Perception of the Scale of Corruption by the Regional Community

Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v29i6.8698
  • Boris Vasilyevich Zalivanskiy Belgorod State National Research University zalivansky@bsu.edu.ru
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  • Elena Vladislavovna Samokhvalova Belgorod State National Research University samokhvalova@bsu.edu.ru
    Elibrary Author_id 629351
  • Oleg Nikolaevich Polukhin Belgorod State National Research University pon@bsu.edu.ru
    Elibrary Author_id 412044
How to Cite
Zalivanskiy B.V., Samokhvalova E.V., Polukhin O.N. Perception of the Scale of Corruption by the Regional Community. Vlast’ (The Authority). 2021. Vol. 29. No. 6. P. 112-117. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v29i6.8698

Abstract

The article examines the manifestations of corruption practices in the regional government. The results of a sociological survey of 623 residents of the Belgorod Region from the 16 settlements were analyzed in order to identify the actual values of the parameters for assessing corruption. Using the method of qualitative and quantitative interpretation of empirical data, the authors determine the scale and structure of corruption, and identify the factors that determine the nature and content of corruption practices in the region. They show that the main trigger of corruption processes is the lack of formation of anti-corruption attitudes and behavior among the majority of the regional community members. The article contains recommendations that can help minimizing corruption practices and increasing the level of anti-corruption culture of the regional community.
Keywords:
corruption; regional population; sociological survey; state and municipal authorities

Author Biographies

Boris Vasilyevich Zalivanskiy, Belgorod State National Research University
Cand.Sci. (Soc.), Associate Professor of the Chair of Social Technologies and Public Administration
Elena Vladislavovna Samokhvalova, Belgorod State National Research University
Cand.Sci. (Soc.), Associate Professor of the Chair of Social Technologies and Public Administration
Oleg Nikolaevich Polukhin, Belgorod State National Research University
Dr.Sci. (Pol.Sci.), Professor; Rector

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Article

Received: 20.12.2021

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Zalivanskiy, B. V., Samokhvalova, E. V., & Polukhin, O. N. (2021). Perception of the Scale of Corruption by the Regional Community. Vlast’ (The Authority), 29(6), 112-117. https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v29i6.8698
Issue
Vol 29 No 6 (2021)
Section
POLITICAL PROCESSES AND PRACTICES

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