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Discursive Constructions of Corruption in Ancient Rome: Introduction

Lookup NU author(s): Darren Carlaw, Dr Marta Garcia MorcilloORCiD

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Abstract

Corruption is perceived as a problem that permeates cultures and historical periods; affects individuals, communities and institutions; and ultimately damages and disrupts political, economic and social relation ships. The idea of corruption as a powerful force– one that potentially endangers the social and political order– derives in large part from the ambiguity of the term, which generally has two meanings (although these meanings cannot be disentangled). The first is a moral definition, 'degenerative corruption', and the second a legal one, an abuse of power for one’s own advantage. What makes the concept of corruption so powerful today (even if we just consider its use in the media) is the continued impossibility of separating these two aspects

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Author(s): Carlà-Uhink F, Garcia Morcillo M

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Cultural History

Year: 2024

Volume: 13

Issue: 1

Pages: 1-11

Print publication date: 01/04/2024

Online publication date: 28/03/2024

Acceptance date: 15/08/2022

ISSN (print): 2045-290X

ISSN (electronic): 2045-2918

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

URL: https://doi.org/10.3366/cult.2024.0293

DOI: 10.3366/cult.2024.0293

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