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Sanne Deckwitz University of Amsterdam Berlin, 20 October 2012

Corruption and good governance in the colonial administration of the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines , 1850-1942. Sanne Deckwitz University of Amsterdam Berlin, 20 October 2012. Periodization. In the period 1850-1942, the colonial administrative cultures changed dramatically

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Sanne Deckwitz University of Amsterdam Berlin, 20 October 2012

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  1. Corruption and goodgovernance in the colonialadministration of the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines, 1850-1942 Sanne Deckwitz University of Amsterdam Berlin, 20 October 2012

  2. Periodization • In the period 1850-1942, the colonial administrative cultures changed dramatically • Bureaucratic processes became more complicated • First attempts were made to introduce forms of democratic control • Did this lead to more efficient and just forms of administration?

  3. Comparison

  4. Idiosyncrasies of colonialrule

  5. HistoricalInstitutionalism(HI) • The roleinstitutionsplay in structuringbehavior • Characterizedby: • The desire to answerrealworldempiricalquestions • Itshistoricalorientation • Attention to the ways in whichinstitutionsstructure and shapepoliticalbehavior and outcomes

  6. Feedback • Construction of ananalyticalframeworkforexplaining the ways in whichinstitutions and institutionalchange have affectedadministrative performance? • Includeperiodafterindependence? • Possibleinstitutions / case studies: • Religion and religiousinstitutions • Educationalinstitutions • Law and the legal system • Mass media • Civil society

  7. Sources • Legislation • Official charters and procedures • Parliamentarydocuments • Political-philosophicalbooks/pamphlets • Catechisms and sermons • Newspaperarticles

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