2012 Reports

Harriman Core Projects

The 2012-2013 Harriman Institute Core Project, "Corruption and Patronage," is being directed by Professor Kimberly Marten and two postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Jesse Dillon Savage of Northwestern University and Dr. Fredrik M. Sjoberg of Uppsala University. The project will investigate from a variety of academic and policy perspectives the definitions, significance, costs, benefits, and trajectories of corruption and patronage (also called clientelism), both within Eurasian societies and comparatively.