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What happens when the funding ends?

Without deliberate attention to sustainability from the outset, even strong technical interventions remain externally dependent and struggle to outlast donor funding.

CORRUPTION AS A SYSTEM

Lina Lozano

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A rough terrain for women: the gender dynamics in public procurement

Whether you call it conscious bias or unconscious bias [….] procurement is still male dominated. The leaders are still men, decision-makers are men and procurement officials will find every reason to give a contract to a man, even though there's no objective reason.

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Sope Williams

May 46 min read

2025: In the Midst of Global Disruption, Incisive Thinking Persists

The anti-corruption field could not avoid being heavily hit by the slew of brutal executive orders of the new US administration. Around the world, programs were being slashed, heads were rolling, and livelihoods were being endangered. Apart from the termination of our Ugandan social norms change program, many of our partners and colleagues were also waking up to all forms of cancellations, terminations and freezing.

CORRUPTION AS A SYSTEM

Catherine Garson, CJL

Jan 156 min read

Corruption has a gender: Why paying attention to gender norms is good for anti-corruption

It is clear that if anti-corruption efforts ignore gender norms, they risk missing what animates so much corrupt behavior and what prevents people from resisting it. We now have better evidence, frameworks, and tools to understand and treat gender norms as core corruption drivers — not just as an obligatory add-on.

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Diana Chigas, CJL

Dec 2, 20257 min read

Women and Corruption: Navigating the Complex Interaction of Gender Norms and Social Norms

Being the family breadwinner when jobs, money, and resources are scarce is complicated. And more so if you’re a woman.

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Isaac Oritogun (PIC) and Diana Chigas (CJL)

Jul 5, 20256 min read

Looking Back at 2024: Reason to Celebrate

Three connected blogs from 2024 that stood out.

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Catherine Garson, CJL

Jan 21, 20255 min read

Navigating the Complexity on Gender, Faith and Social Norms that Drive Corruption

What have we learnt about gender and faith norms either exacerbating or mitigating pressure to engage in corrupt acts?

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Diana Chigas, CJL

Sep 13, 20246 min read

Gender Norms, Social Norms and Corruption: Exploring the Link

Gender norms and social norms matter: Paul Bukuluki offers insight into the intersection between these norms and corrupt behaviors

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Paul Bukuluki, CJL

Jun 9, 20246 min read

The Intersectional nature of social norms: so much more to learn

Though intersectionality of social norms remains a black box, CJL’s co-directors suggest that programming may need to reckon with it.

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Diana Chigas, CJL

Nov 30, 20225 min read

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.

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Agata Slota, Palladium

Dec 1, 20216 min read

Pity the Man Who Stands Alone

By Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church In this post Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church shares findings on how: (1) Acts of jealousy and revenge fuel the...

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church - CJL

Oct 10, 20176 min read

The Value of a Stereotype: Women Resisting Corruption

By Kiely Barnard-Webster How we almost discredited an important piece to understanding the dynamics of resisting corruption in Democratic...

Kiely Barnard-Webster, CDA

Sep 13, 20175 min read

How Might Gender Roles Affect Whether You Engage in, or Hold Back from, Corruption?

By Kiely Barnard-Webster In this post Kiely Barnard-Webster explains two key takeaways for practitioners from our recent field visit to...

SOCIAL NORMS AND CORRUPTION

Kiely Barnard-Webster, CDA

Jul 12, 20176 min read

Approaching Corruption Through the Lens of Masculinities

By Héctor Portillo and Sebastián Molano Héctor Portillo and Sebastián Molanon propose three ways in which the expectations, pressures, and privileges of “being a man” may shed light on male attitudes towards corruption. Although corruption is not by any means our field of study, we both grew up in countries where corruption is normalized to the point where not engaging in it is not only considered rare but naïve. Coincidentally, both of our countries of origin, Mexico and Col