The influence of civil society on Ukrainian anti-corruption policy after the Maidan

Blatt Felix and Schlaufer Caroline
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Blatt Felix: National Research University Higher School of Economics, Public Policy Department
Schlaufer Caroline: National Research University Higher School of Economics, Public Policy Department

Central European Journal of Public Policy, 2021, vol. 15, issue 1, 15-30

Abstract: This article examines the influence of civil society on Ukrainian anti-corruption policy after the Maidan in 2014. Drawing on the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF), we hypothesise that the Maidan events led to a redistribution of formal legal authority in the anti-corruption policy subsystem, opened access to policy venues for civil society actors, and increased leverage of international organisations to push for strict reforms. We test these expectations with a systematic content analysis of primary documents and semi-structured interviews. Findings show that changes in the formal legal authority to make policy decisions led to anti-corruption policy change. The newly adopted policies were largely influenced by civil society actors who had increased venue access after the Maidan. In addition, civil society advocated for strict anti-corruption reforms through international organisation.

Keywords: Anti-corruption policy; Advocacy Coalition Framework; civil society; Ukraine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.2478/cejpp-2021-0001

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