Handbook on Gender and Corruption in Democracies

Both the editors and contributors of this Handbook have done an outstanding job not only bringing together an impressive set of contributions providing a comprehensive overview of the field of gender and corruption in democracies but also mapping the way forward for gender and politics scholars. Moreover, the methodological diversity and the inclusion of cases beyond Western democracies make this Handbook a must-read for a wide variety of scholars and policy practitioners. -- Marwa Shalaby, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US The Handbook on Gender and Corruption in Democracies assembles top scholars to explore the intersection of gender and corruption across countries and political institutions. Covering theoretical perspectives, methodological advancements, and empirical findings, this essential volume is a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners studying gender and politics, corruption, and good governance. -- Diana Z. O'Brien, Washington University in Saint Louis, US This brilliant volume illuminates the depth of contemporary research on gender and corruption. It asks and answers important questions about how gender influences public officials actions in office and public perceptions of these officials. Showcasing and discussing a variety of research methods and data from a vast number of countries, this volume will no doubt become the go-to text on the topic. -- Sarah Brierley, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK This Handbook brings together the leading gender and corruption scholars to (1) clarify concepts; (2) theorize more fully about the mechanisms linking womens representation to the (reduction of) corruption practices; and (3) introduce new multi-method empirical findings across a wide variety of institutions and cases. This Handbook's contributions are thorough, and nuanced, and represent cutting-edge methodological practices. It is sure to become the go-to resource for researchers in this growing field. -- Amanda Clayton, University of California, Berkeley, US

Edited by Tiffany D. Barnes, Professor, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin and Emily Beaulieu, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Kentucky, US

Contents 1 Introduction to the handbook on gender and corruption in democracies 1 Tiffany D. Barnes and Emily Beaulieu PART I THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES AND ADVANCEMENTS 2 Gender, accountability, and corruption: new directions 17 Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer 3 The womens interest mechanism and pathways to lower levels of corruption 30 Lena Wngnerud 4 How can ethics of care theory expand and deepen our understanding of how gender is related to corruption in theory and policy praxis? 39 Helena Olofsdotter Stensta 5 Can female legislators reduce corruption when corruption is self-reinforcing? 47 Joel W. Simmons and Anala Gmez Vidal 6 Gender, corruption perceptions, and political evaluations 65 Gregory W. Saxton PART II IDENTIFYING AND REFINING CORRUPTION CONCEPTS 7 Sexual forms of corruption and sextortion: how to expand research in a sensitive area 78 Aksel Sundstrm and Lena Wngnerud 8 Womens representation and varieties of corruption: why distinguishing between different forms of corruption matters 93 Monika Bauhr 9 Clientelism, corruption, and gender 102 Mariela Daby and Mason W. Moseley 10 Risk averse or pro-social: sorting out why women are less corrupt than men with new experimental research 117 Ina Kubbe, Amy Alexander and Lena Wngnerud PART III RESEARCH APPROACHES AND CHALLENGES 11 The changing relationship between gender and corruption 126 Justin Esarey and Maya Dalton 12 Experiments on gender and corruption 138 Mia Costa 13 Data sources for the study of gender and corruption 147 Kelly Senters Piazza and Gustavo Diaz 14 Ethics and the study of gender and corruption 161 Sophia Lipkin and Dawn Langan Teele PART IV GENDER AND CORRUPTION ACROSS INSTITUTIONS 15 Corruption, gender, and elections: the presence of female candidates on party lists after corruption scandals in Chile and Uruguay 174 Emily Elia 16 Altering the status quo: examining second chamber reform and anti-corruption efforts under parliamentary bicameralism 191 David Fisk 17 Gender, corruption, and presidential politics 204 Catherine Reyes-Housholder 18 Gender, cabinet ministers, and corruption 217 Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson and Cristian Calzada 19 Gender, representation, and corruption in local governments 234 Kendall D. Funk and Malu A. C. Gatto PART V BROADENING CULTURAL CONTEXTS 20 Corruption and gendered access to public services in global south democracies 247 Lucia Kovacikova and Ruth Carlitz 21 The effects of gender stereotypes on citizens perceptions of corruption: evidence from a conjoint survey experiment in Malaysia 263 Holly E. Jansen 22 Women and corruption in South Asia 279 Ankita Barthwal and Francesca R. Jensenius 23 Gender and corruption in China: negotiating female officials place in a gendered dual-track system 293 Wenyan Tu and Xinhui Jiang 24 Mixed-member systems, corruption, and accountability: evidence from Taiwan 306 Jingwen Wu, Tiffany D. Barnes, Nathan Batto and Emily Beaulieu 25 Gender bias as a form of corruption in recourse seeking behavior: lessons from a 31-country cross-national analysis in the Africa region 319 Adryan Wallace PART VI RESEARCH FRONTIERS IN GENDER AND CORRUPTION 26 Behavioral consequences of corruption: protest 339 V Ximena Velasco-Guachalla and Karolna Mathesov 27 When the body is the payment: taking a closer look at sextortion 360 Ortrun Merkle 28 At the mercy of predatory corruption: women in Mexicos prisons 371 Milena Ang and Yuna Blajer de la Garza 29 Corruption as a male-biased institution 385 Elin Bjarnegrd References 394