11 CORRUPTION
An Integrity Violation Examined from a Behavior Analytic Perspective
Abstract
Corruption is an integrity violation with ethical consequences for the individual and society, and different disciplines study it. In this chapter, we examine it from a behavior analytic perspective, using operant and culturant conceptual frameworks. The finding of two studies that analyzed corruption as an avoidance behavior and provide examples of possible interventions are presented. We give an account of how Rwanda tackled corruption through administrative reforms and its Itorero Civic Education Program to shape the integrity of its population. We end this chapter by calling behavior analysts to devote some of their attention to study corruption.
Keywords
corruption
petty corruption
grand corruption
bribe/bribery
history of reinforcement
extortion
integrity
politics
self-control
authority
nepotism
cronyism
patronage
fraud
theft
conflict of interest
manipulation
self-aggrandizement
avoidance behavior
reform
Itorero Civic Education Program
administrative corruption
cost-benefit analysis
interlocking behaviors
Skinner
postcedent
three-term contingency
metacontingency
aggregate product
goro boys
coyotes
Brazilian despachante
tramitadores
cognitive dissonance
About
Tete Kobla Agbota
Oslo Metropolitan University, Associate Professor
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Department of Behavioural Science
- Department of Behavioural Science
- Social Education
Scientific publications
Agbota, Tete Kobla; Sandaker, Ingunn; Carvalho, Lucas Couto De; Couto, Kalliu (2017). BEHAVIORAL AND CULTURAL ACCOUNTS OF CORRUPTION IN THE INTERFACE BETWEEN PUBLIC OFFICER AND CLIENT. Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento . Vol. 13.
Agbota, Tete Kobla; Sandaker, Ingunn; Ree, Gunnar (2015). Verbal operants of corruption: A study of avoidance in corruption behavior. Behavior and Social Issues (BSI) . Vol. 24.
http://hdl.handle.net/10642/3183
Kassah, Bente lilljan lind; Kassah, Kwesi Alexander; Agbota, Tete Kobla (2014). Abuse of physically disabled women in Ghana:its emotional consequences and coping strategies. Disability and Rehabilitation . Vol. 36.
Kassah, Kwesi Alexander; Kassah, Bente Lilljan lind; Agbota, Tete Kobla (2012). Abuse of disabled children in Ghana. Disability & Society . Vol. 27.
Textbooks
Agbota, Tete Kobla; Thomassen, Åse (2009). Nykommer: samfunn, kultur og deltakelse. ISBN: 9788230006238. 68 p.
Dissemination
Agbota, Tete Kobla; Sandaker, Ingunn; Couto, Kalliu; De Carvalho, Lucas Couto (2016). Examining Petty Corruption Behavior With Behavior Analytic Binoculars. Association for Behavior Analysis International, 42st Annual Convention.
Agbota, Tete Kobla; Dæhlen, Dag (2011). Welfare state in Norway. Erasmus Intensive Program in Inclusion of Disabled in Education, Employment and Health Services. University of Oradea.
Thomassen, Åse; Agbota, Tete Kobla (2009). Fra nykommer til nordmann. Dagsavisen.