Título: | When do Anti-Corruption Agencies Need Society? A Study of the Nature and Effectiveness of Interactions between Horizontal Accountability Agencies and Social Accountability Actors in Three Australian States |
Autores: | Ankamah, Samuel |
Tipo de documento: | texto impreso |
Editorial: | Griffith University, 2019-09-23T15:20:12Z |
Dimensiones: | application/pdf |
Nota general: | The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise. |
Idiomas: | Inglés , |
Palabras clave: | Ethics collections , Corruption and Transparency Collection |
Resumen: |
Over the last three decades, globally, formal institutional enabling factors such as independence, powers and resources have been identified as important to the effective functioning of anti-corruption agencies (ACAs). But, while institutional enablers are surely important, this thesis questions whether they are obscuring a more comprehensive picture of the factors necessary for anti-corruption agencies to play their accountability roles. In particular, it examines whether ACAs are interacting effectively with social accountability actors — often identified, internationally, as perhaps even more pivotal in successful anti-corruption efforts.
This thesis explores interactions between anti-corruption agencies and social accountability actors by drawing on horizontal and social accountability as the conceptual framework for understanding how such interactions manifest. Focusing on anti-corruption agencies in three Australian states — New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria — the research analyses the views of anti-corruption agency staff and social accountability actors to confirm whether interactions between ACAs and social accountability actors are important for enhanced accountability outcomes; and identifies the critical enablers upon these interactions. The thesis confirms the importance of interaction between ACAs and social accountability actors, for ACAs’ current performance of their accountability roles. It identifies ten main areas of interaction in the Australian cases, for three fundamental purposes (detection, investigation and exposure of corruption; prevention, education and awareness; and support for ACAs’ political standing, reputation and performance). The research confirms that while formal institutional enablers of ACAs are crucial for effective interaction with social accountability actors, other operational and attitudinal enablers are also crucial but remain understudied and undervalued. The thesis argues that this is an important challenge that specifically hinders sufficient interaction, and the effective functioning of anti-corruption agencies more generally. The thesis develops and demonstrates a conceptual framework for improved mapping and evaluation of these important relationships in specific institutional contexts, to achieve better outcomes in the area of anti-corruption and possibly other accountability fields. Thesis (PhD Doctorate) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) School of Govt & Int Relations Griffith Business School Full Text |
En línea: | oai:research-repository.griffith.edu.au:10072/381519 |
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