Corruption, Conflict, and Peacebuilding (DHP 239m)
FLETCHER SCHOOL
FALL
Instructor:
Cheyanne Church
Fletcher School
617-627-5790
Fighting corruption has become an increasingly important topic for governments of the industrialized donor nations and the institutions whose membership they dominate. As a consequence it has become an issue of concern for the rest of the world. Despite the increasing attention placed on corruption by the international community, the nuances of corruption in a conflict of post-conflict environment have received scant attention. Both conceptually and operationally there is little exchange between those working on conflict/peacebuildng and those engaged in fighting corruption. The de facto pillars operate simultaneously and often in overlapping sectors yet without coordination or purposeful mitigation of possible consequences (positive or negative) each may have on the others. Further, the bigger order questions, such as can corruption cause conflict or how conflict environment spawn corruption, are generally dealt with in vague generalities or in such a case specific way that they lose the average reader in the detail. (Tuesday and Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m.)
