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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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
Paul Bukuluki, CJL
Jun 9, 20245 min read
Vote-Buying: Driven More by Social Norms than Economics?
Challenging assumptions about the drivers of vote-buying: It’s not the economy.
Richard Nash
May 17, 20245 min read
Factors and Actors: Fundamental Elements of Corruption Analysis
Systems mapping and stakeholder analysis are two excellent tools for corruption analysis.
Peter Woodrow, CJL
Apr 26, 20245 min read
In Defense of ‘Strategic Corruption’
Strategic Corruption must become part of the anti-corruption lexicon.
Joseph Pozsgai-Alvarez
Apr 15, 20246 min read
Spoilt for Choice: Best of 2023
Corruption in Fragile States blog editor Catherine Garson chooses ‘five of the best’ from 2023. Find out what makes them excellent!
Catherine Garson, CJL
Jan 26, 20245 min read
Weaponization, Retaliation, Diversion, Mobilization, Division – Oh my!!!
Conflict sensitivity in AC programs: Preliminary research shows how AC programs can unintentionally fuel conflict
Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church - CJL
Jan 14, 20245 min read
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.
Lara Olson, CJL
Nov 27, 20236 min read
Tired Language and Ineffective Reforms
Michael Johnston on the anti-corruption field’s stale language problem—and how it contributes to lazy thinking and ineffective reforms.
Michael Johnston, Colgate University (Emeritus)
Oct 1, 20238 min read
Norms in Tension: tackling one corrupt practice strengthens others (and it might not be a bad thing)
Nayma Qayum calls for AC programming that better understands the demand side motivations of ordinary citizens and the rural poor.
Nayma Qayum, Manhattanville College
Jun 18, 20238 min read
Does Anti-Corruption Do No Harm?
To do good without doing harm: Lara Olson calls for anti-corruption programs to embrace conflict sensitivity.
Lara Olson, CJL
May 26, 20238 min read
In Plain Sight: Questioning Assumptions in Anti-Corruption Programming for Law Enforcement
How should anti-corruption programs address police corruption? Riccardo D’Emidio calls for rethinking individual deterrence and punishment.
Riccardo D’Emidio, University of Sussex
May 6, 20236 min read
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
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
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
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.
Jared Miller, CJL
Jul 1, 20227 min read
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