THE CORRUPTION IN
FRAGILE STATES BLOG

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 Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church Understanding success isn’t easy at the best of times in complex environments. But when change is achieved...

By Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church When operating in fragile states, donors and implementers working in the police, justice and corrections...

By Kiely Barnard-Webster and Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church With every experimental action, there needs to be feedback (informal and formal monitoring and evaluation), reflection and adaptation. Kuleta Haki, an experiment in collective corruption resistance in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), offered a unique opportunity to learn about systemic corruption in the criminal justice sector (CJS), and the possibilities of collective action as an effective response. The recent Exter

By Kiely Barnard-Webster The central contribution of the Network [for its members] is that members no longer feel alone in the fight against corruption during their individual actions of resistance. – Kuleta Haki Transition Review, December 2017 Is collective action effective for fighting corruption in fragile states? For one collective action effort, members now prefer to resist with a group behind them. Kuleta Haki, an experimental anti-corruption project, celebrated

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

By Gabin Bady Kabuya and Florence Liégeois Resisting corruption is not easy, not even when supported by a collective effort. The Kuleta...

By Ben Cislaghi In this post Ben Cislaghi discusses two points for thinking about norms and corruption: first, social norms are not an...