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Policy Brief · 1 Oct 2017

Policy Brief 2: Social norms, mental models and other behavioural drivers of petty corruption – the case of Uganda

This policy brief summarises the main findings and lessons learned from research on corruption, social norms and behaviours in Uganda. The empirical evidence indicates that behavioural factors associated to social practices and collective understandings play a role in shaping Ugandan citizens’ attitudes towards petty corruption and in fuelling practices such as bribery and favouritism.

On the basis of the research findings, policy recommendations are put forward aiming to contribute to the development of anti-corruption interventions that incorporate behavioural insights in their design and implementation.

About this Policy Brief

This publication is part of the Basel Institute on Governance Policy Brief series ISSN 2624-9669.

It is a Diamond Open Access publication, also hosted on the Basel University Library’s open publishing platform eterna as part of our Basel Institute on Governance Policy Brief Journal, with DOI: 10.12685/bigpb.2.1-4.

You may freely share or republish it under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence.

How to cite

Baez Camargo, Claudia, and Cosimo Stahl. 2017. “Social norms, mental models and other behavioural drivers of petty corruption – the case of Uganda”. Policy Brief 2, Basel Institute on Governance.

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