Corruption and Merit in the African Higher Education System: Legal, Policy and Sociological Reflections

Authors

Cristiano D'orsi

Abstract

This article analyses, under legal, political, and sociological aspects, the plight of corruption in Higher Education in Africa. On one side, the fight against corruption on the continent seems to use a growing number of legal instruments, at all levels (international, regional, sub-regional and domestic) on the other hand, however, it clashes against rooted traditions and a common mentality that often seem to justify acts of corruption in African academia. Through my work, I shed light on this, at least apparent, dichotomy and to make a synthesis of the various positions that can be found in Africa regarding this sensitive topic and provide recommendations in order to define a corrupted act how it deserves to be defined, which is an act undermining the growth and the real development of academia on the continent.

Recommended Citation

Cristiano D'orsi, Corruption and Merit in the African Higher Education System: Legal, Policy and Sociological Reflections, 45 Hastings Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 97 (2022).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_international_comparative_law_review/vol45/iss2/4