SEXUAL CORRUPTION: Emerging directions in research and policy

Failure to implement anti-corruption reforms successfully can sometimes be traced to a lack of understanding of the fundamentally diverse nature of different forms of corruption. This chapter illustrates this problem by exploring a form of corruption that has been notoriously difficult to define and measure and, consequently, often falls under the radar of anti-corruption policy and practice: sexual corruption. The chapter’s focus on sexual corruption allows for the categorization and exploration of why and how this form of corruption differs from other forms and investigates the specific challenges involved in addressing the problem under different jurisdictions and cultural settings. The chapter concludes by summarizing insights on important aspects of this problem for any actor to consider when seeking to implement effective measures to reduce the prevalence of sexual corruption in particular and to implement anti-corruption reforms more broadly.