THE CORRUPTION IN
FRAGILE STATES BLOG

What happens to corruption when civil war ends? Daniel Friedman examines the risks corruption poses to securing peace.

What I learned from my interview with Cheyanne on why she works on corruption and the necessity for M&E of social norms.

We know zero-tolerance policies sound good but don’t work. Instead, Michael Johnston offers a better anti-corruption approach.

Anti-corruption goals of stability and consensus can perpetuate inequality for the poor and marginalized. Alternative? Focused Contention.

Julien Joly sets out his thoughts on what an approach to mainstreaming anti-corruption in security sector reforms could look like.

In this post, Rosemary Ventura introduces three essential articles on anti-corruption in conflict contexts.

By Julien Joly Corruption, conflict and instability are profoundly intertwined. It has been shown time and again that corruption not only...

An agenda for dialogue on the intersection of peacebuilding and anti-corruption By Diana Chigas For me, as a peacebuilding practitioner of 30 years, the idea that corruption can be a key driver of conflict is almost a truism. It comes up time and time again as a key driver in the conflict analyses I conduct around the world. It is so pervasive that three of the seven archetypal conflict structures that emerged through my work on CDA’s Reflecting on Peace Practice were driven

By Diana Chigas and Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church As OECD Knowledge Partners, we originally presented these ideas at the 2019 OECD Integrity...

By James Cohen In the spring of 2016, while working at the US Institute of Peace, I was part of a well-attended meeting to discuss...

By Talia Hagerty and Carlos Juárez Cruz Mexico is about to face the biggest test to peace and democracy it has seen in decades – and...

By Michelle Garred In this blog post, Michelle Garred, conflict sensitivity practitioner for 15 years, challenges herself to rethink her...