Pasculli, Lorenzo;
(2019)
Seeds of systemic corruption in the post-Brexit UK.
Journal of Financial Crime
, 26
(3)
pp. 705-718.
10.1108/JFC-09-2018-0094.
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Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to assess the risks of systematisation of corruption in the UK following the Brexit referendum. / Design/methodology/approach: The study applies theoretical and empirical findings of criminological, social, psychological, economic and legal research on the causes of systemic corruption to the socio-institutional developments following the Leave vote. / Findings: The events surrounding the referendum confirm that the resort to corrupt practices is normalised in certain sectors of the British institutions, business and media and that socio-political processes activated by the Leave vote and inadequate UK policymaking and lawmaking can aggravate the situational and socio-psychological enablers of systemic corruption. Effective solutions must go beyond mere anti-corruption laws and address deeper social issues. / Research limitations/implications: The study focuses only on some of the major situational and socio-psychological causes of systemic corruption, including the unintended criminogenic effects of the law. More interdisciplinary research is required to address other causes, such as historical and cultural factors. / Practical implications: The findings of this study can inspire practical solutions by policymakers and future research. / Social implications: The study contributes to raising social awareness and stimulating public discussion on systemic corruption in the UK and on the consequences of the referendum on public and private integrity. / Originality/value: The study offers the first systematic analysis of the effects of Brexit and the referendum on corruption through an integrated interdisciplinary approach to systemic corruption in the UK.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Seeds of systemic corruption in the post-Brexit UK |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1108/JFC-09-2018-0094 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-09-2018-0094 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Brexit, Integrity, Systemic Corruption, Anomie, Legitimacy, Politics, Lobbying, Press, Media, Immigration, Corruption proofing, Lawmaking |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Security and Crime Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10155771 |
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