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Translocal dimensions in the social context of corruption: insights from Uganda

Haug, Sebastian
External Publications (2012)

St Anne’s Academic Review (STAAR) 4, 35-40

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Corruption is widely believed to be one of the main plights of contemporary African societies. The concept of social logics (understood as patterns that structure and dominate social behaviour) is one particular approach to conceptualizing and understanding the context of corruption on the African continent. The Ugandan context provides evidence for the relevance of some of the social logics previously identified in the literature. However, the findings also point to additional logics that are linked to external actors and structures. The case of Uganda suggests that anti-corruption strategies need to not only account for the specificity of social context in different locales but also for the ‘translocal’ dimensions of social interaction.