The Behaviour Change Knowledge Centre
The Behaviour Change Knowledge Centre is a virtual platform on which the body of knowledge on behaviour change for corruption control, including explainers, working papers, newsletters, video skits and blog posts, is curated. These are products from research and reviews by NISER authors, implemented through a MacArthur Foundation Grant Project.
The knowledge content of the BCKC is rooted in interdisciplinary collaborations from the fields of public policy, political science, law, human geography, economics, technology management, statistics, and psychology.
Training modules on Behavior Change Research and Behavioural Change Intervention Design are currently being developed based on the content of our knowledge products. These will be designed as short-term courses for different target audience groups including the public sector, academia, the research community, civil society groups and the private sector.
Overview
On this site you can access the following:
- Process Observation Reports
- Actualizing Behaviour Change [ABC] Series Briefs
- Research Reports and Working Papers
- International Conference Presentations
Process Observation Reports
The study also focused on process observation studies in two public agencies and this involved the embedding of a team of researchers to observe organizational processes in order to develop a service map of the two partnering agencies – (JAMB and the Federal Civil Service Commission) and identify critical service nodes that are subject to abuse and corruption for behavioural intervention designs.
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (Education Sector)
The process observation report at JAMB is available here
Federal Civil Service Commission
From April 12 to May 12, 2023, a process observation survey was carried out at the Federal Civil Service is available here
Actualizing Behaviour Change [ABC] Series
A Gender-lensed view into Citizens’ Lived Experiences of Corrupt Behavour in Nigeria
At the 5th edition of the ABC Series, a gender-lensed approach to the experiences of corrupt behaviour by Nigerian citizens was analyzed, discussing the disparities, corroborations and implications of the data.
Corrupt Behaviour in the Nigerian Public Sector: Simplifying a Complex Phenomenon
At the 4th edition of the ABC Series, a complexity theory approach was employed to give an overview of the nature of corrupt behaviour observed in the Nigerian public sector, with discussions exploring ways of mitigating them.
Exploring Models for Behaviour Change Intervention Design: Lessons from Good Practices in the Public Sector
At the 3rd edition of the ABC Series, held on May 25, 2023, the findings of good practices and systems from a participant observation survey at the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) were shared and discussed, as an exemplary model of organizational behaviour.
Lived Experiences of Corrupt Behaviour in Nigeria
The second edition of the ABC series with the theme ‘Lived Experiences of Corrupt Behaviour in Nigeria’was held on November 24, 2022. Here, the findings of a national citizen survey on experiences of corrupt behaviour were shared.
Individual and Group Dynamics in the Behaviour Process
The first of the ABC series with the theme, ‘Understanding and Analysing Behaviour’ was held on August 25th, 2022. Here, the dynamics of behaviour, at the individual and group level, were shared and discussed, as a precursor to the .
Research Reports and Working Papers
Research Support for Corruption Control
This report curates the conceptualization, methodology and findings of the primary survey upon which the study is based, to understand the psycho-social elements that factor into corrupt behaviour in charting the way forward towards corruption control through behaviour change.
Training Manual: Organizational Behaviour
A training manual on Organizational Behaviour was compiled by the project team, to aid the understand ing of individual behaviour in organization settings; group and group dynamics in organizational contexts,
organizational structure and culture, leadership styles, rewards, and sanctions in
driving organizational change.
Lived Experiences of Corruption: The Plebeians’ Perspective
A nationwide survey was conducted in 2022, with the use of the SenseMaker® methodology, across selected states in the six geo-political zones and the Federal Capital Territory. This nationwide survey is the first step in developing a behavioural change approach for corruption control in Nigeria, to understand the underlying concepts, dimensions, and motivations for corrupt behaviour, in order to provide the appropriate behavioural solutions. A summary of the study and findings are contained in this paper.
Click here to download Lived Experiences of Corruption: The Plebeians’ Perspective.
The Phenomenon of Corruption
This paper is a summary of a desk review on the multifaceted nature of corruption in Nigeria.
Click here to download The Phenomenon of Corruption: A Summary.
Political Economy of Service Delivery and Corruption in the Nigerian Civil Service
In this paper, the factors and players that influence service delivery and corruption in the Nigerian civil service are examined via a political economy analysis (PEA), with the aim to understand visible and non-visible players, and processes that work to engender the issue of concern.
Click here to download Political Economy of Service Delivery and Corruption in the Nigerian Civil Service.
International Conference Papers
Research output from the study were presented at the 11th International Conference for Research in Behavioural and Social Sciences (ICRBS), and at the 7th International Conference on Modern Approaches in Human and Social Sciences.
The conference presentations are accessible below:
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