Black Boxes and Trendsetters: Social Norm Change Tips from Cristina
In this post, Dhaval Kothari sets out Cristina Bicchieri’s key tips for practitioners and researchers on social norm change from our conversation with her.
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Social Norms
Is it a Social Norm, or Something Else? The Curious Case of a Traffic Police Officer in India
In this post, Dhaval Kothari unpacks the scenario of a traffic police officer soliciting bribe in India and analyzes if a social norms is driving this corrupt behaviour.
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How might faith-based actors play a role in changing values and norms of corruption?
In this post, Roberto Laver sets out his thoughts on the potential role of faith leaders and communities in fighting corruption and building a culture of public integrity and ethical universalism.
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The Threat is Real: what it means for civil servants when social norms and the law do not align
CJL Program Co-Director Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church reflects on the personal and professional risks that inhibit civil servants in the Ugandan context from implementing the 2009 Anti-Corruption Act.
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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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Social Norms vs Anti-Corruption Laws: And the winner is???
What role do social norms play in interactions between civil servants when it comes to administrative sanctions? Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church explores this question, based on a participatory systems analysis of Ugandan civil servants (commissioned by SUGAR).
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Edutainment for anti-corruption? A three-step approach based on behavioral science to make it more effective
In this post, Alexandra De Filippo and Humma Sheikh talk about how practitioners can make edutainment effective to change corrupt behaviors with underlying complex motivations. The post throws light on a three step based approach based on behavioral science to develop effective communication content aimed at shifting behaviors.
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Orders from Above: Curated Resources Exploring Social Norms and Public Authorities
Research Associate Cori Simmons curates a list of key resources exploring the role of social norms among public authorities. We know that public authorities, like anyone else, are influenced by pressures and expectations – but if it’s your boss pressuring you, can we call that a social norm? Read more for what the literature has to say on this.
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M&E of the Intangible: Resources on Social Norms
In this post, Dhaval Kothari provides a curated list of published literature which will give you an insight into different M&E tools and methods adopted in various projects focusing on social norms change. This list is intended to help practitioners and organizations use the existing wisdom as a starting point to formulate their respective M&E frameworks for social norms change.
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Another Piece of the Puzzle: Locating Values and Social Norms within Context
What exactly do we mean when we talk about values as a part of culture? Where and how do they fit into this web of factors we’ve painstakingly researched, defined, and amplified in our Social Norms work? Read on to find out our new thinking around values.
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