Developing a Comprehensive Framework for Reducing Corruption Through Both Supply Side And Demand Side Interventions

Research Team• Rick Stapenhurst (McGill University) – Principal Investigator• Emine Sarigollu (McGill University)• Myung-Soo Jo (McGill University)• Fahri Karakas (University of East Anglia)• Rasheed Draman (ACEPA)• Mitchell O’Brien (World Bank)Collaborators• Wayne Dunn (CSR Training Institute)• Jeffrey Davidson (Canadian Government)

Purpose.

CORRUPTION

Analyze Supply & Demand Side

Canadian Mining/Gas Operations

Tanzania Ghana Burkina Faso

Objectives. 1. Link corruption, CSR

initiatives, stakeholder engagement

with oversight

Objectives. 1. Link corruption, CSR

initiatives, stakeholder engagement

with oversight

2. Reactivity of corporate anti-

corruption programs and CSR activities

Objectives. 1. Link corruption, CSR

initiatives, stakeholder engagement

with oversight

2. Reactivity of corporate anti-

corruption programs and CSR activities

3. Examine role of host

government

Objectives. 1. Link corruption, CSR

initiatives, stakeholder engagement

with oversight

2. Reactivity of corporate anti-

corruption programs and CSR activities

3. Examine role of host

government

4. Provide ways to manage

political risks and corruption

Objectives. 1. Link corruption, CSR

initiatives, stakeholder engagement

with oversight

2. Reactivity of corporate anti-

corruption programs and CSR activities

3. Examine role of host

government

4. Provide ways to manage

political risks and corruption

5. Advise ways to develop

appropriate public policies

regarding corruption

Theoretical Framework.

• The project will use a comparative case study approach to:

Research Approach.

Develop and assess overall model

Evaluate linkages

Develop recommendations

Methods.Stage 1

General Questionnaire to all Canadian mining companies

operating overseas

Methods.

Stage 2Key Informant Interviews

Stage 1General Questionnaire to all Canadian mining companies

operating overseas

Methods.

Stage 2Key Informant Interviews

15 in each country45 in total

Stage 1General Questionnaire to all Canadian mining companies

operating overseas

Industry, government, parliamentarians

Methods.

Stage 2Key Informant Interviews

15 in each country45 in total

Stage 1General Questionnaire to all Canadian mining companies

operating overseas

Stage 3Focus Groups

Industry, government, parliamentarians

Methods.

Stage 2Key Informant Interviews

15 in each country45 in total

Stage 1General Questionnaire to all Canadian mining companies

operating overseas

Stage 3Focus Groups

100 in each country300 in total

Local stakeholdersIndustry, government,

parliamentarians

Expected outcomes.

Social Outcomes Social Outcomes

1. Help extractive companies better assess micro-political risks

2. Develop successful and proactive corporate policies to mitigate corruption

Expected outcomes.

Scholarly Outcomes

1. Create knowledge of political risk assessment, corruption, corporate

policies, and host country stakeholder

2. Deliver advice in to how to develop effective policies and programs

Dissemination.

Two Validation Seminars/

Workshop in West and East Africa

Dissemination.

Two Validation Seminars/

Workshop in West and East Africa

Larger Seminar/Conferenc

e in Canada

Dissemination.

Two Validation Seminars/

Workshop in West and East Africa

Larger Seminar/Conferenc

e in Canada

Purpose of workshop: to present findings, validate conclusions and to develop practical recommendations

Dissemination.

Two Validation Seminars/

Workshop in West and East Africa

Larger Seminar/Conferenc

e in Canada

Case Studies and practitioner handbooks

Purpose of workshop: to present findings, validate conclusions and to develop practical recommendations

Dissemination.

Two Validation Seminars/

Workshop in West and East Africa

Larger Seminar/Conferenc

e in Canada

Case Studies and practitioner handbooks

Purpose of workshop: to present findings, validate conclusions and to develop practical recommendations

Disseminated to extractive companies operating in Africa, mining and business associations, and African governments and parliaments