What do we know about the complex interplay between domestic social movements, governmental political machines and international legal mechanisms when it comes to fighting corruption? This compendium of case studies presents a theoretically well grounded appraisal of multilevel anti-corruption efforts in Eastern Europe.

This book was originally published as a special issue of Global Crime.

Preface 1. Multilevel Anti-corruption in Theory and Practice, Holger Moroff and Diana Schmidt-Pfister I International Efforts 2. Assessing Eastern Europe's Anti-Corruption Performance: Views from the Council of Europe, OECD and Transparency International, Sebastian Wolf 3. The European Union and the Fight against Corruption in its Near Abroad. Can it make a difference?, Tanja A. Börzel, Andreas Stahn and Yasemin Pamuk II National Experiences 4. Post-Accession Malaise? EU Conditionality, Domestic Politics and Anti-Corruption Policy in Hungary, Agnes Batory 5. National and International Anti-Corruption Efforts: The Case of Poland, Kaja Gadowska 6. The 2007 accession of Bulgaria and Romania: ritual and reality, Kalin Ivanov 7. Anti-corruption interventions in Georgia, Lili Di Puppo 8. Elite Perceptions of Anti-Corruption Efforts in Ukraine, Åse Berit Grødeland 9. Experience vs. Perception of Corruption. Russia as a Test Case, Richard Rose and William Mishler III Critical Reflections 10. Civil Society between the Stools, Diana Schmidt-Pfister 11. The Anti-Corruption Industry: From Movement to Institution, Steven Sampson IV Conclusion 12. The intricate interplay of Multilevel Anti-Corruption, Holger Moroff

Diana Schmidt-Pfister is a researcher at the Centre of Excellence 'Cultural Foundations of Integration' at the University of Konstanz, Germany. Her research focuses on normative change at the nexus of governance and culture. Her book Transnational Advocacy on the Ground (Manchester University Press, 2010) assesses transnational anti-corruption promotion in Russia.

Holger Moroff is DAAD professor of political science at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. His research and publications focuse on comparative political corruption and the internationalization of anti-corruption regimes as well as on security theories and European integration.