What Enables and Sustains Corruption in African Universities?

Authors

  • Jonathan D. Jansen Stellenbosch University

Keywords:

Corruption, institutional capability, institutional integrity

Abstract

Corruption in universities is not something new. But what happens when corruption becomes endemic to institutional life? What sustains the corrupt practices that lead to chronically unstable universities? This article describes the operations of two important concepts that explain ongoing corruption in African universities: institutional capability and institutional integrity.

 

 

Author Biography

Jonathan D. Jansen, Stellenbosch University

Jonathan D. Jansen is distinguished professor of education at Stellenbosch University and president of the Academy of Science of South Africa. E-mail: jonathanjansen@sun.ac.za.

 

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Published

2023-07-28

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Jansen, J. (2023). What Enables and Sustains Corruption in African Universities?. International Higher Education, (115), 3–4. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/16769

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No. 115 (2023): Summer Issue

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