Study title

Corruption and Political Institutions in Botswana and Austria 2009-2012

Dataset ID Number

FSD2831

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2831
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2831

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Groop, Catharina (Åbo Akademi University. Department of Political Science)

Abstract

The study investigated views on accountability and the connection between corruption and political institutions in Botswana and Austria. The data consist of transcriptions and notes of interviews conducted in English. The interviewees represented different influential political bodies and actors studying or monitoring such bodies. These bodies and actors include, for example, Transparency International, the UN, the Office of the President, the Office of the Ombudsman and universities.

The interview questions charted views on the prevailing government structure, power and division of powers, accountability, electoral system, bureaucracy and corruption. There was a separate set of questions tailored for each country, but the main themes were mostly the same.

Some of the interviews have been transcribed more precisely than the others and for some interviews only notes exist. The interviews conducted in Austria have mostly been transcribed verbatim from recordings. The interviews conducted in Botswana were not recorded and have therefore been transcribed non-verbatim from notes made during the interviews.

Keywords

accountability; bureaucracy; corruption; crime; democracy; electoral systems; federalism; financial crimes; international organizations; parliamentary systems; party politics; political institutions; political parties; political power; politics; social influence; unitary state

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Crime and law enforcement (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Data Collector

• Groop, Catharina (Åbo Akademi University. Department of Political Science)

Collection Dates

2009-09-01 – 2012-10-09

Nation

Botswana, Austria

Geographical Coverage

Botswana, Austria

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Event/Process/Activity

Organization/Institution

Universe

Experts working in selected institutions in Austria and Botswana

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Representatives of those institutions that were deemed interesting in the light of the original research question were selected as interviewees.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

Transcriptions or notes of 20 interviews and interview questions as RTF documents. Additionally, an HTML folder containing the transcriptions and notes.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish and English.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher has anonymized the names and initials in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Groop, Catharina (Åbo Akademi University): Corruption and Political Institutions in Botswana and Austria 2009-2012 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2013-04-08). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2831; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2831

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Groop, C. (2013) "Corruption and Accountability. Political Institutions as referees between principals and agents", Åbo: Åbo Akademis förlag