Article, Report · 1 Jan 2018
Harnessing the power of communities against corruption
by Dr Claudia Baez Camargo · Published by U4 Anti-Corruption Research Centre
Ignorance, apathy and disempowerment are recurring drivers of impunity. Social accountability, on its part, aims to empower citizens with information and provide effective channels through which to exercise agency.
Authored by Claudia Baez Camargo, Head of Governance Research, this publication guides practitioners towards localising anti-corruption interventions that invite citizen participation in order to make them more effective.
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