http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20211202-211409-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/of-vampires-and-enemies/ Of Vampires and Enemies - Why the Securitisation of Corruption Can Endanger Democracy Ezeh, Ugochukwu eng 2021-12-02 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 anti-corruption Corruption Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Anti-corruption legalism is often a symptom of a broader phenomenon: the securitisation of corruption. Taken together, securitisation and anti-corruption legalism are counterproductive approaches: they undermine the evolution of democratic values, political accountability mechanisms, and independent constitutional institutions that form the bedrock of meaningful and sustainable anti-corruption strategies.