Investigating Corruption and White-collar Crime in South African Higher Education: A Critical Evaluation...

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Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu (University of South Africa, SA)

Investigating Corruption and White-collar Crime in South African Higher Education

A Critical Evaluation of Policies, Systems, and Structures

Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu (University of South Africa, SA)

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English

Routledge
16 October 2025

African history; Moral & social purpose of education; Educational strategies & policy; Organisation & management of education; Higher & further education, tertiary education

Series: Routledge Research in Higher Education

Using an interpretivist approach, this qualitative volume interrogates instances of corruption and white-collar crime prevalent in South African higher education institutions, and suggests pathways for the proactive detection and prevention of corrupt practices.

Contextualizing the author’s practical experiences gained in the higher education sector over the past two decades, this book employs an ethnographical method to explore the complexity of university systems, structures, and functions that make South Africa’s formerly disadvantaged universities more susceptible to corruption. In the midst of highly contested, divisive, and highly politicized ways of reporting corruption in the media, chapters provide critical analyses guided by scientific approaches, robust data sets, and qualitative face-to-face interviews to underpin the reliability of proposed policy amendments intended to detect and prevent corruption and white-collar crime, as well as the suggested closure of loop holes that make the sector vulnerable to, and known for, a high level of criminality.

Making a substantial contribution to broader academic debate around corruption and university management internationally, this book will be of interest to researchers and postgraduate students in the field of higher education, higher education management and administration, and education policy and politics. Policy-makers in both the Global South and North are also likely to benefit from this book.

By: Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu (University of South Africa SA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9781032960876
ISBN 10: 1032960876
Series: Routledge Research in Higher Education
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 16 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1: Corruption and white-collar crime at universities Chapter 2: Causes, drivers and determinants of university corruption Chapter 3: Effective policies for combating corrupt practices at universities Chapter 4: Stakeholder management and corruption in universities Chapter 5: Media framing of university-based corruption in South Africa Chapter 6: Politicized university structures and appointments Chapter 7: Centralisation and decentralisation of decision-making and university corruption Chapter 8: Corrupt Recruitment Processes and Student Governance in Universities Chapter 9: Complex University Systems, Structures, Decision-making and Corruption Chapter 10: New Public Management and Corruption in Universities Chapter 11: Combating corruption and white-collar crime at universities

Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu is Associate Professor of Public Administration and Management, University of South Africa, Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA.