Publications
Democracy and Corruption: Resistance and Regime Decline
Edited by Jonathan Mendilow, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Rider University, USA and Chair of IPSA RC20, the Research Committee on Political Finance and Political Corruption (2009–2024) and Ilan Peleg, Professor of Government and Law, Lafayette College, USA, Chapter Author, Paulina Alvarado-Goldman
This prescient book explores corruption in democracies, emphasizing how a society’s definition of the concept can change in different contexts and periods. Contributors examine both occurrences of corruption and resistance to it, as well as the democratic decline that can transpire when there is an absence of such resistance. In her chapter titled “Resisting Corruption Through ICT Tools in China and India,” explores how technology can be a tool for combatting corruption or used as a means of exerting state control under the guise of fighting corruption.
The Nonprofit Executive Leadership Labyrinth: A Behind the Scenes Look for BIPOC Professionals
Authored by Paulina Alvarado Goldman and Edited by Stephanie O. Oluku
The Nonprofit Executive Leadership Labyrinth pulls back the curtain on what it really takes for BIPOC professionals to navigate the nonprofit executive hiring process. Based on in-depth research and candid interviews, it reveals the barriers and biases that shape who gets recruited, how boards make decisions, and what onboarding really looks like. At the same time, it highlights successful practices and offers practical tools for both aspiring leaders and organizations committed to equity. This behind-the-scenes look is both a reality check and a roadmap—essential reading for anyone who wants to understand, and change, how nonprofit leadership is built.
Are Funding Tools Leading Nonprofits to Choose Between Funders and Clients?
Authored by Paulina Alvarado-Goldman.
This study explores the growing tension nonprofits face when funding priorities clash with the needs of the communities they serve. Drawing on real-world examples, it examines how grant structures, donor expectations, and rigid reporting requirements often push organizations to make difficult choices between satisfying funders and staying true to their missions. By uncovering the hidden costs of these funding models, critical questions are raised about equity, accountability, and sustainability in the nonprofit sector. Readers will come away with a sharper understanding of the systemic challenges nonprofits navigate and why reimagining funding practices is essential for lasting social impact.
Political Corruption in a World in Transition
Jonathan Mendilow, Éric Phélippeau (Eds.). Chapter Author, Paulina Alvarado-Goldman.
The Nonprofit Executive Leadership Labyrinth pulls back the curtain on what it really takes for BIPOC professionals to navigate the nonprofit executive hiring process. Based on in-depth research and candid interviews, it reveals the barriers and biases that shape who gets recruited, how boards make decisions, and what onboarding really looks like. At the same time, it highlights successful practices and offers practical tools for both aspiring leaders and organizations committed to equity. This behind-the-scenes look is both a reality check and a roadmap—essential reading for anyone who wants to understand, and change, how nonprofit leadership is built.
Corruption and Governmental Legitimacy: A Twenty-First Century Perspective
Jonathan Mendilow (Editor, Contributor), Ilan Peleg (Editor), Paulina Alvarado-Goldman (Chapter Author)
This volume considers corruption as a multidimensional, complex phenomenon in which various forms of corruption may overlap at any given time. Extending the seemingly paradoxical notion of “legal corruption” to such settings as the USA, Spain, and the Czech Republic, the book seeks to augment our understanding of corruption in democracies by focusing on conduct that is considered by large segments of the population to be corrupt even though they are not explicitly defined as such by the law or the governing elites. Such behaviors are not often captured by corruption perception indexes or identified by scholars who regard corruption as a single category—usually restricted to bribery. However, they are liable to incur a heavy price both in terms of trust in specific governments and in general system support. As illustrated by developments in Spain, the Czech Republic, and the corrosive presidential campaign of 2016 in the USA, these actions are liable to endanger both the quality and actual viability of democratic orders. This volume looks into the possibilities of legal reforms and anticorruption campaigns aiming to correct the consequences of such corruption on government legitimacy. A comparison between the anticorruption campaigns in the competitive authoritarian context of Russia and the fully authoritarian setting of China helps to identify both the difficulties and the possibilities of such efforts in democratic regimes.
Compromised Funding and Capacity for Nonprofits and Government: Strategies for Aligning Capacity, Expectations, and Needs
Authored by Paulina Alvarado-Goldman and Sarah Hartman
This volume considers corruption as a multidimensional, complex phenomenon in which various forms of corruption may overlap at any given time. Extending the seemingly paradoxical notion of “legal corruption” to such settings as the USA, Spain, and the Czech Republic, the book seeks to augment our understanding of corruption in democracies by focusing on conduct that is considered by large segments of the population to be corrupt even though they are not explicitly defined as such by the law or the governing elites. Such behaviors are not often captured by corruption perception indexes or identified by scholars who regard corruption as a single category—usually restricted to bribery. However, they are liable to incur a heavy price both in terms of trust in specific governments and in general system support. As illustrated by developments in Spain, the Czech Republic, and the corrosive presidential campaign of 2016 in the USA, these actions are liable to endanger both the quality and actual viability of democratic orders. This volume looks into the possibilities of legal reforms and anticorruption campaigns aiming to correct the consequences of such corruption on government legitimacy. A comparison between the anticorruption campaigns in the competitive authoritarian context of Russia and the fully authoritarian setting of China helps to identify both the difficulties and the possibilities of such efforts in democratic regimes.
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