Corruption in the Durkheimian perspective: a case study of the Operation Car Wash

In Brazil, Operation Car Wash has been occupying the main news pages as the largest anti-corruption operation ever carried out in the country. The importance of the study lies in the possibility of interpreting and understanding the investigations of the operation, using Durkheimian concepts and rea...

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Autores: Gonçalves, Vinícius Batista, Andrade, Daniela Meirelles
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração Pública
Idioma:portugués
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/78494
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/78494
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:corruption
social fact
Operation Car Wash.
corrupción
hecho social
Operación “Lava Jato”.
corrupção
fato social
Operação Lava Jato.
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Sumario:In Brazil, Operation Car Wash has been occupying the main news pages as the largest anti-corruption operation ever carried out in the country. The importance of the study lies in the possibility of interpreting and understanding the investigations of the operation, using Durkheimian concepts and reasoning, to analyze the phenomenon focusing not only the concrete case but also looking at the whole public administration. The corruption discovered by Operation Car Wash is a pathological social fact present in the structure of different agencies and institutions. It affects the social order and is fruit of a state of anomie, in which individuals do not adhere to social norms and moral values.