Essays about: "Anti-Corruption"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 59 essays containing the word Anti-Corruption.
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21. Legal Restrictions and the Shrinking Civic Space: A Comparison of the Situation for Ugandan NGOs in the Oil and Gas Sector Between 2012 and 2018
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Organizations in the Ugandan civil society sector have faced legal and extra-legal restrictions on their operations, a phenomenon referred to as the ‘shrinking civic space’ which has been on the rise globally. The Ugandan government has taken several measures towards controlling the operational space of, especially organizations working on issues of human rights, anti-corruption, electoral democracy, and social justice and accountability issues in the oil and gas sector. READ MORE
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22. Humanizing (Anti)corruption: The socio-legal values of a human rights-based approach to corruption
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This master’s thesis intends to contribute to the current academic and policy debate on the values of determining whether a particular human rights violation was caused by a corrupt behavior; and to defend a human rights-based approach to corruption, based on its added socio-legal values. With this purpose, it analyzes and compares the legal reasoning and socio-legal dynamics of three human rights court cases involving and not involving corruption. READ MORE
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23. Falling from Grace: Corruption, Revolution and the 2016 Macedonian Elections
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : To what extent are social movements capable of steering voters’ choices in corruptsocieties? Through the exploration of North Macedonia’s 2016 Colourful Revolution street protests, this study introduces an original dataset of 1,066 survey responses from members of the Macedonian electorate and engages in a 65-week-long cumulative tracking of corruption-related news stories in an attempt to shed light upon the effects of anti-corruption movements (ACMs) on the electoral punishment of corrupt incumbents. Building upon the framework of sociotropic corruption voting and highlighting the role of the media as an important awareness-raiser, this study finds strong proofs of corruption acting as a deterrent against the re-election of corrupt incumbents, helping to explain a governing party’s loss of support at the polls. READ MORE
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24. Ukraine Towards a Rule of Law - The European Union’s Contribution to the Anti-Corruption Campaign in Ukraine
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Corruption has flourished in Ukraine for years, making Ukraine one of the most corrupt countries in Europe. However, since the Maidan in 2014, Ukraine has turned its political course towards the west, taken several steps in order to tackle corruption and tightened its cooperation with the European Union. READ MORE
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25. Decisions Made in the Frame - Rational Choice, Institutional Norms and Public Ethos Against Corruption in Mauritius
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to increase our knowledge about corruption issues. It examines the connection between the institutional frame and the individual’s choice made in his institutional role. READ MORE
