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Besa Global’s Corruption in Fragile States Blog Competition offers #students and recent #graduates an opportunity to make their voices heard in global anti-corruption discourse. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions we’ve received about the Corruption in Fragile States #Blog #Competition: What is the theme of the competition?  We are looking for theses or major research papers completed in 2023 or 2024 that focus on contexts of endemic corruption. Can I make multiple submissions?  No, we have a limit of one submission per applicant. How do I make a submission?  The submission form and detailed instructions can be found on our website: https://lnkd.in/g-v-nr3m How will submissions be judged?  Submissions will be judged based on writing ability, originality, grade/professor reference, and relevance to our blog’s target audience. How long is the blog post expected to be?  The pieces on our blog are around 1200 words long. Check out some of our blog posts on our website: https://lnkd.in/e3JMxY7h What is the deadline for submissions? The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, August 21, 5 PM Mountain Standard Time. Who do I contact if I have additional questions?  Please contact [email protected] for any further questions.    Visit our website to learn more or to make a submission: https://lnkd.in/g-v-nr3m #FAQ #CJLprogram

Are you a student (at any stage in your academic journey) who has written a significant piece related to #endemic #corruption? Maybe a hard look at the meaning of #accountability or the ineffective nature of codes of conduct? What about proposing some new solutions for #anticorruption practitioners to consider? If so this #competition might be just the ticket to get your voice heard in the global community. Students in or from the #globalsouth are encouraged to be in touch! Deadline: August 21, 2024 Application information below (it is a pretty light lift to submit!) #CJLprogram | Corruption, Justice and Legitimacy Program

How Anti-Corruption Efforts Can Inadvertently Fuel Conflict is our newest Working Paper exploring the unintended harm #anticorruption programming can have on #conflict contexts. If you are tackling #corruption in a place where conflict plays a role, this paper is for you. https://lnkd.in/gYgkTXEw

Systems thinking offers a bridge from #corruption analysis to action; but it can be a complex process. Check out our Corruption, Justice and Legitimacy Program's newest Working Paper offering short cuts to #systemsthinking as applied to 4 common corrupt patterns such as #bribery and #procurement. #CJLProgram

The Co-Director of our Corruption, Justice and Legitimacy Program, Diana Chigas, will be speaking on this OECD panel next week about some of our newest work in the #conflict-#corruption space. If this is your area please connect with her!

Our fast paced, dynamic, international organisation is hiring for a full time summer position. The right person is proactive, detail oriented with exposure to the international/foreign aid sector. Person must be in #Canada and a #student to apply and bonus points if they are in #Calgary, #alberta. Check Besa Global's position on the Venture for Canada site or reach out to [email protected] - asap. Sherri Wright-Schwietz Daniel Hawkwood Patricia Glenn

Besa Global is committed to learning in the service of improving practice on #corruption and #conflict issues. We recently gathered in-person to collaborate and identify cross-cutting issues across our work streams; from #socialnorms to #conflictsensitivity to #systemsanalysis.    Over the coming months, we will be sharing further learning through our Corruption, Justice and Legitimacy Program.    Keep connected by following us or joining our email community:  https://lnkd.in/ggzqQziT

Learning, feedback processes and practical utility are core features of Besa Global's approach. Eight ways that anti-corruption programming can in advertently fuel conflict is a Corruption, Justice and Legitimacy Program Working Paper in its feedback stage. #Conflictsensitivity practitioners who have worked on anti-corruption programs or #anticorruption professionals with experience in #conflict zones: Do you have an example, or a counter-example that fits within the 8 ways? Do you have experience minimizing inadvertent impacts? We've had a tremendous response so far to this piece of work and welcome your thoughts and reflections. Lara Olson | Diana Chigas

Looking forward to the second offering of the #anticorruption in fragile and #conflict -affected states with the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre. First effort had a strong showing of seasoned government and civil society professionals. The conflict-corruption nexus is a core theme within our Corruption & Peacebuilding project within our Corruption, Justice and Legitimacy Program.

Big thanks to Robert Ricigliano for leading an excellent discussion on #systemsthinking uptake with the Besa team. As we strive to model the approach internally and integrate it into our #governance, #evaluation, #corruption, #anticorruption practice, these learning opportunities are key. We highly recommend Rob's "The Complexity Spectrum" short piece as a great starting point. "Systems change is a "cloud problem" that exists in a world built for "clock solutions." Corruption, Justice and Legitimacy Program -- Diana Chigas Lara Olson Jared Miller William L Baliko Blair Ashford Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church