Politics matters for the success of anti-corruption and asset recovery efforts. This Working Paper:
A new paper published in the Annual Review of Political Science explores how we can improve anti-corruption efforts using a “new arrow in the quiver”: the social norms approach. Claudia Baez Camargo, Head of Prevention, Research and Innovation and a co-author of the paper, explains why the social norms approach is crucial for anti-corruption efforts, and shares some of the paper’s main messages for practitioners and researchers.
Everyone knows about money laundering – but what about money dirtying, i.e. secretly turning legally acquired money into illegal payments? A new peer-reviewed journal article looks at this phenomenon.
One key question driving innovations in corruption studies is: how can anti-corruption reforms be more impactful and sustainable? It is critical to learn the answer to this question, due to the detrimental impact of corrupt practices on equality, human rights, peace and the rule of law.
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Guías de orientación práctica: las ciencias del comportamiento en esfuerzos de conservación
Esta serie de cuatro guías brinda orientación práctica sobre las posibles aplicaciones de las ciencias del comportamiento para mejorar los esfuerzos de conservación y anticorrupción.
Estos recursos se produjeron bajo el proyecto de Targeting Natural Resource Corruption.
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Designing social norms and behaviour change interventions: Guidance resources for conservation practitioners
This series of four guides provides practical guidance on the potential applications of behavioural science to enhance anti-corruption and conservation efforts.
The resources were produced under the Targeting Natural Resource Corruption project.
We are excited to launch a new project on addressing corruption risks in the emergency response of the Malawian health system.
Our team of collaborators will analyse corruption risks emerging in three kinds of crisis situations:
The Basel Institute's Public Governance team has a new name: Prevention, Research and Innovation.
The name better reflects our team’s role connecting corruption research with anti-corruption practice and piloting innovative anti-corruption interventions.
Claudia Baez Camargo, who has led our research and prevention activities since 2009, said:
If someone gives a healthcare worker a “gift” in return for faster treatment, is that a bribe or just a cultural expectation? Are some cultures inherently more corrupt than others? And does the meaning of corruption vary according to cultural context?
These are just some of the controversial and complex issues that scholars have asked in relation to culture and corruption.
How can corruption affect peace and security? Where does corruption influence or intersect with geopolitics? And how can peace-building and anti-corruption serve a common goal?
A two-hour workshop at Basel Peace Forum 2024, organised by Swisspeace, delved into these questions and more. Moderated by Gretta Fenner, Managing Director at the Basel Institute on Governance, the panel looked at some of the most critical intersections of corruption, security, peace and geopolitics.