RC20 - Political Finance and Political Corruption

Chair

Dr. Luís de Sousa, Universidade de Lisboa
luis.sousa@ics.ul.pt
Instituto de Ciências Sociais
Avenida Professor Aníbal de Bettencourt 9
Lisboa 1750-232
Portugal

Co-Chair

Dr. Guillaume Fontaine, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO)
gfontaine@flacso.edu.ec
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO)
Calle La Pradera E7-174 y Av. Diego de Almagro
Quito 170201
Ecuador

Secretary

Dr Magnus Öhman, International Foundation for Electoral Studies
mohman@ifes.org

International Foundation for Electoral Studies
Regional Europe Office
Havlickovy sady 58
Prague 120 00
Czech Republic

 

Background

Recognised as a study group in 1976; granted research committee status in 1979.

Objectives

Studies the role of money in the political process and in social interaction with public authorities, including all aspects of campaign and party financing in political systems around the world, transnational payments aiming at the proliferation of democratic government as well as corruption in all its manifestations in individual and governmental behaviour.

Members of the research committee cooperate in developing concepts for the analysis of political finance and corruption in politics and administration as well as interactions between them. The committee aims to advance cross-national research and to encourage comparative analysis. Current emphasis on expansion of the committee’s field of research is targeting the Latin American region.

Website

http://rc20.ipsa.org/