COVID-19 Impacts Cross Border Traders in East Africa
GI ACE researchers Jacqueline Klopp, Alissa Krueger, and Melissa Trimble highlight the implications of COVID-19 on small scale cross-border trading in Kenya and Uganda.
Is positive recognition an incentive to fight corruption?
Highlights from an ethnographic study in revenue-sharing projects in Bwindi National Park–Uganda One reason that corruption is difficult to address is because it manifests differently depending on social expectations in…
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.
Where does pressure for public procurement transparency come from? Reflections from Uganda and Tanzania
Recent fieldwork in Tanzania and Uganda demonstrates the potential for data transparency to improve accountability will depend on commitment, not just to open data but also to pursue accompanying reforms that facilitate oversight and promote fair competition.
Pairing field experimental and ethnographic methods to study anti-corruption
GI-ACE researcher Mark Buntaine’s team has pursued a fully paired ethnography and randomized field experiment to study anti-corruption strategies in the context of revenue-sharing for Bwindi National Park.
Fighting corruption by recognizing integrity
Researcher Mark Buntaine discusses GI-ACE project testing a fundamentally different approach to anti-corruption — recognizing officials for properly managing public funds.
Realising the dream of Pan-African trade: Giving women voice in improving borders
GI-ACE research Jacqueline Klopp explores the wider transformation needed for more seamless and integrated borders to become a Pan-African reality, rather than simply a dream.