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Corruption in Society

Multidisciplinary Conceptualizations
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Corruption in Society: Multidisciplinary Conceptualizations is the first book to address the notion of corruption in a truly multidisciplinary manner, augmented with empirical evidence. The prevalent definition in books and articles on corruption is that it is a dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those with political and/or economic power, typically involving bribery. This political-economy or public choice denotation, while very useful, is inadequate for a comprehensive understanding of the concept because the notion of corruption appears in every discipline. For example, in the field of chemistry, chemical corruption concerns (a) the incorporation of defective compounds into experiments to better simulate conditions on the early-Earth and to help us understand how the first molecules of life formed and (b) how to make chemicals appear safer, sometimes dodging restrictions on their use, by minimizing the estimates of how much is released into the environment. In order to address this shortcoming, this book provides a discipline-by-discipline conceptualization of corruption buttressed with evidence from the discipline.
James T. Gire is the Jackson-Hope Distinguished Institute Professor, Life Sciences, at the Virginia Military Institute where he has served as the head of the Department of Psychology since 2006. Abdul Karim Bangura has five PhDs and is a researcher-in-residence of Abrahamic Connections and Islamic Peace Studies at American University's Center for Global Peace.
Contents Introduction Abdul Karim Bangura and James T. Gire Chapter 1: African/Africana/Black Studies Abdul Karim Bangura Chapter 2: Chemistry Alie Kunda Chapter 3: Communication Moses Ofome Asak Chapter 4: Computer Science Alie Kunda Chapter 5: Criminology Gerald K. Fosten Chapter 6: Development Studies Emma Hilda Morsay Chapter 7: Education Tolulope Samuel Aworefa Chapter 8: Ethics Tinashe Gumbo Chapter 9: Geography Chris A. Shisanya Chapter 10: History Benson Waiganjo Kanyingi Chapter 11: Management Esther Nkhukhu-Orlando Chapter 12: Mathematics Isatu Ramatu Bangura Chapter 13: Psychology James T. Gire Chapter 14: African Religion Simon Gisege Omare Chapter 15: Youth Studies Cecy Edijala Balogun
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