While much is known about corruption in post-communist states  less is known about the impact of conflict on corruption in such states The project seeks to fill this void Large-scale qualitative (in-depth interviews) and quantitative (quota-based) surveys in Bosnia & Herzegovina  Macedonia and Serbia are used to investigate the perceptions of and personal experiences of the following nine categories of elites with informal practices in general and the use of contacts and informal networks in particular: (1) elected representatives  (2) political party representatives  (3) public procurement officials  (4) representatives of organisations and institutions engaged in reconstruction  (5) representatives of local business  (6) representatives of foreign business  (7) judges and prosecutors  (8) media representatives  and (9) NGO representatives