Why Was Central-South-East Europe Labeled as "Corrupt"? - Silvia Marton on Transnational Histories of ‘Corruption’

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.