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Presentation/Lecture | 2024

Donors’ roles in anti-corruption after conflict: From wishful-thinking to realism?

David Jackson (Facilitator), Robert Forster, Rosa Loureiro Revilla, David Aled Williams, Renad Mansour (Chatham House), Andreas Weber (SDC), Verena Zoppei (GIZ)

U4 Issue | 2024

Advancing corruption prevention in Ukraine: a constructive approach

David Jackson, Oksana Huss, Oleksandra Keudel

U4 Issue | 2024

Розвиток запобігання корупції в Україні: конструктивний підхід

David Jackson, Oksana Huss, Oleksandra Keudel

U4 Brief | 2023

Doing reconstruction funding well: International lessons for Ukraine’s energy sector

David Jackson

Blog post | 2023

The anti-corruption community should become more ‘tribal’

David Jackson

Blog post | 2023

Five ways to prevent anti-corruption from ‘thinning’ over time: taking a ‘bold’ approach in Ukraine's reconstruction

David Jackson

Blog post | 2023

Integrity based approaches: combining rewards and sanctions works best

Guillaume Nicaise, David Jackson, Matthew Jenkins

U4 Issue | 2022

Building anti-corruption resilience to combat entrenched corruption systems

David Jackson

Blog post | 2022

When corruption is entrenched and systemic, more resilient anti-corruption can help

David Jackson

Blog post | 2022

7 ways to keep the momentum behind anti-corruption reforms

David Jackson, Daniel Sejerøe Hausenkamph, Eka Tkeshelashvili, Tanya Khavanska

U4 Report | 2022

Accountability in Reconstruction. International Experience and the case of Ukraine

David Jackson, John Lough

Blog post | 2022

Conflict transformation agendas need more robust anti-corruption efforts

David Jackson, Ulrike Hopp-Nishanka, Calum Humphreys, Joshua Rogers

Projects

Current projects

Feb 2002 - Dec 2026

U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre

Completed projects

Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

Implementing shared anti-corruption and good governance solutions in Southeast Europe: innovative practices and public-private partnerships

Publications

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Journal Articles

Journal Article | 2018

Explaining municipal governance in Kosovo: local agency, credibility and party patronage

David Jackson

Southeast European and Black Sea Studies

Book Chapters

Book Chapter | 2020

Women, Corruption and Wasta in Jordan – A Case Study in Female Elected Representatives

David Jackson, Sarah Tobin, Jennifer Eggert

Corruption and Informal Practices in the Middle East and North Africa

Book Chapter | 2018

Integrity Building and Social Norms in Kosovo’s Municipalities

David Jackson

Corruption and Norms. Why Informal Rules Matter

U4 Publications

U4 Issue | 2024

Advancing corruption prevention in Ukraine: a constructive approach

David Jackson, Oksana Huss, Oleksandra Keudel

U4 Issue | 2024

Розвиток запобігання корупції в Україні: конструктивний підхід

David Jackson, Oksana Huss, Oleksandra Keudel

U4 Brief | 2023

Doing reconstruction funding well: International lessons for Ukraine’s energy sector

David Jackson

U4 Issue | 2022

Building anti-corruption resilience to combat entrenched corruption systems

David Jackson

U4 Report | 2022

Accountability in Reconstruction. International Experience and the case of Ukraine

David Jackson, John Lough

U4 Issue | 2022

Tuning in to the politics of (anti-)corruption: astute interventions and deeper accountability

David Jackson, Inge Amundsen

U4 Issue | 2021

Rethinking anti-corruption in de-democratising regimes

Inge Amundsen, David Jackson

U4 Brief | 2020

Corrupción en tiempos de COVID-19. Una doble amenaza para países de bajo ingreso

Sarah Steingrüber, Monica Kirya, David Jackson, Saul Mullard

U4 Issue | 2020

How change happens in anti-corruption. A map of policy perspectives

David Jackson

U4 Brief | 2020

Corruption in the time of COVID-19: A double-threat for low income countries

Sarah Steingrüber, Monica Kirya, David Jackson, Saul Mullard

U4 Brief | 2020

La corruption au temps du COVID-19 : double menace pour les pays à faibles revenus

Sarah Steingrüber, Monica Kirya, David Jackson, Saul Mullard

U4 Issue | 2020

Reciprocity networks, service delivery, and corruption: The wantok system in Papua New Guinea

Grant Walton, David Jackson

U4 Issue | 2020

How change happens in anti-corruption: a map of policy perspectives

David Jackson

U4 Issue | 2019

Capacity building for politicians in contexts of systemic corruption: Countering ‘wasta’ in Jordan

David Jackson, Sarah Tobin, Jennifer Philippa Eggert

U4 Issue | 2018

Anti-corruption through a social norms lens

David Jackson, Nils Köbis

U4 Issue | 2018

Promoting electoral integrity through aid: Analysis and advice for donors

Luca J. Uberti , David Jackson

U4 Issue | 2018

Engaging customary authority in community-driven development to reduce corruption risks

Jennifer Murtazashvili , David Jackson

Other Publications

Book Review | 2020

Khalid Sekkat. Is Corruption Curable?

David Jackson

Public Anthropoligist

Blog posts

Blog post | 2023

The anti-corruption community should become more ‘tribal’

David Jackson

Blog post | 2023

Five ways to prevent anti-corruption from ‘thinning’ over time: taking a ‘bold’ approach in Ukraine's reconstruction

David Jackson

Blog post | 2023

Integrity based approaches: combining rewards and sanctions works best

Guillaume Nicaise, David Jackson, Matthew Jenkins

Blog post | 2022

When corruption is entrenched and systemic, more resilient anti-corruption can help

David Jackson

Blog post | 2022

7 ways to keep the momentum behind anti-corruption reforms

David Jackson, Daniel Sejerøe Hausenkamph, Eka Tkeshelashvili, Tanya Khavanska

Blog post | 2022

Conflict transformation agendas need more robust anti-corruption efforts

David Jackson, Ulrike Hopp-Nishanka, Calum Humphreys, Joshua Rogers

Blog post | 2022

The flipside of corruption: when anti-corruption becomes politicised

David Jackson, Inge Amundsen

Blog post | 2020

Informal systems of reciprocity, service delivery and corruption

Grant Walton and David Jackson

Blog post | 2020

Adaptive approaches to anti-corruption (Part 1)

David Jackson, Senior Adviser and Maria Helena Meyer Dolve, (former) Research Assistant at at U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre

Blog post | 2020

Adaptive approaches to anti-corruption (Part 2)

David Jackson and Maria Helena Meyer Dolve

U4 Workshops

U4 Workshop | 2019

U4 Workshop and Stakeholder meetings Palestine

Inge Amundsen,David Jackson

U4 Workshop | 2019

Collective Donor Responses to Corruption in Palestine

Inge Amundsen,David Jackson

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Political scientist specialising in governance and anticorruption, with a particular focus on the role of informal institutions

Dr. David Jackson explores how an understanding of social and political conditions can lead to anti-corruption interventions that are better suited to context. At U4, he takes the thematic lead on fragile and conflict-affected states, social norms and Ukraine reconstruction. He is the author of various book chapters and journal articles on governance issues and holds degrees from Oxford University, the Hertie School of Governance, and the Freie Universität Berlin. David has worked as an analyst and consultant to various international organisations and NGOs, including the World Health Organization, Kosovo Local Government Initiative, Transparency International and Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation.

Most recent publications

Presentation/Lecture | 2024

Donors’ roles in anti-corruption after conflict: From wishful-thinking to realism?

David Jackson (Facilitator), Robert Forster, Rosa Loureiro Revilla, David Aled Williams, Renad Mansour (Chatham House), Andreas Weber (SDC), Verena Zoppei (GIZ)

U4 Issue | 2024

Advancing corruption prevention in Ukraine: a constructive approach

David Jackson, Oksana Huss, Oleksandra Keudel

U4 Issue | 2024

Розвиток запобігання корупції в Україні: конструктивний підхід

David Jackson, Oksana Huss, Oleksandra Keudel

U4 Brief | 2023

Doing reconstruction funding well: International lessons for Ukraine’s energy sector

David Jackson

Blog post | 2023

The anti-corruption community should become more ‘tribal’

David Jackson

Blog post | 2023

Five ways to prevent anti-corruption from ‘thinning’ over time: taking a ‘bold’ approach in Ukraine's reconstruction

David Jackson

Blog post | 2023

Integrity based approaches: combining rewards and sanctions works best

Guillaume Nicaise, David Jackson, Matthew Jenkins

U4 Issue | 2022

Building anti-corruption resilience to combat entrenched corruption systems

David Jackson

Blog post | 2022

When corruption is entrenched and systemic, more resilient anti-corruption can help

David Jackson

Blog post | 2022

7 ways to keep the momentum behind anti-corruption reforms

David Jackson, Daniel Sejerøe Hausenkamph, Eka Tkeshelashvili, Tanya Khavanska

U4 Report | 2022

Accountability in Reconstruction. International Experience and the case of Ukraine

David Jackson, John Lough

Blog post | 2022

Conflict transformation agendas need more robust anti-corruption efforts

David Jackson, Ulrike Hopp-Nishanka, Calum Humphreys, Joshua Rogers

David Jackson

Donors’ roles in anti-corruption after conflict: From wishful-thinking to realism?

Advancing corruption prevention in Ukraine: a constructive approach

Розвиток запобігання корупції в Україні: конструктивний підхід

Doing reconstruction funding well: International lessons for Ukraine’s energy sector

The anti-corruption community should become more ‘tribal’

Five ways to prevent anti-corruption from ‘thinning’ over time: taking a ‘bold’ approach in Ukraine's reconstruction

Integrity based approaches: combining rewards and sanctions works best

Building anti-corruption resilience to combat entrenched corruption systems

When corruption is entrenched and systemic, more resilient anti-corruption can help

7 ways to keep the momentum behind anti-corruption reforms

Accountability in Reconstruction. International Experience and the case of Ukraine

Conflict transformation agendas need more robust anti-corruption efforts

U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre

Implementing shared anti-corruption and good governance solutions in Southeast Europe: innovative practices and public-private partnerships

Explaining municipal governance in Kosovo: local agency, credibility and party patronage

Women, Corruption and Wasta in Jordan – A Case Study in Female Elected Representatives

Integrity Building and Social Norms in Kosovo’s Municipalities

Advancing corruption prevention in Ukraine: a constructive approach

Розвиток запобігання корупції в Україні: конструктивний підхід

Doing reconstruction funding well: International lessons for Ukraine’s energy sector

Building anti-corruption resilience to combat entrenched corruption systems

Accountability in Reconstruction. International Experience and the case of Ukraine

Tuning in to the politics of (anti-)corruption: astute interventions and deeper accountability

Rethinking anti-corruption in de-democratising regimes

Corrupción en tiempos de COVID-19. Una doble amenaza para países de bajo ingreso

How change happens in anti-corruption. A map of policy perspectives

Corruption in the time of COVID-19: A double-threat for low income countries

La corruption au temps du COVID-19 : double menace pour les pays à faibles revenus

Reciprocity networks, service delivery, and corruption: The wantok system in Papua New Guinea

How change happens in anti-corruption: a map of policy perspectives

Capacity building for politicians in contexts of systemic corruption: Countering ‘wasta’ in Jordan

Anti-corruption through a social norms lens

Promoting electoral integrity through aid: Analysis and advice for donors

Engaging customary authority in community-driven development to reduce corruption risks

Khalid Sekkat. Is Corruption Curable?

Donors’ roles in anti-corruption after conflict: From wishful-thinking to realism?

The anti-corruption community should become more ‘tribal’

Five ways to prevent anti-corruption from ‘thinning’ over time: taking a ‘bold’ approach in Ukraine's reconstruction

Integrity based approaches: combining rewards and sanctions works best

When corruption is entrenched and systemic, more resilient anti-corruption can help

7 ways to keep the momentum behind anti-corruption reforms

Conflict transformation agendas need more robust anti-corruption efforts

The flipside of corruption: when anti-corruption becomes politicised

Informal systems of reciprocity, service delivery and corruption

Adaptive approaches to anti-corruption (Part 1)

Adaptive approaches to anti-corruption (Part 2)

U4 Workshop and Stakeholder meetings Palestine

Collective Donor Responses to Corruption in Palestine

Contact

Political scientist specialising in governance and anticorruption, with a particular focus on the role of informal institutions

Donors’ roles in anti-corruption after conflict: From wishful-thinking to realism?

Advancing corruption prevention in Ukraine: a constructive approach

Розвиток запобігання корупції в Україні: конструктивний підхід

Doing reconstruction funding well: International lessons for Ukraine’s energy sector

The anti-corruption community should become more ‘tribal’

Five ways to prevent anti-corruption from ‘thinning’ over time: taking a ‘bold’ approach in Ukraine's reconstruction

Integrity based approaches: combining rewards and sanctions works best

Building anti-corruption resilience to combat entrenched corruption systems

When corruption is entrenched and systemic, more resilient anti-corruption can help

7 ways to keep the momentum behind anti-corruption reforms

Accountability in Reconstruction. International Experience and the case of Ukraine

Conflict transformation agendas need more robust anti-corruption efforts

Reciprocity networks, service delivery, and corruption: The wantok system in Papua New Guinea