Listen "Why Was Central-South-East Europe Labeled as "Corrupt"? - Silvia Marton on Transnational Histories of ‘Corruption’"
Episode Synopsis
In this podcast, Silvia
Márton, principal investigator within the ERC Project “Transnational Histories of ‘Corruption’ in Central-South-East Europe,” discusses the multiple understandings of the concept “corruption” in the context of Central-South-East
Europe; the relevance of this debate in understanding the process of modernization between 1750 and 1850; factors that led politicians, scholars, travelers and writers to label Central-South-East Europe as “corrupt;” and how
this team aims to challenge the main historiographical debates through the use of multiple sets of sources.
Márton, principal investigator within the ERC Project “Transnational Histories of ‘Corruption’ in Central-South-East Europe,” discusses the multiple understandings of the concept “corruption” in the context of Central-South-East
Europe; the relevance of this debate in understanding the process of modernization between 1750 and 1850; factors that led politicians, scholars, travelers and writers to label Central-South-East Europe as “corrupt;” and how
this team aims to challenge the main historiographical debates through the use of multiple sets of sources.
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