What kind of “engineering” of anti-corruption activism do we need, if any? How to expand the circle of actors and policies? How to strengthen the citizen-CSO’s-institutions relationship? How to ensure autonomous, professional and engaged action of the media? How to encourage professional associations and trade unions, and what to do with activism on the local…
Tag: Anti-corruption policy
Managing agencies – without legislative wrong-doing and political pressures
In Croatia, agencies, councils, committees and similar entities appear like mushrooms after rain. Given the fact that their existence is accompanied closely by politicization, clientelism and low efficiency while communication with the public is not their strong side, the citizens wonder if there is another purpose to them apart of providing “sinecure” to the favoured…
Good governance, the glue of democracy
Citizens have the right to good administration, working for the goal of maximising common good, and not particular interests of politicians alienated from citizens. The only meaningful solution for finding a way out of this situation is the cooperation of the entire society and good governance as the glue without which there is no democracy…
How to find inspiration for a more effective fight against corruption?
The objective of this study is to document European civil society organizations’ (CSOs) best practices in combating corruption. The presented strategies and tactics could serve as an inspiration for similar anti-corruption efforts. The study is structured in two parts. Part one contains a map of European civil society organizations combating corruption listed in chapter 2.…
Quality of governance in state government bodies
The latest public opinion surveys in Croatia reveal the decline of trust of Croatian citizens in intentions and capabilities of any political option to deal with numerous problems successfully. In parallel, citizens’ support for direct democracy movements has been on the rise, not simply as a correction but rather an alternative to parliamentary democracy. Therefore,…
Institutional and legal framework for good governance in Croatian agencies
In the past two decades the agencies in Croatia have been established following a global agencification trend endorsed by international organisations and the EU through the concepts of new public management and the regulatory state. Croatian agencies were founded without a strategic approach or legal framework, failing to incorporate elements of good governance systematically, adopting…