We’re pleased to announce our winners: Steven Baguma and runner up Madhumita D. Mitra. We also offer our thanks to everyone who participated in the Global Integrity Mashup Challenge. Read the winners here: In Rwanda, Ominous Signs of Authoritarianism India’s Anti-Corruption Agency in the Global Integrity Report 2009 The winning posts used data from the…
Kepher Otieno, lead reporter in Kenya for the Global Integrity Report: 2009, is concerned with the lack of financial accountability in his country. Yet he doubts that legal reform alone will curb graft in Kenya. Speaking to this impunity, Kepher describes his Mashup Challenge entry as an attempt to “dig into possible solutions” including coupling…
For his entry, Jorge Meruvia sent us a portion of his thesis– a paper on the differences in the anti-corruption regimes of Chile, Brazil and Mexico. In Jorge’s words: In my thesis, I look at the diverse anti-corruption institutions in Chile, Brazil and Mexico, considering their effectiveness, weaknesses and strengths in prevention, education but mainly…
Envoys defecting, opposition pressured, newspapers banned. Meet Africa’s investment darling. Full Disclosure: Global Integrity has signed a MOU with the Rwandan Governance Advisory Council to carry out a Global Integrity Dialogue workshop in Kigali in May 2010. Guest blogger and Global Integrity lead reporter for Rwanda in 2009, Steven Baguma submitted the following piece to…
Photo: Locals develop the answers, but who asked the questions? A Global Integrity Dialogues session in Manila. Recently I sat down to read an incisive article by AnnJanette Rosga and Margaret Satterthwaite critiquing the “turn to indicators” in the human rights field. Working for an organization whose raison d’être is anti-corruption/good governance indicators, I had…
We’ve been hyping this Challenge for weeks– a search for original, web-accessible pieces that use Global Integrity data to speak to an issue you care about. We are happy to report that students, journalists and activists from across the globe took us up on the challenge, submitting pieces that provide fresh perspectives on issues of…
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