and culture also play a statistically significant role in the landscape of corruption. It is important to note however that the individual factors are taken into acco-unt with other factors to present a more holistic view of what really causes different types of corruption. Political corruption is often also influenced by other external factors such as non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as they have shown to be effective in combating vario-us forms of corruption. While NGOs have shown to be especially effective at a local level, there exists a growing concern that some of them, including the ones in Slovenia have beco-me extension-like organisations of certain political parties. An answer on how to fight cor-ruption remains open-ended. There is no one-size-fits-all solution able to solve this complex phenomenon, as the solutions that would effectively minimise the levels of corruption might vary across countries and even regions. What might be in one part of the world considered a form of corruption might be in another part perceived as an expression of civility. Despite corruption often being seen as a mere tool for gaining power and influence, it may, in some instances present the means of basic survival.
Keywords:corruption, political corruption, regime type, non-governmental organizations, generators of corruption, populism


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