Best of 2020
Research Assistant Malavika Krishnan recaps the top five most read posts on the Corruption in Fragile States Blog in 2020. Read more to see which posts caught our readers’ eyes!
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Corruption as a System
Understanding the Underlying Values, Norms and Behaviors Constraining the Implementation of Administrative Sanction in the Ugandan Public Service
This report inquires into the underlying norms and values that drive the resistance to the removal of public servants convicted
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Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church Presents on Applying “Most Significant Change” M&E Technique for Anti-Corruption Programs at the Just Governance Group
CJL Program Co-Director, Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church, presented at a round-table event at the Ottawa-based Just Governance Group. With the overarching panel
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Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church Presents at Swedish Embassy in Kampala
Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church, the CJL Program Co-Director, gave a presentation to the Swedish Embassy in Kampala in November 2019 about the
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Corruption: Is the Law Blindsiding a More Meaningful Discourse?
When did the law and the legal profession start to dominate the international discourse on corruption – focusing on the supply-side and ignoring the reasons why corruption may occur in some contexts? The better route is more dialogue and teamwork across disciplines.
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Everything You Need to Know about Social Norms and Corruption
Did you know social norms can act as a brake to sustainable behavior change? That there’s a body of research on how social norms influence behavior? We didn’t either – until now. Read our new Social Norms Reference Guide to see what we’ve learned.
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Diana Chigas presents at USAID Systems Thinking Conference
The CJL Co-Director, Diana Chigas presented at the USAID Systems Thinking Conference on how we have used causal loop methodology
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Using Systems Thinking to Understand and Address Corruption in the Criminal Justice System in Fragile States
Scharbatke-Church and Chigas contributed this insightful analysis to a recent book: Corruption, Social Sciences, and the Law: Exploration Across the Disciplines. Pointing out a disappointing record on anti-corruption, this chapter outlines a new way of analyzing corruption using systems thinking tools which better capture its complexity.
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Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church Presents to Oxfam, America
CJL Co-Director Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church was invited by Oxfam, America to present on the the CJL Program’s work on corruption and
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The Big Shift That Police and Justice Professionals Need to Make in Fragile States
By Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church
When operating in fragile states, donors and implementers working in the police, justice and corrections space need to incorporate a complexity lens if programs are to effectively respond to the realities of the context. Moving from ‘simple’ or ‘complicated’ understandings of the issues, to one that accepts the complexity inherent to the process is best, particularly when these issues are exacerbated by systemic corruption.
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