Corruption, Social Norms and Everyday Life in Uzbekistan

Rustam Urinboyev; Måns Svensson

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-66254-1

Corruption, Social Norms and Everyday Life in Uzbekistan

Rustam Urinboyev, Måns Svensson

Department of Sociology of Law

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Corruption and Norms: Why Informal Rules Matter
Editors	Ina Kubbe, Annika Engelbert
Place of Publication	Basingstoke
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	187-210
Number of pages	23
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-66254-1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-66253-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66254-1
Publication status	Published - 2017 Dec 23

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Name	Political Corruption and Governance
Publisher	Palgrave

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Political vs Everyday Forms of Governance in Uzbekistan: the Illegal, Immoral and Illegitimate Politics and Legitimacy in Post-Soviet Eurasia
Urinboyev, R., Polese, A., Svensson, M., Adams, L. L. & Kerikmae, T., 2018 Jun 28, In: Studies of Transition States and Societies. 10, 1, p. 50-64
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Everyday Life Governance in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan
Adams, L. L., Svensson, M. & Urinboyev, R., 2018 Jan 1, Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty. The Return of Tamerlane?. Burghart, D. & Sabonis-Helf, T. (eds.). Boulder, CO: Lexington Books, p. 487 505 p. (Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures).
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Living Law, Legal Pluralism, and Corruption in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan
Urinboyev, R. & Svensson, M., 2013, In: Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. 45, 3, p. 372-390
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Migration and Legal Cultures in Post-Soviet Societies: Ethnographic Study of Uzbek Migrant Workers and Their Families
Urinboyev, R. (PI)
2014/05/01 → 2017/12/31
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Corruption, Social Norms and Everyday Life in Uzbekistan. / Urinboyev, Rustam; Svensson, Måns.
Corruption and Norms: Why Informal Rules Matter. ed. / Ina Kubbe; Annika Engelbert. 1. ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. p. 187-210 (Political Corruption and Governance).

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Political vs Everyday Forms of Governance in Uzbekistan: the Illegal, Immoral and Illegitimate Politics and Legitimacy in Post-Soviet Eurasia

Everyday Life Governance in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan

Living Law, Legal Pluralism, and Corruption in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan

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Migration and Legal Cultures in Post-Soviet Societies: Ethnographic Study of Uzbek Migrant Workers and Their Families

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