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Specialised anti-corruption institutions: measuring their performance and managing our expectations

The difficult tasks of preventing, investigating and prosecuting corruption are being undertaken by growing numbers of specialised anti-corruption agencies.
(Schütte, S. – 12 June 2023)

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The role of technology in anti-corruption: dystopian reflections

Techno-optimism has grown in the past 20 years, and technology will certainly be used to solve even more corruption issues over the coming 20. However, it needs to be used with care and consideration to avoid unintended consequences.
(Sejerøe Hausenkamph, D. – 5 July 2023)

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Accountability deficit: Why do citizens vote for corrupt politicians?

Complex media environments make it hard for voters to make informed choices. And loyalty to one’s ‘group’, as well as pessimism about the likelihood of change, all play their part.
(Gehrke, M., Cheeseman, N., Cianetti, L. – 6 November 2023)

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Strategic litigation and its untapped potential for anti-corruption

Human rights civil society organisations regularly use strategic litigation to bring about societal change. In the anti-corruption arena, it is still a relatively unexplored approach, though it has the potential to hold the powerful accountable and address impunity.
(Lemaître, S. – 11 July 2023)

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The anti-corruption community should become more ‘tribal’

I’ve noticed three loose ‘tribes’ emerging in the anti-corruption community over the past 20 years. It is a good thing to acknowledge our varied aims and assumptions, and appreciate how we complement one another.
(Jackson, D. – 4 September 2023)