Case study: Building Political Will to Combat Corruption, Ukraine

Political will is commonly cited in the policy literature, the media, and among civil society actors as a key factor necessary for change. Civil society experts point to a lack of political will as one of the main challenges for the realization of anticorruption reform.

In the area of anti-corruption, the authors of the policy brief below argue that efforts to assess political will should focus on two necessary conditions: that key relevant actors (political, administrative, and business leaders) show commitment to reduce corruption, and that these same actors trust one another’s commitments to do the same.

To maintain this, the benefits of anti-corruption must be made salient, and facilitation used to sustain constructive communication.