New Tactics Online Dialogue: New Tactics Online Dialogue: EMPOWERING CITIZENS EMPOWERING CITIZENS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION TO FIGHT CORRUPTION Shaazka Beyerle, Senior Advisor, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict Shaazka Beyerle, Senior Advisor, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict August 2010 August 2010
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New Tactics Online Dialogue:New Tactics Online Dialogue:
Shaazka Beyerle, Senior Advisor, International Center on Nonviolent ConflictShaazka Beyerle, Senior Advisor, International Center on Nonviolent ConflictAugust 2010August 2010
CORRUPTION IS--the misuse of entrusted power for private gain.
Transparency International
a system that involves a complex set of relationships, some obvious and others hidden, with established vested interests, that can cut across political, economic and social forces.
…the external manifestation of the denial of a right, an entitlement, a wage, a
medicine… Aruna Roy, Co-founder, Mazdoor
Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) movement
CIVIC POWER (PEOPLE CIVIC POWER (PEOPLE POWER)POWER)
power that comes from power that comes from significant numbers of people significant numbers of people organized togetherorganized together
CIVIL RESISTANCECIVIL RESISTANCE
(NONVIOLENT STRUGGLE)(NONVIOLENT STRUGGLE) the expression of civic power the expression of civic power
– through the use of – through the use of nonviolent strategies and nonviolent strategies and tacticstactics
NONVIOLENT TACTICSNONVIOLENT TACTICS the methods of civil resistance
Over 200 tactics have been documented, including Over 200 tactics have been documented, including varieties ofvarieties of:
noncooperationnoncooperation civil disobedience low-risk mass actionslow-risk mass actions displays of symbolsdisplays of symbols street theatre and stuntsstreet theatre and stunts songs, poetry and humor; songs, poetry and humor; citizen “report cards” for public servicescitizen “report cards” for public services civic “report cards” for political candidatescivic “report cards” for political candidates monitoring of officials, institutions, budgets, spending monitoring of officials, institutions, budgets, spending
and public servicesand public services social auditssocial audits social networking technologies (e.g., Facebook social networking technologies (e.g., Facebook
organizing, blogging)organizing, blogging) education, training and youth recreationeducation, training and youth recreation social and economic empowerment initiativessocial and economic empowerment initiatives creation of parallel institutioncreation of parallel institution anti-corruption pledgesanti-corruption pledges public awardspublic awards protests, petitions, vigils, marches, sit-ins; strikes and protests, petitions, vigils, marches, sit-ins; strikes and
CANVAS (Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies)CANVAS (Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies)
8. Information--its collection,
access, and use can be a powerful tool when combined with civil resistance
9. 9. Unity Unity – – of grievances, goals and peopleof grievances, goals and people
10. Ownership –cultivating a sense that everyone is cultivating a sense that everyone is part of the fight against corruption part of the fight against corruption and everyone can play a roleand everyone can play a role
ANTI-CORRUPTIONTOOLS Social audit Budget analysis Right to information (RTI)
submissions United Nations Convention
against Corruption (UNCAC) internationalbudget.org newtactics.org informationactivism.org
Eighty percent of the world’s governments fail to provide adequate information for the public to hold them accountable for managing their money, according to the Open Budget Index 2008.
http://www.openbudgetindex.org/
Did you know?
Governments that make available the least information on how they spend the public's money also tend to have the weakest oversight institutions, creating opportunities for waste, mismanagement, and corruption.