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If Anti-Corruption is a ‘Different Animal’, Do the Usual Approaches to Conflict Sensitivity Apply?

Lara Olson, CJL

Nov 27
6 min

CORRUPTION AND PEACEBUILDING

If Anti-Corruption is a ‘Different Animal’, Do the Usual Approaches to Conflict Sensitivity Apply?

Conflict sensitivity in AC programs: why standard approaches might not be enough.

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Peacebuilding & Anti-Corruption: Five Steps to Further the Conversation

Calum Humphreys, Berghof Foundation

Jul 14, 2022
7 min

CORRUPTION AND PEACEBUILDING

Peacebuilding & Anti-Corruption: Five Steps to Further the Conversation

To combat corruption and conflict, the Berghof Foundation’s Calum Humphreys argues for a new joint peacebuilding/anti-corruption agenda.

Addressing Bureaucratic Corruption: Advice from and for Practitioners

Jared Miller, CJL

Jul 1, 2022
7 min

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Addressing Bureaucratic Corruption: Advice from and for Practitioners

On-the-ground practitioners and researchers share lessons on designing social norms anti-corruption programs that work.

Patrick Alley, Global Witness

Jun 17, 2022
8 min

CORRUPTION AND PEACEBUILDING

Putin and the Pinstripe Army

Patrick Alley argues democracy’s fate depends both on defeating Putin in Ukraine and the pinstripe army of enablers in the UK and beyond.

Collective Action, Corruption, and Social Norms: A Roadmap

Ella Hawkins, CJL

May 26, 2022
6 min

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Collective Action, Corruption, and Social Norms: A Roadmap

Ella Hawkins provides practitioners with a road map to understanding collective action and how it can strengthen their anti-corruption work.

Accomplishing the Impossible: How Ukraine Advanced Anti-Corruption Reforms in Defense & Security

Oksana Huss, Bologna University

May 2, 2022
8 min

CORRUPTION AND PEACEBUILDING

Accomplishing the Impossible: How Ukraine Advanced Anti-Corruption Reforms in Defense & Security

Huss and Musiiaka detail how Ukraine’s anti-corruption defense and security reforms are inextricably connected to its military resilience.

Frank Vogl on Corruption’s Role in Russia’s War Against Ukraine

Alex Ralph, CJL

Mar 30, 2022
11 min

CORRUPTION AND PEACEBUILDING

Frank Vogl on Corruption’s Role in Russia’s War Against Ukraine

My interview with Frank Vogl, or what I learned about Putin’s Russia and new possibilities to forcefully counter global corruption.

Strategic Corruption as a Threat to Security and the New Agenda for Anti-Corruption

Oksana Huss, Bologna University

Mar 16, 2022
9 min

CORRUPTION AND PEACEBUILDING

Strategic Corruption as a Threat to Security and the New Agenda for Anti-Corruption

Oksana Huss and Joseph Pozsgai-Alvarez on how Russia weaponizes strategic corruption - and what’s at stake for our human security and rights

From Talk to Action: 5 changes that I hope result from the USG’s prioritizing anti-corruption

Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church - CJL

Mar 2, 2022
6 min

CORRUPTION AND PEACEBUILDING

From Talk to Action: 5 changes that I hope result from the USG’s prioritizing anti-corruption

Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church on why her recent State Department discussions gave her hope—and how we advance the global anti-corruption fight

Endangering the Peace – The Danger of Persistent Corruption in Post-Accord States

Daniel Friedman

Feb 17, 2022
5 min

CORRUPTION AND PEACEBUILDING

Endangering the Peace – The Danger of Persistent Corruption in Post-Accord States

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

Michael Johnston, Colgate University

Jan 19, 2022
7 min

CORRUPTION AND PEACEBUILDING

Zero Tolerance for “Zero Tolerance”

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

Agata Slota, Palladium

Dec 1, 2021
6 min

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

On Women & Corruption

Women don’t participate in corrupt acts as frequently as men. Our authors look to Jordan for gender-focused anti-corruption lessons.

Who’s who? Rules of thumb for corruption stakeholder analysis

Rosemary Ventura, CJL

Nov 17, 2021
6 min

CORRUPTION AS A SYSTEM

Who’s who? Rules of thumb for corruption stakeholder analysis

While consensus exists that stakeholder analysis is essential for any anti-corruption practice, we’re still missing a sound, usable process.

The Limits of the Rule of Law to Address Systemic Corruption

José Ignacio Hernández, Harvard Kennedy School

Nov 3, 2021
5 min

CORRUPTION AS A SYSTEM

The Limits of the Rule of Law to Address Systemic Corruption

To José Ignacio Hernández, calls to fight Venezuelan corruption through reinstating the rule of law are fool’s gold.

Three Things Matthew Stephenson Got Wrong

Bo Rothstein, University of Gothenburg

Oct 10, 2021
5 min

CORRUPTION AS A SYSTEM

Three Things Matthew Stephenson Got Wrong

Bo Rothstein responds to Matthew Stephenson’s critique of his September 22nd post, “Three Reasons Anti-Corruption Programs Fail.”

Don't Fight Corruption - Fight for Justice

Michael Johnston, Colgate University (Emeritus)

Sep 29, 2021
6 min

CORRUPTION AND PEACEBUILDING

Don't Fight Corruption - Fight for Justice

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

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