Public Choice Seminar Series
Do Reforms Reduce Perceptions? Evidence from Police Reform in Ukraine
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 11:45 AM to 1:15 PM EDT
Carow Hall
Come join the Center for Study of Public Choice for lunch, a presentation, and a discussion at Public Choice Seminar Series featuring:
Graeme Robertson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on:
Do Reforms Reduce Corruption Perceptions? Evidence from Police Reform in Ukraine
Light Lunch: 11:45
Seminar: 12:00 noon - 1:15 PM
Wednesday, October 16th
Carow Hall
There’s no doubt political corruption is a steep barrier to economic development. What’s more, the benefits of anti-corruption measures are often uncertain. How does the public perceive reforms, and how do their perceptions impact electoral outcomes? Using evidence from Ukrainian police reforms, Graeme Robertson examines the relationship between anti-corruption measures and public perceptions. He finds that despite their chaotic political environment, Ukrainians responded quite well to the reforms, giving credit to both local and national institutions.
Graeme Robertson is a Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Director of the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies. His work focuses on political protest and regime support in authoritarian regimes. Dr. Robertson’s new book (with Samuel A. Greene) is Putin v. The People, published by Yale University Press in June 2019. He has published academic articles in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, and The Journal of Politics (among others). Dr. Robertson received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2004.
