The course is structured as an introduction into the study of corruption and anti-corruption policies around the world. After the completion of the course, the student should have a good understanding of a) the roots of corruption and its variants in different cultures, b) the scholarly debate on corruption in different fields, c) the approaches and technologies we use to assess corruption on the national and the international level. In its first half, the course covers the development of research into corruption and its current progress. In the second half, students are expected to finish and shortly present their own 5-page analyses of selected corruption cases. The course is closed with an excursion to the offices of Czech anti-corruption NGOs in Prague. Apart from reading the literature, students are required to attend lessons in Hradec Králové; attendance of the Prague excursion is non-compulsory. The final grade consists of points awarded for students' analyses (50%) and for a written examination (50%).