Corruption Scandals as Engines of Systemic Change: The Case of MG Baltic
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Ainius Lašas
Kauno technologijos universitetas
Vaida Jankauskaitė
Kauno technologijos universitetas
Published 2019-05-15
https://doi.org/10.15388/Polit.2019.93.1
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Keywords

corruption
corruption scandals
political parties
business

How to Cite

Lašas, Ainius, and Vaida Jankauskaitė. 2019. “Corruption Scandals As Engines of Systemic Change: The Case of MG Baltic”. Politologija 93 (1): 8-35. https://doi.org/10.15388/Polit.2019.93.1.

Abstract

[full article and abstract in Lithuanian; abstract in English]

This article aims to determine the impact of corruption scandals on systemic partisan and legislative changes. The study is based on one case analysis focusing on the MG Baltic corruption scandal, which can be distinguished from other corruption scandals by its systemic large-scale trade of and the impact on political processes in Lithuania. The study uses the triangulation method using both official sources of information and 15 anonymous interviews that helped measure changes in informal politics-business relations in the context of the MG Baltic scandal. The changes are analyzed on three levels: changes in legislation, prevention of corruption within parties, and changes in informal political routines. The analysis confirms the significance of the three variables examined in the study – public discontent, media attention and political leadership – for the implementation of anti-corruption reforms.

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