Looking Back at 2024: Reason to Celebrate
Three connected blogs from 2024 that stood out.
Catherine Garson, CJL
Jan 215 min read
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The role of illicit wealth and power in driving conflict: Six Takeaways
Yes, corruption worsens conflict, but Scharbatke-Church and Chigas call for greater emphasis on knowing how and why.
Diana Chigas, CJL
Apr 3, 20239 min read
When do anti-corruption messages work, and with whom?
How can anti-corruption messaging work better? Jean-Benoit Falisse provides lessons from the field.
Jean-Benoit Falisse, University of Edinburgh
Mar 12, 20235 min read
Eight assumptions that should never appear in a FCAS logframe
Assumptions matter: Scharbatke-Church and Chigas offer eight key don’ts to improve anti-corruption programming in FCAS.
Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church - CJL
Feb 19, 20238 min read
Hot States and Empathy Gaps: How Anti-Corruption Programs Can Target our Irrational Sides
Claudia Baez-Camargo calls for anti-corruption programming that captures the stress of decision-making in real life.
Claudia Baez-Camargo, Basel Institute
Jan 29, 20237 min read
Friends with Benefits: Corruption in Fragile State’s Best of 2022
Our editor chooses the top five posts of 2022.
Alex Ralph, CJL
Jan 6, 20234 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.
Diana Chigas, CJL
Nov 30, 20225 min read
Making it worse: Descriptive vs injunctive norms in anti-corruption efforts
Mattias Agerberg diagnoses why anti-corruption messaging campaigns fail—and details what can work.
Mattias Agerberg, University of Gothenburg
Nov 13, 20226 min read
Avoiding minority reports: using AI responsibly in anti-corruption
Anti-corruption increasingly deploys AI tools. Fernanda Odilla identifies what practitioners need to ethically assess this present future.
Fernanda Odilla, University of Bologna
Oct 23, 20227 min read
Unpacking corruption paves the way for social norms analysis
One-off, pattern, or corrupted system: Scharbatke-Church and Nash provide tips on how to unpack corruption to aid social norms programming.
Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church - CJL
Oct 1, 20226 min read
"Corruption is Governance": Reflections on the failure to address corruption in Afghanistan
On the anniversary of the US withdrawal, Arne Strand finds lessons in the collective failure to address corruption in Afghanistan.
Arne Strand, Chr. Michelsen Institute
Sep 9, 20227 min read
Hasty marriage or open-ended courtship: What do anti-corruption & peacebuilding communities need?
Two friends, Lara Olson and Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church, debate the obstacles to a stronger union between peacebuilding and anti-corruption.
Lara Olson, CJL
Jul 21, 20228 min read
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.
Calum Humphreys, Berghof Foundation
Jul 14, 20227 min read
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