Corruption Within The Illegal Wildlife Trade: A Symbiotic And Antithetical Enterprise

Keywords

corruption; ethnography; illegal markets; illegal wildlife trade; qualitative methods; wildlife crime

Abstract

This study focuses on the role of corruption in facilitating the illegal wildlife trade. This research attempts to contribute to the literature by disentangling the existence, influence and nested nature of corruption within the illegal wildlife trade based on ethnographic feldwork conducted in China, Morocco, Russia and Uganda. By utilizing Passas' concepts of symbiotic and antithetical relationships as theoretical framework, we examine the presence of corruption within illegal wildlife traffcking. Our fndings lend support for, and extend the framework with the concept of legal exploitation, while highlighting the unique nature of corrupt practices influenced by different socio-political and cultural settings. Symbiotic and antithetical relationships were revealed through qualitative feldwork and provided in-depth knowledge behind the social world of wildlife traffcking.

Publication Date

6-13-2018

Publication Title

British Journal of Criminology

Volume

58

Issue

4

Number of Pages

864-885

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azx032

Socpus ID

85049003702 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85049003702

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