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Strengthening Institutional Integrity: A Path to Combat Corruption in Public Administration

Tirana, October 30, 2024

Strengthening institutional integrity is crucial for our efforts to combat corruption and enhance trust in public institutions. With this in mind, the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) conducted, for the first time, three social experiments with public administration employees aimed at measuring the culture of silence, tolerance, and reporting of corruption within the public administration. The social experiments involved approximately 70 employees from various public institutions, including the High Prosecutorial Council, the Commissioner for the Right to Information and the Protection of Personal Data, the Department of Public Administration, the General Directorate of Taxes, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the Ministry of Justice, and the Institute for Public Health.

The social experiments generated data for researching the culture of integrity in public administration. The findings will help inform the development of effective strategies for promoting ethical behavior and strengthening integrity within public institutions. Some of the findings from the experiments are:

Public administration employees with in-depth knowledge of integrity rules tend to be better informed about suspected irregularities;
Loyalty to the group within public administration influences the tolerance of corruption by its members;
Public administration employees lack trust in the functioning of internal institutional mechanisms for reporting corrupt actions and unethical behavior;
The main factors contributing to the lack of reporting of corrupt actions include employees’ fear of the impact of reporting on their work relationships and the possibility of retaliation.

By focusing on the experiences of these three social experiments, we aim to contribute through innovative scientific research to the development of a new work culture oriented toward ethics, transparency, and accountability, thereby contributing to a more trustworthy and sustainable public administration.

Click below to download the full reports in Albanian and English.

01 Integriteti dhe Vendimmarrja_Faktoret qe Ndikojne Sjelljen_IDM 2024

02 Besnikëria Ndaj Grupit dhe Sjelljet Jo Etike_Toleranca ndaj Korrupsionit_IDM 2024

03 Kultura e Heshtjes_Faktoret qe Ndikojne Raportimin e Korrupsionit_IDM 2024

01 Integrity and Decision-Making_Factors Affecting Behaviour_IDM 2024

02 Group Loyalty and Unethical Behaviour_Tolerance of Corruption_IDM 2024

03 The Culture of Silence_Factors Influencing Corruption Reporting_IDM 2024

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