Module reflection and facilitation

Reflection questions

The link between Human Rights and Corruption

• Do you think anti-corruption work can promote, protect and fulfill on human rights?
• If, so, how can anti-corruption initiatives advance human rights?
• Based on your own experiences, think of a specific example where a human rights violation was caused by corruption. Consider how the act of corruption resulted in human rights violations. Identify what rights, and what provisions in local, national and international law relating to human rights, were violated. In what way? 
• Identify breaches of institutional and administrative practices –  e.g. deviations from normal or agreed procedures and work routines.
• Reflect on what pre-emptive and/or preventive measures could be taken to eradicate, or limit, legal and practical transgressions leading to corruption and human rights violations.
• In what way does the Human Rights Approach complement standard anti-corruption work?

The role of norms in combatting corruption

• What are the core values of your organization?
• What dysfunctional informal norms can you identify in your organization?
• How do you initiate change processes aimed at counteracting dysfunctional informal norms?

The role of political will in combatting corruption

• Do you agree that political will is only likely to promote change when it is shared among key actors in a locality, or is it sufficient that a single leader (mayor or equivalent) tries to bring about change?
• What types of initiatives or strategies might local actors – either elected leaders, civil servants, business or civil society actors – take to try to promote political will? How can they foster a shared understanding of corruption as a problem and agreement about possible solutions?
• How can reform minded individuals convince key actors to join the discussion and to help bring about institutional improvement?
• How would you initiate / strengthen anti-corruption processes in your local government? Could your ICLD partnership and project support this process?

Facilitation tips

If you are a facilitator planning a session on this module, consult ICLD’s Democratic workshop’s handbook below for method tips. We suggest the following methods:

• Start the workshop with Democracy fitness courage.
• The Opposite method
• Reflecting teams
• Appreciative inquiry