Kočner’s Judges : Case Study of State Capture

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F22%3A00126733" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/22:00126733 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article/55/3/69/190740/Kocner-s-JudgesCase-Study-of-State-Capture" target="_blank" >https://online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article/55/3/69/190740/Kocner-s-JudgesCase-Study-of-State-Capture</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/cpcs.2022.1535811" target="_blank" >10.1525/cpcs.2022.1535811</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Kočner’s Judges : Case Study of State Capture

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Marián Kočner, a controversial Slovak businessman, alleged to have ordered the killing of a young journalist, Ján Kuciak, in 2018, is now—on account of the investigation of the murder—known to have controlled many judges at different levels of the judiciary, frequently bribing them in exchange for information and favorable verdicts. In this case study, we analyze Kočner’s influence on the Slovak judiciary system through the concept of state capture. State capture, manifested in a substantial overrepresentation of powerful economic interests over the state and its political system, has long been a topic of interest for researchers specialized in post-communist countries. Despite frequent use in academic literature, however, its operationalization remains inconsistent. We propose that four empirical criteria can define state capture: (1) identifying multiple corrupt public actors on the one hand, and a captor exerting some form of decisive influence over them on the other; (2) an illegitimate exchange takes place—that is, the mechanism of capture; (3) the exchange has a beneficial outcome for the captor; and (4) the captor’s influence within the institution is systematic. We argue that in the case of “Kočner’s judges,” all these criteria are fulfilled.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Kočner’s Judges : Case Study of State Capture

Popis výsledku anglicky

Marián Kočner, a controversial Slovak businessman, alleged to have ordered the killing of a young journalist, Ján Kuciak, in 2018, is now—on account of the investigation of the murder—known to have controlled many judges at different levels of the judiciary, frequently bribing them in exchange for information and favorable verdicts. In this case study, we analyze Kočner’s influence on the Slovak judiciary system through the concept of state capture. State capture, manifested in a substantial overrepresentation of powerful economic interests over the state and its political system, has long been a topic of interest for researchers specialized in post-communist countries. Despite frequent use in academic literature, however, its operationalization remains inconsistent. We propose that four empirical criteria can define state capture: (1) identifying multiple corrupt public actors on the one hand, and a captor exerting some form of decisive influence over them on the other; (2) an illegitimate exchange takes place—that is, the mechanism of capture; (3) the exchange has a beneficial outcome for the captor; and (4) the captor’s influence within the institution is systematic. We argue that in the case of “Kočner’s judges,” all these criteria are fulfilled.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA18-16928S" target="_blank" >GA18-16928S: Distributivní politika ve střední Evropě</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Communist Post-Communist Studies

ISSN

0967-067X

e-ISSN

1873-6920

Svazek periodika

55

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

22

Strana od-do

69-90

Kód UT WoS článku

000863305500004

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85141362536