TransCorr team is divided into two sub-groups according to TransCorr’s two investigative directions. The first investigative direction, “The ‘old regime’ and the new order: reform, resistance, innovation,” uses micro-historical case-studies to situate changing notions of “corruption” in the region within their broader transnational context. The second investigative direction, “Old practices, new interactions? Favoritism, interests, patronage,” focuses on specific patron-client bonds in Central-South-East Europe between 1750-1850. The sub-group’s work centers on micro-historical case-studies for analyzing the variety of forms of favoritism, patron-client ties, or informal associations that historical actors mobilized during the period.