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New issue of the ACRN Quarterly!
Do you want to find out about the latest in corruption research? Check out the new issue of our Anti-Corruption Research Network Quarterly .
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Aid and Humanitarian Assistance, Corporate Governance, Civil Society, Developement Assistance, E-Government, Elections, Environment, Gender, Human Rights, Judiciary, Land Management, Local Government, Media, Money Laundering, Organised Crime, Political Corruption, Post-conflict, Poverty, Procurement, Public Financial Management, Security, Service Delivery, Sports, Transition Countries, Youth, Global, Access to Information, Anti-Corruption Education, Anti-Corruption Institutions, Anti-Corruption Laws, Asset Recovery, Audit, Citizen Initiatives, Conventions, Investigative Journalism, Law Enforcement, New Media, Self-regulation, Whistleblowing, Experimental Research, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Single Country Analysis, Comparative Analysis, International Analysis, Private Sector (General), Education, Health, Construction, Defence, Extractives, Real Estate, Financial Markets, Forestry, Energy, Water
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Edmund Burke, the Warren Hastings Trial, and the Moral Dimension of Corruption
This article examines the need to re-moralise corruption discourse in order to rally necessary support at both the elite and popular level to deal with systemic corruption. Using the example of the late eighteenth century trial of Warren Hastings (the first British Governor General of India) by Edmund Burke, Smith demonstrates that the self-conscious move away from moral questions in corruption scholarship has denied anti-corruption campaigners a powerful tool for mobilising civil society. By historicising various aspects of corruption, Smith is able to provide some intriguing answers about how to bring corrupt officials to account in a slightly unconventional manner. In particular he considers whether the reintroduction of morality into the corruption debate could embolden some non-traditional anticorruption agents such as community activists and religious leaders to spear-head grassroots campaigns.
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Theories of change in anti-corruption work A tool for programme design and evaluation
In this report, Jesper Johnsøn explores the Theory of change (ToC) approach as a method for improving the processes of project design, implementation, and evaluation. It can be used in designing overarching policies or specific programmes or projects, as well as in setting priorities within or between projects.
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Global Right to Information Rating
The Right to Information (RTI) rating, which covers 89 countries around the world, was developed by Access Info Europe and the Centre for Law and Democracy. The central idea behind the RTI Rating is to provide RTI advocates, reformers, legislators and others with a reliable tool for assessing the overall strength of the legal framework in their country for RTI. The Rating also indicates the strengths and weaknesses of the legal framework in seven different categories, namely: Right of Access, Scope, Requesting Procedures, Exceptions and Refusals, Appeals, Sanctions and Protections, and Promotional Measures. There are a total of 61 Indicators, each with a range of possible scores which in most cases is 0-2, for a possible total of 150 points. The Indicators are drawn from a wide range of international standards on the right to information, as well as comparative study of numerous right to information laws from around the world. A standardised scoring tool, based on the Indicators, was developed to ensure that the points under each Indicator were allocated consistently across different countries. The scoring tool was then applied to each of the 89 countries with right to information laws around the world by researchers at CLD and AIE. The analysis shows vast room for improvement: two thirds of countries (64%) scored in the middle range, between 60 and 100 points out of 150. Typical weaknesses were the limited scope, over-broad exceptions regimes, shortcomings in oversight and appeals mechanisms, and lack of legal requirements to promote awareness of the public's right of access to information. Please see link for more details.
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Where the Bribes Are Paid - Interactive Database
This interactive database compiles decades of data on violations and penalties under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.S. flagship legislation that makes bribery of foreign officials a crime. Since its inception, prosecutors have penalized over 200 companies under the FCPA in about 80 countries, amassing about $4 billion in penalties. The database, called Where the Bribes are Paid , allows users to see how the total penalties amassed in each country break down by sector.
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2011 Ibrahim Index of African Governance
the Ibrahim Index is the most comprehensive collection of quantitative data that provides an annual assessment of governance performance in every African country. It compiles 86 indicators grouped into 14 sub-categories and four overarching categories to measure the effective delivery of public goods and services to African citizens. Topics covered by the index include: Rule of law, accountability, personal safety, participation, gender, human rights, public management, infrastructure, education and health.
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Civil Society, Elections, Environment, Gender, Human Rights, Judiciary, Organised Crime, Political Corruption, Public Financial Management, Security, Service Delivery, Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Anti-Corruption Institutions, Anti-Corruption Laws, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Private Sector (General), Education, Health, Construction
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National Governance, Corruption, Public Economics and Development (Paris School of Economics)
Developed by professor Ariane Lambert-Mogiliansky, this course aims to introduce the students to formal and empirical analyses of corruption in central issues of public and development economics. The course is part of the Public Policy and Development Programme at the Paris School of Economics.
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Political Corruption (University of Sussex)
Developed by Dr. Dan Hough, this third year undergraduate course runs in the Spring and Summer terms at the University of Sussex in the UK. It is one of a range of teaching and research activities within the newly-founded 'Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption (SCSC)'. This course has been running since 2005; it is multi-disciplinary in nature and analyses what corruption is, where it flourishes and, most importantly, what can be done about it.
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Multinationals and Corruption (The Hague University)
Developed by Professor Abiola Makinwa at the Hague Law School, this course introduces students to the international regulatory framework on corruption as it relates to multinational corporations (MNC’s). Anti-corruption strategy has moved to the center stage of corporate planning and strategy as links between corruption, poverty, crime, and the lack of sustainable development have led to a worldwide consensus criminalising bribery in international transactions. This has resulted in a regulatory climate where MNC’s have to ensure that company activities are in line with minimum standards of compliance.
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Job Posting
Parlamentary Oversight Expert, Judicial Reform and Government Accountability Project, Serbia
Apr 10, 2013 11:15 AM
Project Summary:
Management Systems International, an international development consulting firm based in Washington, D.C., in partnership with the National Center for ...
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Job Posting
Whistleblower Protection Expert, Judicial Reform and Government Accountability Project, Serbia
Jul 05, 2012 10:27 AM
The expert will assist the Serbian Anti-Corruption Agency in developing a whistleblower protection law suitable for the region and for Serbia’s EU membership ...
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Job Posting
Anti-Corruption Expert
Jul 03, 2012 01:50 PM
The principle objective of the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) is to strengthen security and stability in the OSCE ...
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Job Posting
Junior Anti-Corruption Analyst
Apr 17, 2012 11:21 AM
We are looking for a person with excellent analytical and organisational skills to carry out high priority, high visibility work in the field of anti-corruption. S/he ...
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Job Posting
Team Leader/Chief of Party, Anti-Corruption Project, Tanzania
Feb 07, 2012 01:20 PM
This DFID-sponsored project will build the technical and institutional capacity of Tanzania’s judicial and police sectors, ensuring that law enforcement bodies are more ...
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