Assessing the preventive anti-corruption efforts in Slovenia

Jasna Fedran (Author), Bojan Dobovšek (Author), Brane Ažman (Author)

Abstract

Purpose: Corruption is one of the greatest and most serious social problems our country faces today. Slovenia was found to be burdened with systemic or structural corruption; therefore, one of its priority efforts should be establishing a more effective national structure and taking the most appropriate systemic anti-corruption measures. According to the fact that the previous repressive reactions against corruption have proven ineffective, it is necessary to pursue the objective of its anti-corruption measures aimed at its prevention. One of the major measures is the integrity plan, representing a successful breakthrough in the area of prevention of corruption, as Slovenia is the first in the European Union to have implemented it. Consequently, a research on integrity plans was conducted. The purpose of the article is to highlight or emphasize the meaning of the topical preventive measure in curbing corruption in Slovenia from the perspective of public sector institutions which are obliged to elaborate the integrity plan. Design/Methods/Approach: This contribution is based on methods specific to qualitative research, particularly comparative and descriptive ones. Further, the methods of analysis and examination of relevant domestic and foreign primary and secondary resources and legal acts are used. As a data collection technique, the authors take interviews with integrity plan planners and producers. Findings: With regard to the issue at hand, aversion or unwillingness of integrity plan producers to participate in our research was found, generally. However, the detailed results of the research not only show that the current concept of integrity plan should be partially upgraded, but they also reveal that only few leading employees participate in elaborating their integrity plan. Originality/Value: An issue arising from the paper reflects the exceptional endeavor to establish a stable prevention national policy.

Keywords

integrity;integrity plan;integrity plan producers;corruption;prevention of corruption;Commission for the Prevention of Corruption;Slovenia;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2015
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FVV - Faculty of Criminal Justice
UDC:	343.352(497.4)
COBISS:	2959338
ISSN:	1580-0253
Parent publication:	Varstvoslovje
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Ocenjevanje preventivnih protikorupcijskih prizadevanj v Sloveniji
Secondary abstract:	Namen prispevka: Korupcija je eden izmed največjih in najresnejših družbenih problemov, s katerim se sooča tudi naša država. Za Slovenijo je bilo ugotovljeno, da je obremenjena s sistemsko oziroma strukturno korupcijo, zato mora biti eno od njenih prednostnih prizadevanj vzpostavitev učinkovitejše nacionalne strukture in sprejem čim ustreznejših sistemskih protikorupcijskih ukrepov. Glede na dejstvo, da so se dosedanje represivne reakcije v boju zoper korupcijo izkazale za neučinkovite, je treba sprejeti ukrepe, ki so preventivno usmerjeni. Eden izmed večjih takšnih ukrepov je načrt integritete, ki predstavlja uspešen preboj na področju preprečevanja korupcije, kajti Slovenija je prva v Evropski uniji, ki ga je implementirala, zato je bila opravljena raziskava o načrtih integritete. Namen članka je izpostaviti oziroma poudariti pomen aktualnega preventivnega ukrepa pri obvladovanju korupcije v Sloveniji, in sicer z vidika institucij javnega sektorja, ki morajo izdelati načrt integritete. Metode: Prispevek temelji na metodah, značilnih za kvalitativno raziskovanje, zlasti komparativnih in deskriptivnih. Opravljena sta bila tudi pregled in analiza ustreznih domačih in tujih primarnih in sekundarnih virov ter pravnih aktov. Kot tehniko zbiranja podatkov so avtorji uporabili intervjuje s snovalci in zavezanci za načrt integritete. Ugotovitve: V zvezi z obravnavano problematiko je bilo na splošno ugotovljeno, da obstaja pri zavezancih za pripravo načrta integritete odpor oziroma nepripravljenost sodelovati v raziskavi. Ne glede na navedeno pa podrobnejši rezultati raziskave niso samo pokazali, da je treba sedanji koncept načrta integritete delno nadgraditi, temveč so tudi razkrili, da le malo vodilnih delavcev sodeluje pri izdelavi načrta integritete. Izvirnost/pomembnost prispevka: Problematika tega prispevka odraža prizadevanje po vzpostavitvi stabilne preventivne nacionalne politike.
Secondary keywords:	integriteta;načrti integritete;zavezanci;korupcija;preprečevanje korupcije;Komisija za preprečevanje korupcije;KPK;Slovenija;raziskave;
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. 82-99
Volume:	ǂLetn. ǂ17
Issue:	ǂšt. ǂ1
Chronology:	2015
ID:	11544007