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Course: 2021/2022

Corruption and Accountability

(16648)

Dual Bachelor in International Studies and Political Science (2018 Study Plan) (Plan: 411 - Estudio: 320)

Coordinating teacher: PEREZ DE LA FUENTE, OSCAR

Department assigned to the subject: International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law Department, Social Sciences Department

Type: Electives

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

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Objectives

LEARNING OUTCOMES · Knowledge of the theories and institutional determinants, historical, political, economic, social and cultural corruption, through a comparative approach. . Applied knowledge of legal institutions for regulating corruption. Analysis of ethical and deontological approaches on corruption · Applied knowledge to handle and analyse indicators and comparative data corruption. · Applied knowledge to understand the institutional designs that create good governance, with particular attention to accountability, transparency and the separation of powers.

Skills and learning outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

1.- Concept of corruption 2.- Corruption, ethics and deontology 3.- Causes of corruption 4.- Consequences of corruption 5.- Administrative corruption 6.- Judicial corruption 7.- Political corruption I 8.- Political corruption II 9.- Corruption in private sector 10.- Organised crime 11.- International regulation of corruption 12.- Good government and accountability 13.- Transparency

Learning activities and methodology

1.- Lectures: Lesson subject matter will be explained in a general way, with special emphasis being placed on particularly complex ideas 2.- Practice sessions: Consolidation of the knowledge gained in the lectures through the application of practical cases studies, problem solving and text commentaries, etc.

Assessment System

On-going assessment will have a 50% weighting on the final grade and will take place over the course of the academic year. Its will be assessed Practice session work (participation, group work, text commentaries, attendance, etc.)
	
The final course mark will be based both on the grade achieved in the final examination (50%) and the marks from the on-going assessments carried out (50%). 

The minimum pass mark for this final examination is 3/10.

% end-of-term-examination 50
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Calendar of Continuous assessment

Basic Bibliography

Przeworski, Adam, Stokes, Susan, Manin, Bernard . Democracy, accountability and representation. Cambridge University Press. 1999
Bull, Martin, Newll, James L.. Corruption in contemporary politics. Palgrave Macmillan. 2003
Harris, Robert. Political corruption in and beyond the Nation State. Routledge. 2003
Heidenheimer, Arnold J. . Political corruption: concepts &contexts. Transaction Publishers. 2002
Klitgaard, Robert. Controlling corruption. University of California Press. 1988
Neild, Robert. Public corruption. The dark side of social evolution. Athem Press. 2002
Rose-Ackerman, Susan. Corruption and government. Causes, consequences and reform. Cambridge Univeristy Press. 1999

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.