The question is concerning the methods to use that would be helpful to figure the relation in between corruption in this countries, especially Egypt and Tunisia with a deep look at the political elite in it and the revolutions that started at 2011 till now.
What a great question!! I can see two divergent approaches. One is a case study: deep investigation into cases of corruption in each country that led to widespread indignation.
The other approach is based on data analysis. A perceptions index such as Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index or the World Bank's Control of Corruption Index won't tell you very much because they are too broad. A more in-depth look, such as that provided by the Global Corruption Barometer (also by Transparency International) would allow you to identify whether certain sectors (e.g. police, legislature, etc.) were particularly corrupt in these countries leading up to the Arab Spring. The main problem here is coverage: if I remember correctly, Egypt has not been included in the Global Corruption Barometer lately.
Good luck, and let us know what you find!
Hi! It's an interesting question! The answer depends on which are your research questions and your objectives. I think you could compare more than only two countries with revolution, I mean, you can compare countries with revolution and countries without revolution in order to avoid the bias. You could chose as well not only one variable (corruption), but perhaps to focus in a groups of conditions in order to figure out which is more relevant with your "outcome" (rev). Here you could make an statistical analysis combined with a in-depth case study in order to know the process in which the facts happened. Another way to make this research could be for example, by applying a comparative study, using not variables, but conditions and to figure out under which conditions or combination or conditions the revolutions happens and not happens in MENA. After this, you chose one or two cases in-depth depending on the results of your previous cross-case analysis! Some important points: pay attention in the (1) selection of your cases; (2) selections of your variables or conditions; (3) Selection of your sources, in order to avoid the bias and to have reliable data! Good luck with your research!
Priscilla Álamos-Concha & Bonnie Palifka thanks for your great ideas i will follow it as i can specially concerning adding countries without revolution in my study
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Вопросы поставленные Вами имеют важное значение, поэтому ответ на них следует искать в области политической криминологии, которая рассматривает коррупцию как средство приобретения, сохранения, распределения и утраты власти. Я занимаюсь этими проблемами и опубликовал несколько работ, но они все на русском языке. Если у Вас имеется возможность их прочитать, то прикрепляю некоторые из них.
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Pavel Kabanov thanks for your support
i have google translated your answer
it will be hard for me to go with your russen work
wish you have english, french or arabic version of your work
thanks DR Pavel for your support
i would ask your generosity to send the english version of your article to me or just send its link
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Направляю Вам одну из своих статей по коррупции на английском языке. Если желаете опубликоваться в России - присылайте статьи.
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