Is tolerating corruption a subconscious choice, or is it a systemic flaw we should overcome? On the one hand, society demands ideal integrity from public officials, yet on the other, it often turns a blind eye to minor acts of corruption in everyday life. Corruption, after all, is an interaction between two parties: those who take and those who give. So, is the problem rooted only in the system, or does it lie within ourselves as well?
During the panel discussion on the Cost of Corruption During War: Redefining the Social Contract as a Condition for Survival at the XIII Civil Society Development Forum (with)STAND, experts, anti-corruption activists, journalists, and government representatives explored Ukrainians' persistent tolerance of corruption.
Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation, co-founder of the Ukrainian Leadership Academy, and military chaplain Andrii Zelinskyi, investigative journalist of Nashi Hroshi Project Yuriy Nikolov, Chair of the Board of the National Interests Advocacy Network ANTS, co-founder of the International Center for Ukrainian Victory Hanna Hopko, founder of the Ukrainian Witness Project, initiator of the I'm Fine Project, and founder of the Come Back Alive Foundation Vitaliy Deynega, Head of the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service Natalia Aliushyna. Director of Mystetskyi Arsenal Olesia Ostrovska-Liuta moderated the discussion.
Video recording of the panel:
