Harnessing the Power of Communities Against Corruption A Framework for Contextualising Social Accountability

Author(s)
Baez Camargo, C.
Publication language
English
Pages
24pp
Date published
10 Aug 2018
Publisher
Anti Corruption Resource Centre
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Accountability and Participation, Local capacity, Government

Ignorance, apathy and disempowerment are recurring drivers of impunity. Social accountability, on its part, aims to empower citizens with information and provide effective channels through which to exercise agency. For this reason, social accountability plays a pivotal role for anti-corruption practice. There are many different social accountability tools that development practitioners can use. How suitable the tools are depends on each context. Find out how to choose the best-fitting social accountability tool for your initiative.