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An argument for reframing debates about corruption: Insights from P apua N ew G uinea
Author(s) -
Walton Grant W.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asia pacific viewpoint
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8373
pISSN - 1360-7456
DOI - 10.1111/apv.12002
Subject(s) - cognitive reframing , language change , argument (complex analysis) , mainstream , political science , law and economics , political economy , positive economics , sociology , public administration , environmental ethics , economics , law , social psychology , psychology , biology , philosophy , biochemistry , linguistics
Abstract There have been few attempts to identify the way different perspectives of corruption are employed in P apua N ew G uinea ( PNG ). The paucity of such analysis makes it difficult to identify the way scholars and policy‐makers understand corruption in the country, in turn leading to potentially poor targeting of anti‐corruption programmes. This article categorises perspectives of corruption that are found in academic and policy accounts of PNG . It finds that this literature is marked by an over‐reliance on ‘mainstream’ W estern interpretations of the definition, causes and solutions to corruption. In turn, it is argued that there is an important role that ‘critical’ and culturally aware academics can play in reframing debates about corruption in PNG and the P acific.