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Zusatztext 'In post-communist Albania! anti-corruption reforms produced what the World Bank once called the best public administration institutions in the region! yet Albania is still considered one of the most corrupt states in Europe. Kajsiu's book resolves this apparent paradox by convincingly showing that the discourse of corruption has less to do with sanctioning illegal behavior and more with politically legitimizing far-reaching! market-based reforms.' Besnik Pula! Princeton University! USA 'Anti-corruption discourses have long been at the centre of both academic debates and policy proposals in the Western Balkans. Focusing on the case of Albania! Kajsiu's excellent book offers a lucidly argued and sophisticated critique of the way in which such discourses have served to legitimise a neo-liberal order detrimental to an authentic renewal of the democratic public spirit. Those seeking to understand the pathologies of politics in the region will have a great deal to learn.' Lea Ypi! London School of Economics and Political Science! UK Informationen zum Autor Blendi Kajsiu is lecturer at the University of New York in Tirana! Albania. He holds a Ph.D. in Ideology and Discourse Analysis from the University of Essex! United Kingdom. His research has appeared in journals such as East European Politics and Societies (EEPS)! Nationalities Papers! and Südosteuropa. Zusammenfassung Why did Albania enjoy some of the most successful anti-corruption programs and institutions along with what appeared to be growing levels of corruption during the period 1998-2005. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Corruption Paradox in Albania; Chapter 1 Limitations of Corruption Analysis; Chapter 2 A Discourse Analysis of Corruption: A Theoretical Framework; Chapter 3 1 Most of the analysis in this chapter is based on data collected from the transcripts of Albanian parliamentary sessions for the years 1991–2006. The transcripts are organized on a yearly basis. They contain everything that has been said in the Albanian parliamentary sessions each year from 1991 until 2006. The transcripts do not include discussions of the parliamentary committees. I secured these transcripts in electronic form, from the Office of Publications in the Albanian Parliament. For a copy of these transcripts please contact the author at kajsiu@yahoo.com; Chapter 4 International Intervention: Fixing the Meaning of Corruption, 1998–2005; Chapter 5 The International Politics of Anti-Corruption: Instituting Neoliberal Order; Chapter 6 Corruption Discourse in the Albanian Political Scene, 1998–2005; Chapter 7 Sustaining Neoliberalism against Corruption; Chapter 8 Conclusion: Instituting Neoliberal Order through the Discourse of Corruption;...
