Fresh perspectives on the effectiveness of anti-corruption law enforcement in Nigeria
GI-ACE researcher Matthew T Page presents key takeaways from new policy-relevant research into effectiveness of anti-corruption law enforcement in Nigeria.
Cities of Integrity at the World Urban Forum
Project research assistant Dorothy Ndhlovu reports on the GI-ACE Cities of Integrity project’s networking panel at the tenth annual World Urban Forum.
Research insights into the causes of medicine theft in Malawi
GI-ACE researcher Ryan Jablonski explores findings from surveys exploring Malawians’ experiences with accessing their medicines and shares additional analysis that sheds light on why Malawians believe individuals are motivated to steal drugs.
Two problems of corruption research
The problems of corruption research can be properly addressed only through the coordinated use of different methodological approaches from different actors, including academia, civil society, and policymakers. A real multidisciplinary perspective on the phenomenon will require the coordination of politics, research, and advocacy.
Building public procurement integrity in Jamaica
Liz David-Barrett discusses importance of having the right teams in place to use the available data to fight corruption, as exemplified in recent workshop in Jamaica building on procurement work.
Social network interventions to tackle corruption
GI-ACE project aiming to harness the power of social networks to promote positive anti-corruption outcomes among health providers and users through behavioral interventions and dissemination of interventions through trusted and influential social networks.
Qualitative Action Experiment tackles professional integrity in the Zambian planning sector
GI-ACE researchers Dorothy Ndhlovu, Gilbert Siame, and Laura Nkula-Wenz reflect on the Qualitative Action Experiment (QAE) experiment conducted in Lusaka, Zambia, in partnership with the Centre for Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Zambia and the Zambian Institute of Planners.
Harnessing Informality (Pt. 2): What could a network intervention to tackle anti-corruption look like?
How might knowledge about the centrality of informal social networks be used to inform the design of innovative anti-corruption approaches?
From whistleblowing to community monitoring on East African borders
GI-ACE researchers explore the multitude of ways traders interpret bribery on East African borders. Especially for small-scale traders with perishable goods, the cost and time involved drive traders to seek out shortcuts.