1. Conflict Prevention in Kenya: Combating Corruption through Nonviolent Action
- Author:
- Tabatha Thompson and Hussein Khalid
- Publication Date:
- 09-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- United States Institute of Peace
- Abstract:
- The relationship between corruption and violent conflict is complex and significant. Corruption affects access to basic services, contributes to resource scarcity, and fuels organized crime. It was included on a European Commission checklist for the root causes of conflict, and it was cited as a potential driver of extremism in the 2019 report of the Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States. Focusing on several social movements in Kenya, this report reviews the efforts of collective civic action to combat corruption and advance transparency, accountability, and good governance.
- Topic:
- Conflict Prevention, Corruption, Governance, Violent Extremism, Violence, and Peace
- Political Geography:
- Kenya and Africa