ABSTRACT
This chapter suggests that one reason for the disappointing record is that anti-corruption programmes are derived from analytic frameworks and approaches to programme development that are ill-suited to the complex and adaptive nature of corruption, especially in fragile and conflict-affected states. It outlines a new way of analysing corruption using systems thinking tools which capture this complexity and highlights the key features of the systems analysis process. Corruption is a pernicious force at all levels of society in fragile states; undermining development outcomes, reinforcing poverty and, increasingly, contributing to the security challenges that destabilise nations. The chapter deals with a few insights into the process along with the phenomena of corruption gained from case studies in the criminal justice sector in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Central African Republic. With a more complex understanding of drivers and enablers of corruption and their inter-relationships, interventions can be designed strategically to target what causes corruption.
