Michael JohnstonMichael Johnston is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science at Colgate University, in Hamilton, New York. His most recent book - Syndromes of Corruption: Wealth, Power, and Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 2005) - won the 2009 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Promoting World Order, presented by the University of Louisville. He has studied political and administrative corruption since 1975, and from 1985 through 1996 was a founding Co-Editor of the journal Corruption and Reform. Other books include Civil Society and Corruption: Mobilizing for Reform (edited volume, 2005); Political Corruption: Concepts and Contexts (co-edited with the late Arnold J. Heidenheimer, 2002); Political Corruption: A Handbook (co-editors Arnold J. Heidenheimer and Victor LeVine, 1988); Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Government (co-editor Jerome B. McKinney, 1986); and Political Corruption and Public Policy in America (1982). He has been a consultant to many international organizations and development agencies, including The World Bank, The Asia Foundation, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the New York State Commission on Governmental Integrity; USAID, and the United Nations. Read More Read Less