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Editors' Picks (4): The Role of Corruption in Peacebuilding In this Featured Research Article commissioned by the Anti-Corruption Research Network, authors Dominik Zaum and Christine Cheng explore the challenges and complexities of combating corruption in the peacebuilding process. Read More...
Posted by Farzana Nawaz at Jan 11, 2012 01:00 AM | Permalink
Categories: Developement Assistance, Elections, Post-conflict, Security, Asia Pacific, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis

Comments (0); Building Integrity and Countering Corruption in Defence and Security: 20 Practical Reforms Drawing on over 3 years of work and contribution of experts from 35 countries, this handbook offers recommendations on ways to diagnose corruption risks and on how to lead change in defence and security establishments. It includes discussions on military operations, the procurement process, and budgets and assets, and show how nations are tackling corruption risks in each of these areas. Read More...
Posted by Farzana Nawaz at Oct 20, 2011 12:15 PM | Permalink
Categories: Organised Crime, Procurement, Security, Global, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Private Sector (General), Defence

Comments (0); Corruption and International Security The paper discusses the links between terrorist groups, organised crime, and corruption and how these links threaten global security. Consequently, it suggests that in order to properly combat terrorism and organised crime, corruption must be confronted and curbed. Often, these groups seek out weak countries to establish bases to operate from, and this creates a rift between countries that are used as havens (including financial haven countries) and those that are not. The focus should be on countries where personal loyalty supersedes civic duty or where the judicial system, police force, and or other security forces have been infiltrated by these groups. Finally, while government reforms are important, the most effective tactic in reducing corruption lately has tended to be the “name and shame” campaigns by the media. These tactics should continue to grow stronger and more plentiful if terrorism and organised crime are to be reduced. Read More...
Posted by Andrew P Guth at Aug 17, 2011 02:49 PM | Permalink
Categories: Human Rights, Judiciary, Money Laundering, Organised Crime, Political Corruption, Security, Transition Countries, Global, Access to Information, Investigative Journalism, New Media, International Analysis, Defence, Financial Markets

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Datasets (7): 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. Read More...
Posted by Farzana Nawaz at Nov 08, 2011 03:42 PM | Permalink
Categories: 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

Comments (0); The European Social Survey, ESS Round 5 - 2010 The European Social Survey (ESS) is an academically-driven multi-country survey, which has been administered in over 30 countries to date. It has three aims - First, to monitor and interpret changing public attitudes and values within Europe and to investigate how they interact with Europe's changing institutions; Second, to advance and consolidate improved methods of cross-national survey measurement in Europe and beyond; and third, to develop a series of European social indicators, including attitudinal indicators. This fifth round of the survey covers 28 countries, which includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.The questionnaire includes two main sections, each consisting of approximately 120 items; a 'core' module which remains relatively constant from round to round, plus two or more 'rotating' modules, repeated at intervals. The core module aims to monitor change and continuity in a wide range of social variables, including media use; social and public trust; political interest and participation; socio-political orientations; governance and efficacy; moral; political and social values; social exclusion, national, ethnic and religious allegiances; well-being; health and security; human values; demographics and socio-economics. Read More...
Posted by Thomas Roca at Oct 27, 2011 12:33 PM | Permalink
Categories: Civil Society, Judiciary, Local Government, Media, Organised Crime, Security, Europe and Central Asia, Anti-Corruption Laws, Citizen Initiatives, Law Enforcement, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Health

Comments (0); The Rule of Law Index, 2011 The Rule of Law Index is a quantitative assessment tool designed to offer a comprehensive picture of the extent to which countries adhere to the rule of law. The Index presents a comprehensive set of indicators on the rule of law from the perspective of the ordinary person. It examines practical situations in which a rule of law deficit may affect the daily lives of ordinary people. For example, it evaluates whether citizens can access public services without the need to bribe a government officer. The Index provides new data on the following nine dimensions of the rule of law: limited government powers, absence of corruption, order and security, fundamental rights, open government, effective regulatory enforcement, access to civil justice, effective criminal justice, informal justice. Read More...
Posted by Farzana Nawaz at Sep 23, 2011 01:04 PM | Permalink
Categories: Human Rights, Judiciary, Security, Service Delivery, Global, Access to Information, Anti-Corruption Institutions, Anti-Corruption Laws, Citizen Initiatives, Law Enforcement, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, International Analysis

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