Ending Corruption Demands Decisive Action (2013)

Author: Alexander Kupatazde

Abstract

Corruption is an endemic and persistent challenge in many developing countries. Yet change is possible: political transitions, social protests or socio-economic crises often open ‘windows of opportunity’ for major positive transformations. The key for actors, both domestic and external, hoping to realize such transformations is to neutralize ‘spoilers’; the networks that benefit from corrupt practices.

Author Bio

Dr. Alexander Kupatadze is a scholar and analyst with many years of experience studying organized  crime and corruption issues in post-Soviet Eurasia. He has published widely on smuggling, policing, and criminality. He has a PhD in International Relations from St Andrews University (2010) and has held teaching and research positions at American University’s Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC), the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, the OSCE academy in Central Asia and the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Since September 2012 Dr. Kupatadze is an Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders Fellow.