THE BRAZILIAN ACADEMIC PRODUCTION ON CORRUPTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

The present work aimed to characterize the Brazilian academic research on corruption, produced by the fields of human sciences and applied social sciences. In addition, it sought to understand how studies carried out by researchers in the field of administration have addressed this issue. For this purpose, the period from 2008 to 2017 was defined as a temporal space of analysis. The methodological design consisted of a systematic review of the national literature, which used techniques of frequency analysis and thematic analysis of the content of the material. The results suggest that the Brazilian surveys that addressed corruption are mostly: of a qualitative nature; the research focus is public management; the approach of the theme is carried out in a general way, not referring to a specific power or sphere of government, the theoretical framework adopted is mostly international. Law is the area that has the most studies involving corruption, which is reflected in the debates that are produced by the academy. As for the field of administration, which was analyzed in a more specific way, the studies carried out follow the same characteristics of the national scientific production, however, the small number of researches developed indicates that the theme is not yet fully linked to the researchers' agenda.

Keywords:
Corruption; Academic Production; Systematic Review; Characterization; Administration