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One of the main obstacles the Rule of Law and democracy are currently facing – for which the Rule of Law is a necessary precondition – is corruption. However, this is a multicausal and complex phenomenon very difficult to measure and often substituted with perceptions-based indexes. This research will dive into what affects the perception of corruption (CPI index) in the European Union pre (2019) and post (2021) pandemic.

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This page is a summary of: The backsliding of democracy in the EU: an analysis on the perception of corruption in the Member States pre- and post-pandemic, Political Research Exchange, May 2025, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/2474736x.2025.2497764.
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